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Rainbow

  • TV Series
  • 1972–19921972–1992
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
944
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Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)
AnimationFamilyTalk-Show
Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
944
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    • Pamela Lonsdale
  • Stars
    • Geoffrey Hayes
    • Roy Skelton
    • Stanley Bates
    • Pamela Lonsdale
  • Stars
    • Geoffrey Hayes
    • Roy Skelton
    • Stanley Bates
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    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Geoffrey Hayes
    Geoffrey Hayes
    • Geoffrey…
    Roy Skelton
    Roy Skelton
    • George…
    Stanley Bates
    • Bungle…
    Rod Burton
    • Rod…
    Jane Tucker
    • Jane…
    Freddy Marks
    • Freddy…
    Roger Walker
    Roger Walker
    • Roger
    Matthew Corbett
    • Matt…
    Julian Littman
    • Julian
    Charmian Dore
    • Charmian
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Karl
    Malcolm Lord
    • Bungle…
    David Cook
    • David
    John Leeson
    John Leeson
    • Bungle
    Peter Hawkins
    Peter Hawkins
    • Zippy
    Dawn Bowden
    • Dawn
    Telltale
    • Themselves
    Jo Rowbottom
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      • Pamela Lonsdale
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    • Trivia
      There is a episode available online where the cast members all talk in innuendo. This was created as part of a 'Christmas Tape' for ITV staff, and never intended to be broadcast on television.
    • Goofs
      In an episode called Night Out, Zippy makes an arm gesture, which knocks over a bottle of washing up liquid and it rolls off the counter and onto the floor. This incident is ignored by all four characters and, after we cut back from Geoffery to Zippy, someone has replaced the prop, so that Zippy can then pick it up and start squeezing it.
    • Connections
      Featured in TV Offal: Episode #1.0 (1997)

    User reviews10

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    one of the greatest
    Rainbow is one of the greatest Children's shows of all time it always had something new every week it helped kids learn about life and have fun at the same time why itv Axed this show i will never now
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    • lorddrinksalot
    • Sep 28, 2002

    FAQ1

    • looking for 2 episodes of rainbow. where can I find them?

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1972 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • England, UK
    • Production company
      • Thames Television
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    • 22 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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