Underplayed Gems

Beano Video (1993)

Beano Video poster
Original title
The Beano Video
Directed by
Derek Mogford
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
51 min
Rated
U
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The Beano Video is an animated film bringing classic British comic characters to life. It features Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, and the Bash Street Kids in a series of short adventures.

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What happens

The Beano Video is a direct-to-video animated film based on The Beano, originally released on VHS on 16 October 1993 and also broadcast as a television special on ITV and CITV. It marked not just the first animated release of the hugely successful children's comic that has spanned many generations, but also the first animated appearance for characters like Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Gnipper, Minnie the Minx, the Bash Street Kids, and the Three Bears. The video was directed by Derek Mogford and produced by Jo Pullen at Living Doll Productions and Whizzline Productions, and sold more than 200,000 copies. It features voices by Susan Sheridan, Kate Robbins, Enn Reitel, Gary Martin and Jonathan Kydd. Martin and Kydd would later appear in the 1996-98 TV series Dennis and Gnasher. A sequel to the video was produced and released on 17 October 1994, named The Beano Videostars, and featured an expanded cast of characters. Both videos drew high enough ratings and video sales to kick off the Dennis and Gnasher TV series. The video was re-released on DVD 10 years later in 2004, by then known as The Beano All-Stars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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