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Old Bear Stories was a BAFTA award winning non-stop animation television series for children based on the Old Bear and Friends books by Jane Hissey. Jane Hissey also created the television series, starting it in 1993, and creating 3 seasons, which ended in 1997 with a double-length Christmas special. In all, 41 episodes were made. The series was produced by Ealing Animation and was originally broadcast in the UK on ITV1. Episodes have subsequently been repeated on Five in the UK, and are also broadcast in the US and other countries worldwide. The show also aired for a short time on CBC's morning black called CBC Playground in Canada. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Plot The animals at the play room have remembered that Old Bear disappeared long ago. He has been put into the loft. They rescue him and bring him back down to the Play room. He becomes the most respected toy and guides the others in their many adventures, both in the play ground and in in the garden.
Characters - Old Bear ~ a old dusty teddy bear, he was put up in the loft when he got too old, but was rescued by the other toys. They now look up to him as a leader.
- Bramwell Brown ~ a wise old bear, often considering second to Old Bear
- Duck ~ a clumsy toy duck
- Rabbit ~ a clumsy toy rabbit
- Little Bear ~ A small white bear who wears overly baggy red trousers
- Jolly Tall the Giraffe ~ a toy giraffe
- Hoot the Owl ~ Lives in the loft
- Ruff the Dog ~ A bouncy toy dog
- Sailor ~ A sailor
Cast and Crew - Writer : Jane Hissey
- Director : Kevin Griffiths
- Assstant Director : Liz Whitaker
- Producer : Richard Randolphe
- Executive Producer : Peter Gillbe
- Composer : Paul Castle
- Film Editor : Nick Follows
- Puppet Makers : Monique Brown, Alix Hardwood, Val Johnston
- Animators : Fin and Humphrey Leadbettery
- Narrator : Anton Rodgers
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Theme Music The theme tune was composed by Paul Castle and consists of the lyrics:
"Please read us a story Old Bear, we'll all gather round..." listen
Awards The series was very well critically received. It won a lot of awards: The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...
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