The Navigator
- Studio
- Bevanfield Films, Link Licensing, Ltd.
Synopsis
Ron the Navigator wishes to marry The Enchanting Jane Osbaldiston de Trevor of Boulogne, but she finds him dull. So he set out to discover something unusual as a gift for her. He has brought back a seed of Australian Nose Plant, but lacks the ideal conditions to germinate it. Fortunately Bill is able to build a machine to nurture its growth. Unfortunately Ron receives a postcard informing him that The Enchanting Jane has married an Antiques Dealer. So Bill invites Ron to join them on their trek across the Downs.
Characters
Bill, Boadicea, Chad
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Timothy Forder
Producing
- Producer
- Mary Swindale
Voices
- Voice
- Peter Chelsom (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Barrie Guard
Animation
- Animator
- Mike Davies, Peter Hale
- Assistant Animator
- Bill Lee
Editing
- Editor
- Mike Murray
Crew
- Design And Layouts
- Mike Davies
- Trace and Paint Supervisor
- Martin Dray
- Backgrounds
- Dennis Sutton
- Production Co-ordinator
- Steve Flack
- Rostrum Camera
- Julian Holdaway, Bob Skeggs
- Title Music
- The Triumphal March from Verdi's Aida
Production notes
Shown in the PBS anthology series, "Long Ago & Far Away" in 1990.
Originally a series of 15 5-minute episodes aired in 1985, Bill the Minder is a (loose) adaptation of William Heath Robinson's 1912 children's book. Heath Robinson was a British illustrator and cartoonist most remembered for his cartoons showing ingenious contraptions (where Americans refer to something as a 'Rube Goldberg' device the British will call it a 'Heath Robinson' one).
Originally a series of 15 5-minute episodes aired in 1985, Bill the Minder is a (loose) adaptation of William Heath Robinson's 1912 children's book. Heath Robinson was a British illustrator and cartoonist most remembered for his cartoons showing ingenious contraptions (where Americans refer to something as a 'Rube Goldberg' device the British will call it a 'Heath Robinson' one).