Dappledown Farm is a British children's television programme, starring and presented by Brian Cant and a series of puppets. It began airing on 11th March 1990 on TV-am[1] until 27th December 1992[2] and was originally broadcast on Sunday mornings. After TVAM's closure, the re-runs were broadcast on The Children's Channel in 1993[3] before it was later moved to Channel 5's Milkshake! in 1997[4] when the series got rebooted in 1998.
Despite the fact that production of the show stopped in 1999, it was still shown in repeats until November 2004.[5]
In the show's narrative, Cant's character Brian was the owner of the Dappledown Farm. For each episode, he introduced feature cartoons from a studio farm set.[6] For example, in the first episode, Brian told the story of animals on the farm that hatched from an egg such as birds, snakes, and tortoises.[7] In addition to the puppets, the show also integrated stories that involve real-life animals.
Puppet characters
Puppet characters in the show included: Dapple the Horse; Mabel the Cow; Stubble and Straw, the two mice; Columbus the Cockerel; Lucky Ducky; Colin the Coot; Millie the Moorhen; Fiona the Frog; and Harry the Heron. These characters had different personalities that range from mischievous to bashful.[8] For this reason, there are times when they quarrel with each other and Brian the farmer served as the mediator.[8]
The puppets were created by the Hands Up Puppets company.[9]
VHS
• Dappledown Farm 1: Water Everywhere & Columbus Under the Weather
▪ Dappledown Farm 2: Senses & Forgetful Brian
References
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1990-03&iid=2270&keyword=Dappledown+Farm.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1993&iid=2270&keyword=Dappledown+Farm.
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- ^ Jones, Ian (2004). Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television. Devon: Kelly Publications. p. 120. ISBN 9781903053201.
- ^ Limited, GipsyMedia. "Episode 0, Season 1 : Eggs – Dappledown Farm". digiguide.tv. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b TV.com. "Dappledown Farm". TV.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Dappledown Farm children's TV Series Puppetry information".