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CHF Entertainment
CHF Entertainment (originally established as Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment) was an animation studio formed in 2011. It was the reincarnation of the animation company Cosgrove Hall Films which closed in 2009 after 40 years. Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall formed and ran the original Cosgrove Hall creating over 1000 episodes of animated programs such as '' Danger Mouse'', ''Cockleshell Bay'', ''Count Duckula'', '' Lavender Castle'' and ''The Wind in the Willows'', and produced ''Fifi and the Flowertots'', ''Postman Pat,'' and '' Roary the Racing Car''. They won a number of awards, including six BAFTAs and two international Emmys. In November 2012, Brian Cosgrove received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' Special Award for outstanding creative contribution to the industry at the British Academy of Children's Awards. Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall came out of retirement in 2011 to form CHF Entertainment with Francis Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick co-created ''Jakers! T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cosgrove
Brian Joseph Cosgrove OBE (born 6 April 1934) is an English animator, designer, director, producer and sculptor, best known as the creator of the animated children shows '' Danger Mouse'' and ''Count Duckula''. In 2012 he won the BAFTA Special Award. Early life Born in Manchester, Cosgrove studied at Manchester College of Art and Design. It was there he met his future work partner Mark Hall. Career Cosgrove started his career by producing television graphics at Granada Television. He later joined Stop Frame Productions, which his partner at Granada Television, Mark Hall founded, where he worked on many public service films, commercials for companies like TVTimes and directed and produced animated shows such as ''The Magic Ball'' and ''Sally And Jake''. After Stop Frame Productions was shut down, Cosgrove and Hall founded Cosgrove Hall Films, where they produced some of the most well known animated children's shows and films in Britain, such as '' Danger Mouse'', ''Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postman Pat
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal). ''Postman Pat'' first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''The Wombles'', ''Paddington'', and ''The Herbs''. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of 13 episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes). A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series. The show e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Animation Studios
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Daisy & Ollie
Daisy & Ollie is a British children's animated series for preschoolers produced by CHF Entertainment and Hoopla Studio for Cartoonito and Channel 5's Milkshake! block. The show follows the daily life of two little kids named Daisy and Ollie, along with Daisy's father, Boo the purple monkey and Whizzy the toy robot. As of 8 March 2021, new episodes have also appeared concurrently on Channel 5. Format In each episode, the characters have a day at Daisy's house and during each of their life situations, Daisy and Ollie ask Daisy’s Daddy a question (said question is also the title of each episode). After they've found out the answer to this question, they sing the Questions song and Daddy gives advice to the viewers about the question and signs off. In some episodes, there are special guest appearances from other famous TV stars like Paddy McGuinness, Kirsty McKay, Paul Grunert, and Romesh Ranganathan, along with Take That member and performer Gary Barlow Gary Barlow (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jason
Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector Jack Frost in ''A Touch of Frost,'' Granville in ''Open All Hours'' and ''Still Open All Hours,'' and Pop Larkin in '' The Darling Buds of May'', as well as voicing Mr. Toad in ''The Wind in the Willows'', the BFG in the 1989 film and the title characters of '' Danger Mouse'' and ''Count Duckula''. His most recent appearance in the role of Del Boy was in 2014; he retired his role as Frost in 2010. He voices Captain Skipper, the uncle of Pip in the preschool focused series ''Pip Ahoy!'' In September 2006, Jason topped the poll to find TV's 50 Greatest Stars, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. He was knighted in 2005 for services to acting and comedy. Jason has won four British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), (1988, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skwigly (magazine)
