''Ragdolly Anna'' was a British children's television series, produced by

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and based on the books by British writer Jean Kenward. The show was broadcast between July 26th 1982 and July 13th 1987 on the ITV network during its Watch It! (later Children's ITV) strand. The show starred

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and was about a small stuffed doll named Ragdolly Anna (played by Caroline Berry) that used to spring into life when nobody was watching and would go on many wild and fantastic adventures. The programme was filmed in the Woolman Street Tenements in the Mabgate area of

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. The theme tune was written by Allan Taylor

Series guide

*Series 1: 6 editions first shown from 26 July 1982 to 6 September 1982 *Series 2: 12 editions first shown from 9 January 1986 to 27 March 1986 *Series 3: 12 editions first shown from 6 April 1987 to 13 July 1987

International releases

* Kenya ** KBC * Germany ** BFBS (''Children's SSVC'') ** SSVC Television (''Children's SSVC'') * Singapore ** Mediacorp Channel 5 (''Kids' Corner'') * Canada **

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* Brunei ** RTB * USA **Public Access 31 (''in

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'') * New Zealand ** TV One ** Channel 2 * Portugal ** Canal 1 (''Brinca Brincando'', a Canal 1/RTP1 children's block from 1987 to 1993)

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*{{IMDb title, id=0443400, title=Ragdolly Anna 1982 British television series debuts 1987 British television series endings 1980s British children's television series British English-language television shows British television shows featuring puppetry ITV children's television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Yorkshire Television