The Perishers (TV series)

The Perishers
Genre	Cartoon series Children's television
Created by	Maurice Dodd
Directed by	Dick Horn
Voices of	Judy Bennett Peter Hawkins Leonard Rossiter Sheila Steafel
Narrated by	Peter Hawkins
Composer	Trevor Evan Jones
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Graham Clutterbuck
Producer	Graeme Spurway
Editor	John Farrow
Camera setup	Gary Knowelden Nick Boisson
Running time	5 minutes
Production companies	Bill Melendez Productions FilmFair
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	21 March (1979-03-21) – 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)

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.

Sheila Steafel voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Judy Bennett voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH.

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).

Episodes

• Magic Mirror
• In the Cart
• A Life from the Ocean Wave
• A-Camping We Will Go
• A Fool and His Money aren’t as Easily Parted as You Think
• Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bath?
• How to Train the Family Dog
• The Ugly Duckling
• Look Before It Leaps
• Spring Fever
• The Skateboard Champion
• The Wheeling and Dealing
• She May or She May Not
• Noblesse Oblige
• The War Games
• Well Blow Me Down
• Bone Champions
• The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed
• The Eyeballs in the Sky
• The Inch-Thick Ketchup Sandwich

External links

• The Perishers, a fan page with character descriptions, an episode guide, and production information
• The Perishers at IMDb
• The Perishers at Toonarific
• The Perishers at the BFI Film & TV Database
• The Perishers at Jedi's Paradise