''The Perishers'' is an animated cartoon series produced by

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and

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transmitted it in 1979 and repeated until 1988. The series is based on

Maurice Dodd Maurice Dodd (25 October 1922 – 31 December 2005) was an English writer and cartoonist best known for his years spent working on ''The Perishers'' comic strip published in the ''Daily Mirror''. Biography Dodd was born in Hackney. During the ...

's long-running comic strip, ''

The Perishers ''The Perishers'' was a long-running British comic strip about a group of neighbourhood children and a dog. It was printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' as a daily strip and first appeared on 19 October 1959. For most of its life it was written by M ...

''.

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voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling;

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voiced Boot;

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voiced Wellington;

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served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH. Castle Vision published the first

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release of ''The Perishers'': Two VHS

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s, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2

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titled ''The Perishers: Magic Mirror'' (27 February 2006), and the remaining 10 episodes to a second DVD, ''The Perishers: The Skateboard Champion'' (12 March 2007).

Episodes

*Magic Mirror *In the Cart *A Life from the Ocean Wave *A-Camping We Will Go *A Fool and His Money aren’t as Easily Parted as You Think *Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bath? *How to Train the Family Dog *The Ugly Duckling *Look Before It Leaps *Spring Fever *The Skateboard Champion *The Wheeling and Dealing *She May or She May Not *Noblesse Oblige *The War Games *Well Blow Me Down *Bone Champions *The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed *The Eyeballs in the Sky *The Inch-Thick Ketchup Sandwich

References

External links

''The Perishers''
a fan page with character descriptions, an episode guide, and production information * *
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at the BFI Film & TV Database
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