Pirates (TV series) explained
| Genre: | Children's
Comedy |
| Director: | Peter Tabern |
| Starring: | Liz Smith
Paul Bown
Andrew Sachs
Hayley Elliott
Benjamin Rennis
Rebecca Stevens
Toby Sedgwick |
| Theme Music Composer: | Jonathan Cohen |
| Composer: | Jonathan Cohen |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Executive Producer: | Albert Barber
Jeremy Swan |
| Producer: | Peter Tabern |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Company: | Childsplay Productions |
| Network: | BBC One
CBBC |
Pirates is a British children's television sitcom. Produced by Childsplay Productions for the BBC, it ran for three series broadcast by Children's BBC between 1994 and 1997, and has not been repeated or commercially released since.[1] [2] [3] The series revolves around a family of pirates whose ship runs aground in North London, prompting them to take up residence in a council house on Wordsworth Terrace, a nearby street.
Characters
Main
- Hayley Elliott as Lambkin Bones, Roger's daughter. She is a fun-loving sassy tomboy who has a secret underneath her tough exterior – she doesn't like the sea.
- Paul Bown as Roger Bones. A single father who is the patriarch of the family. He has a slightly sarcastic personality, and cannot co-ordinate things to achieve what he wants.
- Liz Smith as Gran (Abigail Blood), Roger's eccentric mother-in-law. Considering herself "a pirate and a half", she is a dab hand with a blunderbuss, and isn't afraid to fight hard. As the family's cook, her speciality is "mince pies made of squirmy things".
- Benjamin Rennis as Lawrence Kitten, a preteen streetwise boy who lives next door to the Bones family. Although he is often bemused by the family's antics, he and Lambkin are good friends.
- Rebecca Stevens as Grog Blossom Kate, one of Gran's old pirate crew from many years ago, who joins the Bones family when Gran herself invites her for a get-together. She sometimes clashes with Roger, who does not get on very well with her.
Minor characters
- Pustule the Macaw, Gran's pet macaw.
- Toby Sedgwick (Series 1), Paul Fillipak (Series 2) as The Man in the Sack (Series 1), is a member of the Bones family whose identity is unknown, as his whole body is obscured by a sack.
- Buffy Davis as Mollie Blood, Roger's ex-wife and Abigail's daughter whom is also a pirate and is known for her formidable reputation.
- Andrew Sachs as Mr. Neville Jones, Kittens' other next door neighbour, who leads a secret double life as the pirate Basmati Bill.
- June Brown (Series 1), Jill Meers (Series 2-3) as Mrs. Mildred Jones, wife of Neville.
- Debby Bishop as Helen Kitten, neighbour and mother of Lawrence.
- Helen Lederer as Jill Crutchworthy, a local health care worker, who is frequently on call at the Bones household.
- Charlotte Coleman (Series 1), Claudie Blakley (Series 3) as Gail Fleshy, a pirate and adversary of the Bones family, who often tries to cause havoc.
- Baby Bones, The youngest member of the Bones family, who is never seen, but his presence is often noted by a green glow coming out of his black pram
Episodes
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
References
- Web site: STOCK IMAGE – LIZ SMITH British Actress Stars in the BBC six-part children's drama series 'Pirates' COMPULSORY CREDIT: UPPA/Photoshot Photo URK 008362/E-13 22.09.1994 PAUL BROWN, best-known for his r... by www.DIOMEDIA.com. 2020-09-18. Diomedia.
- Book: Our Betty. 9781847395016. Smith. Liz. 2008-09-04. Simon and Schuster.
- Web site: Pirates (1994). https://web.archive.org/web/20180213060706/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d68d827. dead. 13 February 2018. 2020-09-18. British Film Institute. en.
