Cosgrove Hall Films is an animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester that is a major producer of children's television programmes. Cosgrove Hall's programmes are now seen in over eighty countries. The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Chorlton-cum-Hardy or Chorlton is a suburb of Manchester. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

History

Founded in 1976 by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, Cosgrove Hall Films was part of Thames Television until 1993 (when Thames lost its weekday ITV London licence to Carlton Television). Its ownership later transferred to Anglia Television, (and, following the series of 1990s takeovers, ITV plc). Its first series was Chorlton and the Wheelies, the lead role being named after the district of Manchester where the company was based (the other characters were placed on wheels as this made the stop-frame animation easier). The show, sold worldwide by Thames, was never shown in Israel after a graphic designer mistakenly put a Star of David on the front of a talking spell-book instead of a Pentagram. The book spoke with a Germanic accent and therefore was considered offensive. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... Chorlton and the Wheelies was a British childrens animated television series that ran between 1976 and 1979. ... The Star of David The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008. ... A pentagram A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle or, more formally, as a star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. ...

One of their early employees was Bernard Sumner who went on to be an integral member of Manchester rock bands Joy Division and New Order. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ...

DangerMouse was one of the studio's earliest international successes. The studio made 89 episodes between 1981 and 1992. In each one, Dangermouse, the world's greatest secret agent, and his well-meaning but useless sidekick Penfold, outwit the evil Baron Silas Greenback and assorted baddies. DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. ...

In 1983 the studio made a 75 minute film, The Wind in the Willows, based on Kenneth Grahame's classic story The Wind in the Willows. It won a BAFTA award and an international Emmy award. Subsequently the studio made a 52-episode television series based on the characters between 1984 and 1990. Legendary Stone Roses guitarist John Squire worked on this series. The Wind in the Willows is a 1983 75 minute film by the studio Cosgrove Hall. ... Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a Scottish novelist. ... Ratty and Mole, as interpreted by E. H. Shepard The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Wind in the Willows is a 52 episodes series that aired between 1984 and 1990, based on characters from Kenneth Grahames classic story The Wind in the Willows and follows the 1983 film The Wind in the Willows. ... The classic line-up at the time of Spike Island The Stone Roses were one of the most influential bands to come out of Britain during the late 1980s and early 90s. ... John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24th November, 1962) is an English songwriter, guitarist and artist. ...

Count Duckula was a spoof on the Dracula legend; its title character is the world's only vegetarian vampire. He aspires to be rich and famous. Originally he was a villain/henchman recurring in the DangerMouse series, but got a spinoff series in 1988 that rapidly became one of Cosgrove Hall's most successful programmes. Count Duckula is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic vegetarian vampire duck in the animated television series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...

Truckers, the first book in The Bromeliad, was the studio's first collaboration with the best-selling author Terry Pratchett. The 1991 series follows the efforts of a group of gnomes whose spaceship crash-landed on Earth 15,000 years ago, to return home. In 1997 Cosgrove Hall films produced two series for Channel 4 based on Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music, two novels from Pratchett's Discworld series. The Bromeliad Trilogy (also known as in the UK as The Nome Trilogy) is a trilogy of childrens books by Terry Pratchett consisting of Truckers, 1990 Diggers, 1991 Wings, 1991 The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... This article is about the novel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover of an early edition of The Colour of Magic; art by Josh Kirby Discworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which are in turn standing on the back of...

One of the studio's specilialites is producing programmes for young children. They made 39 episodes of Noddy (1992-1999) and 52 of Bill and Ben (2001) for the BBC. Like Bill and Ben, the 52 episodes of Andy Pandy (2002) are based on the classic characters from the 1950s. In Australia all of them were aired on the ABC, although DangerMouse, Count Duckula and Alias the Jester later aired on Network Ten. Noddy in a scene from the 2004 CGI series Make Way For Noddy with Officer (P.C.) Plod. ... This article discusses the Childrens television show. ... Andy Pandy was a British childrens television series, the original incarnation of which premiered on BBC TV on 11 July 1950, as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. ... Count Duckula is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic vegetarian vampire duck in the animated television series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. ... Alias the Jester was an animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on November 13th 1985. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ...

