The Flumps Explained

Genre:Stop motion
Creator:Julie Holder
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:13
Runtime:15 mins
Channel:BBC1

The Flumps is a children's programme, created and written by Julie Holder, and produced for the BBC by David Yates. The show was first broadcast by the BBC in 1977.[1]

Overview

The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by Gay Soper. The theme tune was played by George Chisholm on the trombone.

In 1978, the BBC released a record, The Flumps (REC 309), that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: "Keep Fit", "Balloons", "Moon Shot" and "Something Different".

In 2000, The Flumps was released on DVD. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for Auto Trader magazine in the UK.

Characters

The various flumps were:

Episode listing

  1. "Secrets"
  2. "The Cloud"
  3. "The Magnet"
  4. "Get Your Skates On"
  5. "Moon Shot"
  6. "Balloons"
  7. "Keep Fit"
  8. "Something Different"
  9. "Lend A Hand"
  10. "Quiet Please"
  11. "Grandfather's Birthday"
  12. "What A Carrot"
  13. "Where's Grandfather?"

Scheduling

The Flumps was shown 21 times between 1977 and 1988, usually around 1.45pm, and usually on BBC1. The transmission runs were as follows:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sheridan . Simon . The A-Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee . 2004 . Reynolds & Hearn Ltd . 1903111277 . 110–114.
  2. During the first transmission run of 1984, one of the first five episodes was not shown.