Synopsis

Lavinia takes Angela, Lucy and Billy on a picnic in the countrieside. When they open the picnic hamper, they discover that Old Tom has hidden inside and eaten all the food. Lavinia is horrified, but Lucy suggests that they can fish for food in a nearby river. As they look for the river, they are chased by a bull, disturb a beehive and upset a farmer. However, when Old Tom manages to catch some fish by scaring them out of the river, all is forgiven, and the farmer is invited to join their picnic lunch.

Characters

Old Tom, Billy Winterberry, Angela Throgmorten, Lavinia Winterberry, Lucy, Lady Winifred "Winnie" Pineapple deGroot

Credits

Directing

Director: Guy Gross

Writing

Writer: Leigh Hobbs (Original Books)

Voices

Voice: Keith Scott (Old Tom), Troy Planet (Billy Winterberry), Kim Hillas (Angela Throgmorten), Rachel King (Lavinia Winterberry, Lucy), Angela Moore (Lady Winifred "Winnie" Pineapple deGroot), Alyssa Cooper

Music

Music: Guy Gross

Crew

Creator: Leigh Hobbs
Music Editor: Aaron Symonds
Sound Editor: Jo Mion
Production Assistant: Alex Flower

Production notes

"Oh, don't you think that might possibly be a little bit too much Old Tom?" says Angela when she sees the terrible mess her beloved Old Tom has made. Based on the books by Leigh Hobbs, this series brings the most intolerable, disastrous and most amusing of animated cats to the screen. Orange, one-eyed Old Tom and his adoptive "mother," the delightful and rather eccentric Angela, make one of the most surprising couples in the history of love stories.

This TV series premiered in France on November 21, 2001. Air dates are as shown on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.