The studio also made Ghosts of Albion (2003) for the BBC's first fully animated webcast. This gothic tale is set in a 19th century London swarming with demons. Website visitors can learn about the production and help to develop the story. The studio also produced Scream of the Shalka, a Doctor Who animated story for the BBC website. According to Doctor Who Magazine #371 and the BBC Doctor Who website, they have animated the missing first and fourth episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Invasion. A DVD of The Invasion including these animated episodes was released on 6th November 2006. Ghosts of Albion started as computer-animated web movie series on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)s website. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Scream of the Shalka was a flash-animated serial based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Invasion is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in eight weekly parts from November 2 to December 21, 1968. ... The Invasion is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in eight weekly parts from November 2 to December 21, 1968. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other animations made by the studio include The Foxbusters, Victor and Hugo, Avenger Penguins, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Fetch The Vet and Albie. They have also produced the new episodes of Postman Pat. The Foxbusters was a British animation very loosly based on the Dick King Smith book The Fox Busters. ... Victor and Hugo, Bunglers in Crime is an animated series made by Cosgrove Hall and screened on ITV from 1991 to 1992. ... Avenger Penguins was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1993, it was animated by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio also responsible for bringing Cosgroves previous show Fantomcat to life. ... Jamie and the Magic Torch was a British childrens animated television series, made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network, running from 1976 to 1979. ... Albie is a Cosgrove Hall-produced animated series about a 6-year old boy with an imagination wilder than usual. ... Postman Pat is a BBC stop-motion animated childrens television series. ...

Series & Productions

• Albie
• Alias the Jester (Thames for ITV 1985 to 1986),
• Andy Pandy (Recent CBeebies Remake - 2002)
• Avenger Penguins (1993)
• The Koala Brothers (2003 - 2007 - present.)
• Bill and Ben (Recent CBeebies Remake - 2001)
• Captain Kremmen (Thames for ITV 1978 to 1980)
• Children's Favourites
• Chorlton and the Wheelies (Thames for ITV 1976 to 1979)
• Creepy Crawlies (Thames for ITV 1987 to 1989)
• Cockleshell Bay (Thames for ITV 1975, 1982 to 1986)
• Count Duckula (Thames for ITV 1988 to 1993) (Repeated on BBC1 1994 to 1995)
• DangerMouse (Thames for ITV 1981 to 1992)
• Doctor Who (Scream of the Shalka webcast and an animated reconstruction of The Invasion)
• Engie Benjy (ITV 2002)
• Fantomcat (1995)
• Fetch The Vet (2000s)
• Fifi and the flowertots (2005)
• The Foxbusters (2000s)
• Jamie and the Magic Torch (Thames for ITV 1976 to 1978)
• Lavender Castle (CiTV 1998 to 1999)
• The Magic Ball (ITV 1971),
• More Children's Holiday Favorites
• More Children's Summer Stories
• Most Wanted Classic Kids TV
• Noddy (1992 to 1999)
• Oakie Doke (1995 to 1996)
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin (ITV 1981)
• Roald Dahl's BFG (1989)
• The Jungle Book (2007)
• Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Channel 4 1997 & 1998)
• Terry Pratchett's Truckers (1992)
• Victor and Hugo (Thames for ITV 1991 - 1992)
• The Wind in the Willows (Thames for ITV 1983 to 1990)

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Creepy Crawlies was a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall that ran for a total of 52 10 minute episodes between 1987 & 1989. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Cockleshell Bay was a childrens programme screened at dinnertimes on ITV during the early eighties. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Count Duckula is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic vegetarian vampire duck in the animated television series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Scream of the Shalka was a flash-animated serial based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Invasion is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in eight weekly parts from November 2 to December 21, 1968. ... Engie Benjy is a pre-school childrens television show. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Fantomcat was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, it first aired in 1995 but was animated before Avenger Penguins in 1993 by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio. ... Fifi & the Flowertots is a computer animated childrens television series first broadcast in 2005, which airs on Nick Jr, Channel Five, and ABC. It features a group of flower based characters and their adventures through the garden. ... The Foxbusters was a British animation very loosly based on the Dick King Smith book The Fox Busters. ... Jamie and the Magic Torch was a British childrens animated television series, made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network, running from 1976 to 1979. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Promotional poster for Lavender Castle. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Noddy in a scene from the 2004 CGI series Make Way For Noddy with Officer (P.C.) Plod. ... Oakie Doke Oakie Doke is a childrens television programme that was broadcast from September 1991 Until December 1996 on the BBC. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Productions and was shown in stop motion animation. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The oldest picture of Pied Piper (watercolour) copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin by Freiherr Augustin von Moersperg. ... Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... The BFG is a 1989 animated movie based on the book by Roald Dahl. ... 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External link

• Cosgrove Hall Films

Sources

• Some text modified from the Animation Gallery of the National Media Museum