Dappledown Farm

Dappledown Farm
Genre Family
Starring Brian Cant
Marcus Clarke
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
Production company(s) Clear Idea Television
Distributor Clear Idea Television
Release
First shown in 1990
Original release 1990 – 1999

Dappledown Farm was a British children's educational television programme, starring Brian Cant and a series of puppets. It started airing in 1990, with Cant playing the character who did the storytelling.

In the show's narrative, Cant's character Brian was the owner of the Dappledown Farm. For each episode, he introduced feature cartoons from a studio farm set.[1] For example, in the first episode, Brian told the story of animals on the farm that hatched from an egg such as birds, snakes, and tortoises.[2]

Aside from the puppets, the show also integrated stories that involve real-life animals.

Puppet characters

Puppet characters in the show included: Dapple the Horse; Mabel the Cow; Stubble and Straw, the two mice; Columbus the Cockerel; Lucky Ducky; Colin the Coot; Millie the Moorhen; Fiona the Frog; and Harry the Heron. These characters had different personalities that range from mischievous to bashful.[3] For this reason, there are times when they quarrel with each other and Brian the farmer served as the mediator.[3]

The puppets were created by the Hands Up Puppets company.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Ian (2004). Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television. Devon: Kelly Publications. p. 120. ISBN 9781903053201.
  2. ↑ Limited, GipsyMedia. "Episode 0, Season 1 : Eggs - Dappledown Farm". digiguide.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  3. 1 2 TV.com. "Dappledown Farm". TV.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.handsuppuppets.com/html/DappledownFarm.html
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