| The Ratties | |
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| Directed by | Mike Wallis[2] |
| Narrated by | Spike Milligan |
| Theme music composer | Ed Welch |
| Composer | James Harpen[2] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Producer | Mike Wallis[2] |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 November – 22 December 1988 |
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The Ratties is a British animated series about a family of six rats who live in the wall of a country house. The rats try to emulate the human family who own the house.
The idea for The Ratties was conceived by Laura Milligan, daughter of comedian Spike Milligan.[1] Laura Milligan and Mike Wallis developed the idea into a series of animated shorts; Wallis served as director and producer. Spike Milligan narrated the series with much of the narration ad libbed.
ITV aired 26 episodes in 1988; each episode is under five minutes in length. The series was repeated by ITV from 1991 to 1994.
- ^ a b c The Ratties: The Great Escape (Rear cover). ABC Video. 1991. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Diamond, Frazer. "The Ratties". Toonhound. Frazer Diamond. Retrieved 21 March 2017.