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''Pigeon Street'' is a
cutout animated children's television
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...
series, written by
Michael Cole, originally shown on the
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in 1981 as part of its 'See-Saw' strand for preschoolers. There were two series with eight and five
episode
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The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (), meaning th ...
s respectively, each programme lasting 15 minutes. The series was repeated a number of times until 1994.
The animation was created by Alan Rogers and Peter Lang of the Cut-Out Animation Co., who later went on to do a nursery rhyme series with similar animation called ''
Rub-A-Dub-Dub''. Voices were performed by
George Layton
George Layton (born 2 March 1943) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series '' Doctor in the House'' and its sequels '' Doctor at Large'', '' ...
, with additional voices by John Telfer. Music was by Benni Lees, and played by Soulyard.
The shows featured the everyday adventures of a group of characters living on ''Pigeon Street'', an area of
flats
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and
terraced housing
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in a British city, also home to several
pigeon
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...
s which appeared in each show but only occasionally featured in the
plot. Characters included Clara the long distance lorry driver, her husband Hugo the chef, Mr Baskerville the
detective
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, Mr Jupiter the
astronomer
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, Mr Macadoo the petshop owner, and twins Molly and Polly, who were only distinguishable by the letter M and P on their jumpers.
Episode listing
Characters
*Betty Cox: The school dinner lady and is William's wife and Jim's mother.
*Bob Breadsnapper: The owner of the cycle shop called "Bob's Bikes" and is Reg's brother and Doreen's brother-in-law.
*Clara Naughton: The lorry driver and is Hugo's wife.
*Daisy Waldron: The old lady who is a next-door neighbor to Rose and feeds the pigeons on her window sill.
*Doreen Breadsnapper: The owner of the launderette and is Reg's wife and Bob's sister-in-law.
*Dr John Glossop: The doctor and is Fiona's husband and Gerald, Molly and Polly's father.
*Fiona Glossop: The owner who made strawberry jam and is Gerald, Molly and Polly's mother and the wife of John.
*Flash: Mr Jupiter's dog.
*Gerald Glossop: Molly and Polly's older brother and son of John and Fiona.
*Hugo Naughton: The local chef and is Clara's husband.
*Jim Cox: William and Betty's son.
*Molly Glossop: Gerald's sister, Polly's twin sister and twin daughter of John and Fiona.
*Mr Baskerville: The detective is always carrying his magnifying glass and has a dog called Watson.
*Mr Jupiter: The astronomer is always carrying his telescope and has a dog called Flash.
*Mr Macadoo: The pet shop owner.
*Polly Glossop: Gerald's other sister, Molly's twin sister and other twin daughter of John and Fiona.
*Reg Breadsnapper: The park sweeper and is Doreen's husband and Bob's brother.
*Rose Fogg: The other old lady who is another next door neighbour to Daisy and scares the pigeons away.
*Tom: Mr Macadoo's cat.
*Watson: Mr Baskerville's dog.
*William Cox: The window cleaner and is Betty's husband and Jim's father.
Rogers and Lang went on to create many animations for programmes like ''
Words and Pictures'', ''
Numbertime
''Numbertime'' is a BBC educational numeracy television series for primary schools that was aired on BBC Two from 20 September 1993 to 3 December 2001. For its first four series, it was presented by Lolita Chakrabarti. El Nombre, an animated cha ...
'', ''
Rosie and Jim
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'', ''
Hotch Potch House
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'', ''Rat-A-Tat-Tat'' and ''The Number Crew''.
Credits
*Written by: Michael Cole
*With the Voices of: George Layton, John Telfer
*Music Composed by: Benni Lees
*And Played by: Soulyard
*Sound by: André Jaquemin, Peter Hodges, Rod Guest
*Edited by: Grahame Scoular, John McNelly, Alec Jeakins
*Animation by: Peter Lang
*Design by: Alan Rogers
*Production by: David Yates, Alan Rogers
*A David Yates Production
*© BBC MCMLXXXI
Potential reboot
In 2017, plans were announced for a potential reboot of the show.
References
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External links
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1981 British television series debuts
1981 British television series endings
1980s British children's television series
BBC children's television shows
1980s British animated television series
Fictional Columbidae
British stop-motion animated television series
English-language television shows