Bill the Minder (1986)

Genre

children's television series

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 15-year-old boy named Bill and his cousins Boadicea and Chad go on adventures. They meet unusual people and solve strange problems using machines that Bill builds quickly.

whimsicalgentleplayfulinventivelightheartednostalgiccuriousfamily-friendly

What happens

Bill the Minder is a book and television series that tells of the adventures of a 15-year-old boy and his cousins Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet many strange people and help solve their unique problems with the use of fantastic machines which Bill is capable of crafting in a short time. The original book was written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson and published in 1912. The televised series contains a large number of the fantastic machines that Robinson is famed for. The short series was produced at Bevanfield Films for ITV Central and shown on ITV. All 15 episodes were released on one VHS tape by Channel 5 Video. Bill the Minder was awarded at the London Film Festival in 1986 for "Outstanding Film of the Year". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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