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Brian Trueman (born 16 May 1932) is an English broadcaster, writer and voice actor. He is known mainly for his work with the animation studio
Cosgrove Hall Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of children ...
. He wrote and/or narrated children's cartoon series, mostly during the 1970s and 1980s.


Career

Trueman's cartoons were originally shown on
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, in its
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programming slot. However, he also presented the
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's children's film quiz ''
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'', taking over from original host
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between 1979 and 1983. Prior to taking up a writing career Brian worked for many years on local programming in the
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, from ''It's Trueman'' to ''
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''. He also had a stint hosting
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's film review show, ''Cinema'', taking over from
Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson (born 28 March 1935) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show '' Parkinson'' from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the U ...
. In 1951, in his youth, he appeared on stage for the
Urmston Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford ...
Amateur Operatic Society (now the
Urmston Musical Theatre Urmston Musical Theatre (UMT) is an amateur theatre company based in Urmston, Greater Manchester, UK. History The organisation was formed in 1911 as the Urmston and District Operatic Society, and produced ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' at the Urmston Public ...
) in a production of '' Merrie England'', playing the role of Big Ben.


Filmography

* ''
SuperTed ''SuperTed'' is a Welsh superhero animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by writer and animator Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear o ...
'' - Pilot episode * ''
Chorlton and the Wheelies ''Chorlton and the Wheelies'' is an animated children's television series that ran from 26 September 1976 until 17 December 1978 on the British television channel ITV. 40 episodes were produced. The show followed the adventures of Chorlton, a f ...
'' * ''
Jamie and the Magic Torch ''Jamie and the Magic Torch'' is a British children's television series made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network, running from 1976 to 1979. It was shown again in the 1980s to a new audience of children. The se ...
'' * ''
Cockleshell Bay Cockleshell Bay is a stop-motion children's television series which was shown at lunchtime on ITV during the early 1980s. It was made by Cosgrove Hall for its parent company, the ITV broadcaster Thames Television. Other children's programmes in ...
'' * ''
The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...
'' - Weasel Henchman, Otter, Additional voices * '' The Treacle People'' * ''
Alias the Jester ''Alias the Jester'' is a British animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on 13 November 1985. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired the show in 1987 during their after school timeslot and ...
'' * '' DangerMouse'' * '' The Reluctant Dragon'' * ''
Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the ...
'' * ''
Victor and Hugo ''Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (also known as ''Victor & Hugo'') is a British animated series made by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television and broadcast on Children's ITV from 6 September 1991 to 29 December 1992. Its eponymous ...
'' * ''
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'' * ''
Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The s ...
'' * ''
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...
'' - Writer (series 6 and 7 only)


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* * http://www.rochellestevens.com/index.php?page=48&text=Brian_Trueman 1932 births Living people British male television writers English children's writers English male screenwriters English male voice actors English screenwriters English television presenters English television writers Writers from Manchester {{England-actor-stub