Dappledown Farm facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dappledown Farm |
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| Genre | Family |
| Created by | Catherine Kirkwood and Nick Wilson |
| Directed by | Adrian Hedley Catherine Kirkwood Nick Wilson |
| Creative director(s) | Nikky Smedley |
| Starring | Brian Cant Marcus Clarke Helena Smee Sally Preisig David Alan Barclay Joe Greco Katherine Smee Dave Taylor Tim Jones Geoff Felix Nick Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Peter Gosling |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| Production company(s) | Clear Idea Television |
| Distributor | Clear Idea Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, Channel 5 (1998) |
| First shown in | 1990 |
| Original release | 1990 – 1999 |
Dappledown Farm was a British children's educational television programme, starring and presented by Brian Cant and a series of puppets. It started airing in 1990 on TVAM before moving to Channel 5's Milkshake!.
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. 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. In addition to 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. For this reason, there are times when they quarrel with each other and Brian the farmer served as the mediator.
The puppets were created by the Hands Up Puppets company.
VHS
• Dappledown Farm 1: Water everywere [sic]
▪ Dappledown Farm 2: Forgetful Brian
