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5 February 1973 (UK) morePlot:
The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and put it to their own use.Plot Keywords:
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Still good moreCast
(Series Cast) | Bernard Cribbins | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Dieter Hallervorden | ... | Storyteller in German Version, 1977 not 1973 (1973) (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Ivor Wood | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Elisabeth Beresford | creator | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mike Batt | |||
Animation Department | |||
| Barry Leith | .... | animator | |
Music Department | |||
| Clem Cattini | .... | musician: drums | |
| Les Hurdle | .... | musician: bass | |
| Chris Spedding | .... | musician: guitars | |
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- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1973) (UK) (TV)
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5 min (60 episodes) (1973-1975)Country:
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The term 'Womble' or 'Wombles' was used to describe new recruits and probationary firefighters in the London Fire Brigade during the 1970's. moreFAQ
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The story goes that Elizabeth Beresford was driving across Wimbledon Common one day when one of her young children called out 'We're in Wombledon!' and Beresford spent the rest of the journey wondering about characters called 'Wombles' and the show was thus born.
The stop-frame animation techniques may look dated when compared to - say - Wallace and Grommet, but actually add to the charm. Cribbins is sublime as the narrator, and Mike Batt's pacy theme tune was so good it launched his own mini pop career as a performer in the seventies.
A seventies classic that the kids will love.