''On the Waterfront'' is a British

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that aired on

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from 23 April 1988 to 8 July 1989. The programme aired on Saturday mornings and filmed at

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. It consisted of comedy sketches interspersed with cartoons, competitions and music. The writer

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, later a

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-winner for his work on programmes such as '' Queer as Folk'' and ''

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'', worked on the series, writing the script for a comedy dubbed version of the French children's drama series ''

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''. The series is notable in giving the human and puppet double-act

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their first TV exposure.Hayward, Anthony
"Andy Cunningham obituary"
''

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'', London, 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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