| The Adventures of Twizzle | |
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| Also known as | Twizzle |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Roberta Leigh |
| Directed by | Gerry Anderson |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Nancy Nevinson |
| Music by | Leslie Clair, arranged and conducted by Barry Gray Lyrics: Roberta Leigh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (51 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Roberta Leigh |
| Cinematography | Arthur Provis |
| Editor | David Elliott |
| Running time | 13 minutes |
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| Budget | £23,400[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 November 1957[1][2] – 10 June 1959[1] |
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The Adventures of Twizzle is a British children's puppet television series produced by AP Films (APF) which premiered on the ITV network in 1957. Conceived by author Roberta Leigh, who subsequently co-produced, it was filmed in Maidenhead between July 1957 and January 1958 on a budget of £23,400 (about £713,000 in 2023).[1]
The series follows a toy doll called Twizzle, who has the ability to extend his arms and legs. He is joined on various adventures by a cat called Footso and several other toy companions. Fifty-two 13-minute episodes were filmed, with APF completing one episode every other day. The first episode, "Twizzle and Footso", was first broadcast on 13 November 1957 by ITV's London franchise, Associated-Rediffusion.[1] All episodes except the first are now lost. The sole surviving episode is included in the Space Patrol DVD box set.
Twizzle was the first series to use the marionette puppetry that would prove important in later shows developed by APF.[3] The characters were operated on carpet thread strings and had heads of papier-mâché.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. pp. 16–21. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.
- ^ Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Biography by Simon Archer and Stan Nicholls; ISBN 0-09-978141-7
- ^ "Adventures of Twizzle, The". Nostalgia Central. 24 June 2014.