The Perishers (1979)

Genre

children's television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 20 episodes

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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