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''The Flumps'' is a
children's programme, created and written by
Julie Holder, and produced for the BBC by David Yates. The show was broadcast by the
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from 1977 to 1988.
Overview
The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by
Gay Soper
Gay Soper is an English actress and singer. Her career includes singing ''Turn Back, O Man'' in the original 1971 London production of ''Godspell''. She sang the role of Madam Thenardier on the complete symphonic recording of ''Les Misérables ...
. The
theme tune
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was played by
George Chisholm on the
trombone
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.
In 1978, the BBC released a record, ''The Flumps'' (REC 309), that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: "Keep Fit", "Balloons", "Moon Shot" and "Something Different".
In 2000, ''The Flumps'' was released on
DVD
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. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for
Auto Trader magazine in the UK. These adverts were run again in Q3 2009.
Characters
The various flumps were:
*Grandpa Flump, who played a Flumpet (a type of trumpet)
*Father Flump, a keen
gardener
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Description
A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner supplem ...
*Mother Flump, often seen cooking in the
kitchen
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*Posey, a girl Flump
*Perkin, a boy Flump
*Pootle, the toddler Flump
Episode listing
# "Secrets"
# "The Cloud"
# "The Magnet"
# "Get Your Skates On"
# "Moon Shot"
# "Balloons"
# "Keep Fit"
# "Something Different"
# "Lend A Hand"
# "Quiet Please"
# "Grandfather's Birthday"
# "What A Carrot"
# "Where's Grandfather?"
Scheduling
The Flumps was shown 21 times between 1977 and 1988, usually around 1.45pm, and usually on BBC1. The transmission runs were as follows:
* 14 February – 16 May 1977 (Mondays)
* 5 October – 28 December 1977 (Wednesdays)
* 2 April – 25 June 1978 (Sundays)
* 2 October – 25 December 1978 (Mondays)
* 3 April – 26 June 1979 (Tuesdays)
* 4 October – 27 December 1979 (Thursdays)
* 1 April – 24 June 1980 (Tuesdays)
* 28 September – 21 December 1980 (Sundays)
* 7 April – 30 June 1981 (Tuesdays)
* 9 October 1981 – 1 January 1982 (Fridays)
* 6 April – 29 June 1982 (Tuesdays)
* 3 October – 26 December 1982 (Sundays)
* 6 April – 29 June 1983 (Wednesdays)
* 9 January – 26 March 1984 (Mondays)
[During the first transmission run of 1984, one of the first five episodes was not shown.]
* 6 July – 28 September 1984 (Fridays)
* 30 December 1984 – 24 March 1985 (Sundays)
* 5 July – 27 September 1985 (Fridays)
* 31 March – 23 June 1986 (Mondays)
* 8 January – 2 April 1987 (Thursdays)
* 8 July – 30 September 1987 (Wednesdays) on BBC2
* 20 April – 13 July 1988 (Wednesdays) on BBC2
Footnotes
References
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