The Leaving
- Studio
- Cosgrove Hall Productions
- Distributor
- Thames Television
Synopsis
A group of insects live around the old broken sundial at the bottom of the garden. They were a spider named Ariadne; Mr Harrison the snail; an elderly caterpillar called the Ancient; a ladybird; Suppose the depressed worm; a not-too-bright beetle named Lambeth; and Anorak the woodlouse, who always insisted "I'm not a woodlouse, I'm a pill-bug." Every show ended with the sun setting over the old broken sundial.
Characters
Mr Harrison, Suppose, Ariadne, Anorak, Ladybird, Lambeth, Ancient
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Francis Vose
Producing
- Producer
- Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall
- Executive Producer
- John Hambley
- Associate Producer
- Chris Taylor
Writing
- Writer
- Peter Richard Reeves
- Characters
- Bridget Appleby
Voices
- Voice
- Paul Nicholas (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Keith Hopwood, Malcolm Rowe
- Sung By
- Paul Nicholas
Animation
- Animator
- Lloyd Price, Rachel Hall
Camera
- Model Camera
- Brian Parsley, Joe Dembinski
Editing
- Editor
- John McManuus, Ellis Ward
- Assistant Editor
- Jane Hicks
Sound
- Dub Mixer
- Ted Spooner
Crew
- Sets
- Terry Brown
- Realisation
- Chris Walker, Graham Maiden, Pippa Lewis, Helen Plaumer, Paul Simpson, Rowena Watson, Noel Baker
- Character Construction
- Peter Saunders, Colin Batty, Peter Bentley, Claire Elliott, Marcia Pidgeon
Production notes
This stop-motion animated series ran for 52 episodes.
Transmitted in 13-episode format. Series 1: January 1987; Series 2: March 1987; Series 3: January 1988; Series 4: June 1989.
The character design for Ancient the caterpillar was based on Harold Macmillan, while Mr Harrison the snail was based on Bridget Appleby's art college principal, Stanley Hickson.
The character of Lambeth the black beetle caused the studio a few problems with accusations of racism.
Creepy Crawlies was narrated by Paul Nicholas of "Just Good Friends" fame. He also sang the theme song.
Transmitted in 13-episode format. Series 1: January 1987; Series 2: March 1987; Series 3: January 1988; Series 4: June 1989.
The character design for Ancient the caterpillar was based on Harold Macmillan, while Mr Harrison the snail was based on Bridget Appleby's art college principal, Stanley Hickson.
The character of Lambeth the black beetle caused the studio a few problems with accusations of racism.
Creepy Crawlies was narrated by Paul Nicholas of "Just Good Friends" fame. He also sang the theme song.