Paddington (TV series)

For the 1989 television series, see Paddington Bear (TV series). For the 1997 television series, see The Adventures of Paddington Bear. For the 2019 television series, see The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series).

Paddington
In this animation title card, the name "Paddington" is scrawled on a drawing of a brick wall. A bicycle leans against the wall, and a sliver of blue sky and tall buildings are visible over the wall's top edge.
Also known asThe Adventures of Paddington
Based onSee text
Story byMichael Bond
Directed byIvor Wood
Voices ofMichael Hordern
Narrated byMichael Hordern
Opening theme"Size Ten Shuffle" performed by Boyfriends
ComposerHerbert Chappell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes56 (and 3 specials)
Production
Executive producerPepper Weiss
Production locationLondon
Production companyFilmFair
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release5 January 1976 (1976-01-05) –
18 April 1980 (1980-04-18)
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Paddington is a British children's animated television series based on the Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond. Broadcast from 1976 to 1980, the series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair;[1] it was narrated by Michael Hordern, who also voiced all of the characters.[2]

Paddington is animated in stop motion. Paddington himself is a puppet in a three-dimensional environment, whilst other characters are paper cut-outs. The final television special used a slightly different technique using 2D drawn fully animated characters.

BBC1 premiered Paddington in January 1976; the series concluded in May, but was appended by two Christmas specials in December. A second series—retitled The Adventures of Paddington—followed in October 1979, and ran until April 1980. In all, 56 episodes were broadcast, followed by three television specials: Paddington Goes to the Movies (1983), Paddington Goes to School (1984), and Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza (1987).[3]

Paddington was the first television programme adapted from the Paddington Bear stories. Paddington Bear (1989) was produced by Hanna-Barbera for broadcast syndication, while The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997) was produced by CINAR and Protecrea.

  1. ^ Warner, Jennifer (5 September 2014). The Unofficial History of the Paddington Bear. BookCaps Study Guides. p. 40. ISBN 9781629173818. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 443–444. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 307. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.