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Created by
  
Julie Holder

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
13

First episode date
  
14 February 1977

Number of episodes
  
13

Cast
  
Gay Soper

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
1

Running time
  
15 mins

Final episode date
  
9 May 1977

Genre
  
Stop motion

Networks
  
BBC, BBC One

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Similar
  
Jamie and the Magic Torch, Bagpuss, Button Moon, Willo the Wisp, Fingerbobs

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The Flumps is a children's programme, created and written by Julie Holder, and produced for the BBC by David Yates. It was broadcast by the BBC many times from 1977 to 1988.

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Overview

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The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by Gay Soper. The theme tune was played by George Chisholm on the trombone.

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In 1978, the BBC released a record, The Flumps (REC 309), that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: "Keep Fit", "Balloons", "Moon Shot" and "Something Different".

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In 2000, The Flumps was released on DVD. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for Auto Trader magazine in the UK. These adverts were run again in Q3 2009.

Characters

The various flumps were:

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  • Grandpa Flump, who played a Flumpet (a type of trumpet),
  • Father Flump, a keen gardener
  • Mother Flump, often seen cooking in the kitchen
  • Posie, a girl Flump
  • Perkin, a boy Flump
  • Pootle, the youngest boy Flump

    • Episode listing

    1. "Secrets"
    2. "The Cloud"
    3. "The Magnet"
    4. "Get Your Skates On"
    5. "Moon Shot"
    6. "Balloons"
    7. "Keep Fit"
    8. "Something Different"
    9. "Lend A Hand"
    10. "Quiet Please"
    11. "Grandfather's Birthday"
    12. "What A Carrot"
    13. "Where's Grandfather?"

    Scheduling

    The Flumps was shown 21 times between 1977 and 1988, usually around 1.45pm, and usually on BBC One. The transmission runs were as follows:

    References

    The Flumps Wikipedia
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