| Developer: | Mike Young Liz Young |
| Director: | John Walker |
| Voices: | Josie Lawrence Andrew Sachs |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
| Runtime: | 10 minutes |
| Producer: | Liz Young Ian Frampton |
| Executive Producer: | Meirion Davies Theresa Plummer-Andrews Anne Miles |
| Editor: | Wil Oswald |
| Country: | United States United Kingdom |
| Language: | English Welsh |
| Company: | Mike Young Productions Bumper Films |
Star Hill Ponies is a British children's stop-motion animation series produced by Bumper Films and co-produced by Mike Young Productions for S4C.[1] It was the last production by Bumper Films before they shut down in February 2002. The voice actors are Josie Lawrence and Andrew Sachs.[2]
The series follows a young girl named Baz who dreams of nothing more than finding a best friend. Her wish comes true when two roaming Welsh Mountain ponies Molly and Dylan, show up at her farm with Shetland pony Scruffy. Their playful frolics change her life forever.
Starhill Ponies is co-produced by Mike Young Productions in Los Angeles, California, United States and Bumper Films in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom for S4C and BBC. It is Bumper Films' only television series co-produced in the United Kingdom and North America. The series is distributed in the United Kingdom by S4C International and BBC Worldwide and worldwide by Taffy Entertainment.
| Title | Summary | Recording Date | Broadcast Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birthday Tea | 2 November 1998 | 7 April 1999 | ||
| 2 | Scruffy Pays the Price | 9 November 1998 | 14 April 1999 | ||
| 3 | The Outing | 16 November 1998 | 21 April 1999 | ||
| 4 | Nicked Knickers | 23 November 1998 | 28 April 1999 | ||
| 5 | Kidnapped | 30 November 1998 | 5 May 1999 | ||
| 6 | Scruffy Helps Out | 7 December 1999 | 11 May 1999 | ||
| 7 | Art for Scruffy's Sake | 14 December 1998 | 19 May 1999 | ||
| 8 | Circus Tricks | 21 December 1998 | 26 May 1999 | ||
| 9 | Surfin' Sea Horse | 28 December 1998 | 2 June 1999 | ||
| 10 | High Tea, High Jinks | 4 January 1999 | 11 August 1999 | ||
| 11 | Dylan for the Cup | 11 January 1999 | 14 July 1999 | ||
| 12 | Lost | 18 January 1999 | 21 July 1999 | ||
| 13 | Bugged | 25 January 1999 | 4 August 1999 |
In 1999, one single video of the show was by BBC Worldwide Ltd with five episodes from the first series on it.
In 2006, the series was released on three DVDs by Blackhorse Entertainment.
| DVD video title | Year of release | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Hill Ponies: Scruffy Helps Out and Seven Other Fantastic Episodes (S4C) | 10 April 2006 | ||
| Star Hill Ponies: Mrs HM's Parade and Seven Other Fantasic Episodes (S4C004) | 5 June 2006 | ||
| Star Hill Ponies: Dylan for the Cup and Other Great Stories (S4C) | 11 September 2006 |