| The Perishers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cartoon series Children's television |
| Created by | Maurice Dodd |
| Directed by | Dick Horn |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Peter Hawkins |
| Composer | Trevor Evan Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Graham Clutterbuck |
| Producer | Graeme Spurway |
| Editor | John Farrow |
| Camera setup | Gary Knowelden Nick Boisson |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production companies | Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 21 March – 4 May 1979 |
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The Perishers is an animated cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979 and repeated until 1988. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers.[1]
Sheila Steafel voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Judy Bennett voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH.
Castle Vision published the first home video release of The Perishers: Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD 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).