7.6 /10 1 Votes
Created by Julie Holder Original language(s) English No. of episodes 13 First episode date 14 February 1977 Number of episodes 13 | 7.5/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 Running time 15 mins Final episode date 9 May 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Jamie and the Magic Torch, Bagpuss, Button Moon, Willo the Wisp, Fingerbobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The flumps keep fit full episode
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.
Contents
- The flumps keep fit full episode
- The flumps quiet please full episode
- Overview
- Characters
- Episode listing
- Scheduling
- References
The flumps quiet please full episode
Overview
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.
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".
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:
Episode listing
- "Secrets"
- "The Cloud"
- "The Magnet"
- "Get Your Skates On"
- "Moon Shot"
- "Balloons"
- "Keep Fit"
- "Something Different"
- "Lend A Hand"
- "Quiet Please"
- "Grandfather's Birthday"
- "What A Carrot"
- "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: