The Perishers (1979)
- Genre
- children's television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 20 episodes
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
It follows a group of children and a dog who get into everyday misadventures in a British town. The series adapts a comic strip about their schoolyard jokes and small-scale pranks.
gentlewhimsicalplayfulnostalgiclightheartedwholesomeslow-pacedcheerful
What happens
The Perishers is an animated cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979 and repeated until 1988. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers. Voices were provided by Sheila Steafel (Maisie and Marlon), Leonard Rossiter (Boot), Judy Bennett (Wellington and Baby Grumpling), and Peter Hawkins (B. H. (Calcutta) Failed). Castle Vision published the first home video release of The Perishers: Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD titled The Perishers: Magic Mirror (27 February 2006), and the remaining 10 episodes to a second DVD, The Perishers: The Skateboard Champion (12 March 2007). In 2025, Fabulous Films released the complete series on both DVD and Blu-ray, newly remastered from the original 35mm films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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