Gabrielle and the Doodleman

Gabrielle and the Doodleman is a children's film, that was released in 1984 and directed and written by Francis Essex.[1][2] It was produced by the Elstree (Production) Company Ltd and the Children's Film and Television Foundation.

The story is about a wheelchair bound little girl who gets involved with characters from her computer game that help her though a difficult time. Matthew Kelly played a James Bond like character "Doodleman", with Eric Sykes as the Genie, Windsor Davies as the characters Ringmaster, Black Knight and an Ugly Sister. Prudence Oliver played the main character Gabrielle and Anna Dawson played the Wicked Witch.[3] Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, played the characters Miss Moneyfairy (a Miss Moneypenny type character) and Dandini,[3] as well as wrote the theme tune "You're Okay" and the songs that are featured in the film.[4] Gareth Hunt played Mike as well as the King and Baron Hardup. Comedianne Josephine Tewson played Mrs. Briggs and the Fairy Godmother. Bob Todd was Merlin and Ugly Sister and Pierre Picton the Clown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)". Bfi.org. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gabrielle and the Doodleman". Sky.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Laing, Dave (2 October 2014). "Lynsey de Paul obituary". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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