[1966] Camberwick Green - First in the Trumptonshire trilogy. This episode is "Dr. Mopp", Dr Mopp is doing his rounds visiting patients. Village gossip Mrs Honeyman leaves her baby unattended while she is talking to Mrs Dingle. The baby gets spots of red paint on its face. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1966] Camberwick Green - "Peter the Postman", Peter collects the mail and takes it to the Post Office where Mrs Dingle and he sort it. Peter takes the post to Pippin Fort causing chaos as he arrives during parade. At Colley's mill his postbag goes for a spin on the sails. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1982] Bric-a-Brac - Children's series set in a fictitious junk shop, with its shopkeeper played by Brian Cant, who would deliver a monologue to camera. Cant's script made heavy use of alliteration, and made use of tongue-twisters.
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[1967] Trumpton - “The Printer and the Bill Poster”, Mr Munnings is printing some posters advertising the Fire Brigade band's forthcoming concert. Captain Flack tells his men to put the posters up around town but where can they put them? Nick Fisher the bill poster helps them out. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1969] Chigley - Third and final stop-motion children's series in Gordon Murray's Trumptonshire trilogy. Farmer Bell finds a box of biscuits meant for delivery has been left behind. Bell gives them to Lord Belborough to take to Treddles Wharf on his train Bessie. With the voice of Brian Cant.
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[1966] Camberwick Green - P.C. McGarry is off on his motorbike touring Camberwick Green. The boys at the fort get called out as a swarm of bees are causing mayhem at the bakery. While the soldiers set up a temporary shop, McGarry goes to look for Windy. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1982] Play Away - A sister programme to the infants’ series Play School, it was aimed at slightly older children. Play Away was much more lively, including songs, games and many jokes. Presented by Brian Cant, Pam Ellis, Alex Norton and Heather Williams.
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[1967] Trumpton - “The Rag and Bone Man”, the Mayor has a “Tidy-up Trumpton Week”. This overloads Raggy Dan’s cart so he decides to store it all temporarily in the Trumpton Park tool shed but the Mayor discovers it on his rounds and advises Craddock to burn it all.
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[1967] Trumpton - “Telephone”, Chaos ensues when one of Miss Lovelace’s dogs falls down a manhole where an engineer is trying to fix the Mayor’s phone line. The dog disconnects all the wires and the engineer mixes them up causing everyone to get crossed lines. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1969] Chigley - “Apples Galore”, Windy Miller suggests that the bumper crop of apples from the orchard at Winkstead Hall could be turned into apple juice using his cider press. Farmer Bell, the Fire Brigade, Lord Belborough and Bessie all help make the juice. Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1967] Trumpton - The Mayor informs Mr Platt the clockmaker that the Town Hall clock is going to be painted. After Mr Harkin finishes the job Mr Troop goes into Mr Platt's shop to tell him that the clock has stopped. What could be stopping it? Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1966] Camberwick Green - “Mr Dagenham the Salesman”, at his farm, Farmer Bell is showing Mr Dagenham how useful the fork lift truck he bought from him is. Dagenham then goes to the fort where he is showing Captain Snort plans for something very expensive. What could it be? Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1969] Chigley - Third and final stop-motion children’s series in Gordon Murray’s Trumptonshire trilogy. E01: Lord Belborough arrives on his steam engine, Bessie, to take a crate of pottery to Treddles Wharf where he collects a mysterious crate. What could it contain? Narrated by Brian Cant.
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[1966] Camberwick Green - “Mr Dagenham the Salesman”, at his farm, Farmer Bell is showing Mr Dagenham how useful the fork lift truck he bought from him is. Dagenham then goes to the fort where he is showing Captain Snort plans for something very expensive. What could it be? Narrated by Brian Cant.