Shrinking William
- Studio
- Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, BBC Worldwide, Children's Television Workshop, ,BBC Children's International
- Animation studio
- Mark Mason Animation Ltd.
Synopsis
You know you're gonna have a lot of fun, when William puts on his Wellingtons...
A cartoon about a an ordinary boy with a very special pair of boots.
William is a fun-loving six-year-old who likes doing all the things that other six-year-olds like. But one thing sets William apart from other children: his red boots. When William's mother bought him a new pair of boots, he discovered a note inside: "These are Wish Wellingtons, put them on and make a wish."
William can wish himself anywhere or ask for anything that he wants- which can sometimes get him into a spot of bother. The pair of magic Wellingtons lead him into all sorts of adventures and mishaps.
A cartoon about a an ordinary boy with a very special pair of boots.
William is a fun-loving six-year-old who likes doing all the things that other six-year-olds like. But one thing sets William apart from other children: his red boots. When William's mother bought him a new pair of boots, he discovered a note inside: "These are Wish Wellingtons, put them on and make a wish."
William can wish himself anywhere or ask for anything that he wants- which can sometimes get him into a spot of bother. The pair of magic Wellingtons lead him into all sorts of adventures and mishaps.
Characters
William, Barksure, William's Mother
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Graham Ralph
Producing
- Producer
- John Carey, Karen Davidsen
- Executive Producers
- Nina Elias Bamberger (Children's Television Workshop), Theresa Plummer-Andrews (BBC Worldwide)
Writing
- Writer
- Mark Holloway, Carole Lapworth
- Story Outlines
- Mark Holloway
Voices
- Voice
- Andrew Sachs (Narrator)
Editing
- Editor
- Nigel Rutter
Crew
- Original Idea
- Carole Lapworth
- Original Artwork
- Vanessa Wild
- Storyboards
- Ted Pettengell, Nobby Clark, Paul R. Stone
- Layouts
- Dan Whitworth
- Line Tests
- Paul Barnes
- Backgrounds
- Dorse Jukes
- Animation Director
- Mark Mason
- Animation Coordinator
- Sally Wilkinson
- Assistant Animators
- Billy Allison, Peter A. Dowling
- Animator (Title Sequence)
- John Perkins
- Ink and Paint Artists
- Anne Place, Lynn Hardie, Bev James
- Xerox
- Tony McAleese
- Production Managers
- Kim Stephenson, Karen Davidsen
- Production Assistant
- Jackie Edwards
- Production Coordinator
- Kim Craste
- Dubbing
- Richard Lambert
- Camera Operators
- Ray Clayton, Stuart Holloway
- Assistant Vice-President for Program Research
- Shalom Fisch
Companies and other credits
- Music: Kick Productions
- Post-Production: M2 Facilities
Production notes
This series switched networks from BBC1 to BBC2 and back throughout its run.
Mark Mason was asked to provide the animation, inbetweening and line-testing for the first season. When the second season was commissioned, Mason was asked by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment to provide character designs, layouts, storyboards, animation direction, animation, inbetweening, linetests and Xerox.
Narrator Andrew Sachs is best known for his role as Manuel the Spanish waiter in the live-action British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
Mark Mason was asked to provide the animation, inbetweening and line-testing for the first season. When the second season was commissioned, Mason was asked by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment to provide character designs, layouts, storyboards, animation direction, animation, inbetweening, linetests and Xerox.
Narrator Andrew Sachs is best known for his role as Manuel the Spanish waiter in the live-action British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."