Horseplay
- Studio
- Bumper Films, S4C, BBC, Prism Art and Design
- Distributor
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Synopsis
Fiona asks Joe Laski if she can ride his horse Trojan. He hesitates, but says yes. All's going well until she gets to the Canal lock and Trojan falls in. Josh arrives along with Ravi and Joe to help save the day, but one false move could spell disaster.
Characters
Joshua Jones, Fairport the Dog, Admirable Karia, Mrs. Datsa Karia, Ravi Karia, Joe Laski, Daphne Peacock, Wilton Cashmore, Fiona Cashmore, Sharon, Spanner Wilkins, Trojan the Horse
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ian Frampton, John Walker
Producing
- Producer
- Ian Frampton, John Walker
- Executive Producers
- Christopher Grace, Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Writing
- Writer
- Bob Wilson
- Creator
- Rob Lee
- Assistant Writer
- Mike Young
Voices
- Voice
- George Layton (Joshua Jones, Admirable Karia, Ravi Karia, Joe Laski, Wilton Cashmore, Spanner Wilkins, Fairport the Dog, Trojan the Horse), Barbara Flynn (Mrs. Datsa Karia, Daphne Peacock, Fiona Cashmore, Sharon)
Music
- Music
- Ben Heneghan, Ian Lawson
- Sung By
- Maldwyn Pope
Animation
- Animator
- John Walker, Brian Anderson, Timon Dowdeswell
- Puppet Makers
- Alison Fairholm, Ian Frampton, Cindy Friers, Alison Hall
Art Department
- Design
- Rob Lee
- Set Design
- Beverley Knowlden
Editing
Sound
- Sound
- John Cross, Tom Logan
Crew
- Series Developer
- Bob Wilson
- Assistant Series Developer
- Mike Young
- Model Makers
- Brian Collins, Tania MacDonnell, Sean Millar, Andy O'Neil, John Parsons, Katharine Scott
- Vehicles
- Alun Jones, James Nevill
- Engineering Consultant
- Mel Grigg
Companies and other credits
- © Rob Lee MCMLXXXIX
- © S4C MCMXCI
Production notes
Stop-motion puppet animation.
Follow the adventures of a bargee named Joshua Jones, his faithful dog Fairport and all of their friends as they chug up and down the Clearwater Canal.
Originally broadcast in Welsh on S4C in 1991, this series was subsequently dubbed into English and sold to the BBC. Air dates are for broadcasts on BBC-1.
Follow the adventures of a bargee named Joshua Jones, his faithful dog Fairport and all of their friends as they chug up and down the Clearwater Canal.
Originally broadcast in Welsh on S4C in 1991, this series was subsequently dubbed into English and sold to the BBC. Air dates are for broadcasts on BBC-1.