''Skwigly'', also known as ''Skwigly Animation Magazine'', is an independent British online magazine that focuses on animation, whether with interviews, reviews, videos, tutorials, news, or podcasts. In April 2005, it began its print run with 10,000 copies for £3.50 British Pounds at the newsstand. This includes Hollywood movies and independent short films. In order to fund their publication, they appeal to advertisers for support and to their readers for donations. As of 2020, Ben Mitchell is the editor-in-chief, Steve Henderson is the editor, Aaron Wood is the managing director and writer, Laura-Beth Cowley is the features editor, and over 60 people are writers for the publication. History In March 2000, the domain name for Swigly was first registered, as the magazine positioned themselves as a British Animation World Network, but they later, seemingly, went out of business sometime before October 2003, with the domain later used as a directory to animation links. By April 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks
''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was also broadcast in Australia on ABC Kids. The series ran for 3 seasons and 52 episodes total from September 7, 2003 to January 24, 2007, with reruns airing through August 31, 2008. Reruns aired on the Qubo television network from June 30, 2012 (alongside ''Taste Buds'', ''Artzooka!'' and ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'') to March 26, 2017. The show chronicles the boyhood adventures of Piggley Winks, an anthropomorphic pig from Ireland, and how he relates these stories to his grandchildren as a grandfather in the modern day. Many of the stories takes place on the Winks family's farm, Raloo Farm, located in the village of Tara. The word "jakers" was originally a euphemism for "Jesus" in much of Ireland during the 1950s and 1960s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roary The Racing Car
''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary and his racing car friends at Silver Hatch race track. Overview Plot The series follows the lives and adventures of five racing vehicles, Roary, Maxi, Cici, Drifter, Tin Top, and the people who they work for, Big Chris the Mechanic, Marsha the Race Marshall and the owner of the racetrack, Mr. Carburettor. Setting ''Roary the Racing Car'' is set around a fictional motor racing circuit called Silver Hatch (a portmanteau of the names of the two British Grand Prix racing circuits, ''Silverstone'' and ''Brands Hatch''). The majority of the action takes place at the track's pits and workshop, although we often follow the cars on their laps around the track. Occasionally, the characters venture to external locations such as the nearby beach. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifi And The Flowertots
''Fifi and the Flowertots'' is a British stop-motion children's television series created by Keith Chapman for Five (acquired rights only) and Nick Jr. (under the "Original Series" brand). It aired from 2 May 2005 to 16 July 2010. The series featured a group of flower-based characters and their adventures and activities through the garden. The title character and hostess, Fifi Forget-Me-Not, is voiced by Jane Horrocks, while the other characters are voiced by Maria Darling, Tim Whitnall, Marc Silk, and John Thomson. Chapman Entertainment produced the show, which was animated by Cosgrove Hall Films. Creator Keith Chapman also created the ''Bob the Builder'' series. Characters * Fifi Forget-Me-Not (voiced by Jane Horrocks in the UK and Tara Strong in the US) is the cheerful hostess of the series. She says hello at the beginning of each episode and at the end she says goodbye and promises to come back soon, sometimes, anytime, another time, another day or maybe next time. When s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hall (animator)
Mark Hall (17 May 1936 – 18 November 2011) was a British producer and animator who co-founded Cosgrove Hall Productions and CHF Entertainment, with Brian Cosgrove. Together, they created multiple animated series, including '' Danger Mouse'' and ''Count Duckula''. Hall died of cancer in 2011, leaving his role in CHF Entertainment CHF Entertainment (originally established as Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment) was an animation studio formed in 2011. It was the reincarnation of the animation company Cosgrove Hall Films which closed in 2009 after 40 years. Brian Cosgro ... to his son Simon. References 1936 births 2011 deaths British animators British animated film producers {{animator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind In The Willows (TV Series)
''The Wind in the Willows'' is a British stop motion animated television series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel ''The Wind in the Willows'' and following the 1983 feature-length pilot film. The series continues from where the film left off, and original voice cast members David Jason, Richard Pearson and Michael Hordern return. However, Ian Carmichael, who had previously voiced Rat in the film, has now been cast as the narrator, and Rat is now played by Peter Sallis. The series was made by Manchester-based animation company Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network. An hour-long feature, ''A Tale of Two Toads'', was broadcast in 1989. It ran for five seasons, with the final season airing in 1990 under the title ''Oh, Mr. Toad'', with a different theme song. In some countries, the original title is retained in the fifth season, and all seasons were packaged together as ''The Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
