Telephone

Telephone

February 14, 1967 TV Episode Trumpton

Studio
British Broadcasting Corporation, Gordon Murray Puppets Production
Distributor
British Broadcasting Corporation

Synopsis

The Mayor of Trumpton has a problem with his phone. Miss Lovelace arrives on the scene with her three Pekinese dogs, and in the confusion, the Fire Brigade turns up at Mrs Minton's house.

Characters

Mr. Clamp, Aggee, Mr. Troop, The Mayor of Trumpton, Mr. Antonio, Lord Belborough, Captain Flack, First Pugh, Second Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb, Cuthbert's Aunt, Policeman Potter, Chippy Minton, Dora Minton, Nibbs Minton, Miss Lovelace, Mitzy, Daphne, Lulu, Philby, Mrs. Cobbit, Mr. Craddock, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Munnings, Mr. Platt, Raggy Dan, Nick Fisher, Walter Harkin, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Wantage, Fred

Credits

Producing

Producer
Gordon Murray

Writing

Writer
Gordon Murray, Alison Prince
Creator
Gordon Murray

Voices

Voice
Brian Cant (Narrator)

Crew

Set Decoration
Andrew Brownfoot, Margaret Brownfoot

Production notes

...Telling the time, steadily, sensibly; never too quickly, never too slowly; telling the time for Trumpton... thus begins the second in Gordon Murray's Trumptonshire trilogy.

Stop-motion puppet animation.

Preceeded by "Camberwick Green" and succeeded by "Chigley."

Songs: "The Post Office Engineer," "The Printer."