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| Percy the Park Keeper | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Children's television series |
| Created by | Nick Butterworth |
| Voices of | Jim Broadbent Enn Reitel David Holt Kate Harbour Chris Lang |
| Narrated by | Richard Briers Jim Broadbent (only in the audiobooks) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (4 seasonal specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 minutes (full episodes) 30 minutes (seasonal specials) |
| Production companies | Grand Slamm Children's Films HIT Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 25 December 1996 – 12 December 1999 |
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Percy the Park Keeper is a British animated children's television series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. It features Percy, and many wild animals, including the Badger, the Fox, the Owl, the Mice, the Mole, the Robin, and so on. The series started out as four seasonal specials airing in the UK between December 1996 and December 1997.[1] This was followed by thirteen ten-minute episodes between September and December 1999. "After the Storm" got a theatre adaptation in London on Christmas 2015.[2] The franchise eventually was commemorated with a statue of Percy in Raphael Park.[3]
- ^ "HIT Entertainment - 30 Minutes". 3 July 1998. Archived from the original on 3 July 1998. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Gillinson, Miriam (1 December 2015). "Percy the Park Keeper's Winter Park review – the kids sigh with happiness". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Alwakeel, Ramzy (13 October 2020). "Children's author Nick Butterworth visits Raphael Park to unveil 'Percy the park keeper' statue and £7.5k picnic area". Retrieved 3 September 2021.