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Sticky Problems

February 8, 2001 TV Episode Bill and Ben

Studio
Cosgrove Hall Films
Distributor
British Broadcasting Corporation

Synopsis

Bill and Ben find something very useful, but it turns out to be more of a hindrance than a help.

Characters

Bill, Ben, Weed, Slowcoach, Pry, Whoops, Whimsy Spider, Scamper Squirrel, Tad, Boo

Credits

Directing

Director
Tim Collings

Producing

Producer
Francis Vose
Executive Producers
Theresa Plummer-Andrews, Neil Benedict
Assistant Producer
Debbie Peers

Voices

Voice
John Thomson (Bill [Flowerpot Man], Narrator), Jimmy Hibbert (Ben [Flowerpot Man], Narrator), Ève Karpf

Music

Music
Paul Taylor

Crew

Cinematography
John Duffy
Camera Assistant
Christophe Leignel, Paul Shacklady
Art Direction
Bridget Appleby
Series Designer
Bridget Appleby
Storyboards
Vince James, Chris Fenna
Production Manager
Karen Dudley
Prop Makers
Lucy Burscough, Russell Hicks
Set Makers
Rick Kent, Jeff Spain, Richard Sykes
Set Illustrators
Max Doig, Mark Stacey
Video Post-Production
Flix Facilities
Production Assistant
Ann Greenhalgh
Production Accountant
Sarah Ulyatt

Companies and other credits

  • Puppets: Mackinnon & Saunders
  • Audio Post-Production: Hullabaloo Studios
  • A Cosgrove Hall Films production
  • for BBC Worldwide and Ben Productions LLC

Production notes

Stop motion animation.

In a quiet corner of the garden, close to the potting shed, Bill and Ben, the flowerpot men, have all kind of adventures.

"Flobbadob!" The man who owns the garden is away, so it's time for Bill and Ben to help their friends- Weed, Slowcoach the grumpy Tortoise, Pry the Magpie, Whoops the Worm, Whimsy Spider, Scamper Squirrel, Tad the Frog and Boo the Hedgehog- and indulge in a few potty antics.

This stop-motion animation series ran for 52 episodes.

Alternate title of series: "Bill & Ben."