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Created by
  
Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

First episode date
  
6 May 1980

Network
  
Program creator
  
Cosgrove Hall Films

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Stop motion, Animation

Starring
  
No. of episodes
  
104

Final episode date
  
1 July 1986

Number of episodes
  
104

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Original language(s)
  
English, Finnish, Swedish, Hebrew, Hungarian, French, and Spanish

Similar
  
Jamie and the Magic Torch, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Alias the Jester, Creepy Crawlies, The Adventures of Portlan

Cockleshell Bay is a children's television series which was shown at lunchtime on ITV during the early 1980s. It was made by Cosgrove Hall for their parent company, the ITV broadcaster Thames Television. Other children's programmes in the same ITV time slot on the remaining four weekdays included Let's Pretend, Jamie and the Magic Torch, and Rainbow - the latter in which Cockleshell Bay began as a regular story feature (reflected in the rainbow design of Cockleshell Bays logo).

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Twins Robin and Rosie Cockle were the main characters. They lived at the Bucket and Spade guest house run by their parents Helen and Christopher. The family had moved to the Bay from an unknown city, because their parents had wanted to leave city life behind, and their father no longer wanted to work in a factory. Although Robin and Rosie frequently argued with each other, it was clear that they much enjoyed each other's company. Gran Routy (who was no relation to the family, but was known as "Gran" due to her large number of grandchildren) helped out at the house. Robin and Rosie's friends included Mr. Ezikiel Shipham (known locally as Mr Ship), Mr. Paddy Fingal and his donkey Fury (whom Mr. Ship looked after), as well as Ben Gunn the "pirate seagull". In the later series Robin and Rosie had a baby sister called Holly.

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Transmission guide

  • Series 1: 13 editions from 6 May 1980 – 29 July 1980
  • Series 2: 13 editions from 24 March 1981 – 16 June 1981
  • Series 3: 13 editions from 28 September 1981 – 21 December 1981
  • Series 4: 13 editions from 29 March 1982 – 21 June 1982
  • Series 5: 13 editions from 3 January 1983 – 5 April 1983
  • Series 6: 13 editions from 10 January 1984 – 3 April 1984
  • Series 7: 13 editions from 16 April 1985 – 9 July 1985
  • Series 8: 13 editions from 8 April 1986 - 1 July 1986
  • Credits

    Writer and Narrator 
    Brian Trueman
    Music 
    David Rohl, Stuart J. Wolstenholme
    Animation 
    Andrea Lord, Steve Moss
    Puppet Design 
    Bridget Appleby
    Illustrations 
    Josie Yee & Ivor Wood
    Sets & Props 
    Chris Walker
    Puppet Construction 
    Peter Saunders
    Camera 
    Jim Noble, Jane Hilcks
    Film Editor 
    John McManus
    Executive Producer 
    John Hambley
    Director 
    Jackie Cockle
    Producers 
    Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
    Copyright 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, & 1986 Cosgrove/Hall Productions Ltd

    Thames Colour Production

    References

    Cockleshell Bay Wikipedia


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