The Adventures of Portland Bill

The Adventures of Portland Bill

Infobox Television
show_name = The Adventures of Portland Bill


format = Stop motion, Animation
runtime = 5mins
creator = John Grace, FilmFair, Granada Television
starring = Norman Rossington
country = UK
network = ITV
first_aired = 1983
num_episodes = 36
imdb_id = 0313117|

"The Adventures of Portland Bill" is a British stop motion animated children's television series made in 1983. It was set in a fictional lighthouse called Guillemot Rock on the south coast of England. The setting is a copy of the real Portland Bill lighthouse and Isle of Portland with placenames changed.

Characters

Most of its characters were named after British Sea Areas and coastal weather stations and other words that occur in shipping forecasts:

These live in the lighthouse:
*Portland Bill: lighthouse keeper
*Ross and Cromarty: his assistants
*Dogger: his dog

The rest of the characters live elsewhere:
*Fastnet: fisherman, lives on the island
*Mrs. Lundy: owns cottage on mainland
*Grandma Tiree: makes oatcakes for the lighthousemen
*Inspector Ronaldsway: belongs to the lighthouse service, not a police officer
*Finisterre: owns a croft
*Eddy Stone: owns the village shop, has various jobs: named after Eddystone.
*Young Gail: lives in McGuillycuddy, perhaps on a farm: named after "gale"

Places

*McGuillycuddy: a village on the mainland overlooking the lighthouse island: named after the real Macgillycuddy's Reeks in Ireland

Boats

*The Puffin: rowboat, belongs to Portland Bill.
*The Kipper: used by Inspector Rolandsway.

Other animals

*Flotsam, Jetsam: two sheep
*Boulmer: bull

Trivia

The series was narrated by actor of "Spooner's Patch" and "Big Jim and the Figaro Club", Norman Rossington.

Credits

*Originated by: John Grace
*Director of Animation: Barry Leith
*Designed by: John Grace, Barry Leith
*Assistant Animators: Humphrey Leadbitter, Heather Boucher
*Model Makers: Martin Cheek, Gordon Tait, Linda Thodesen
*Music by: John Grace, Mik Parsons
*Editor: Robert Dunbar
*Assistant Editor: Andi Sloss
*Production Coordinator: Barrie Edwards
*Stories Adapted for TV by: Ian Sachs
*Executive Producer: Graham Clutterbuck

External links

*imdb title|id=0313117
* [http://www.thechestnut.com/port/portland-bill.htm "The Adventures of Portland Bill" @ Little Gems] - includes images and episode lists
* [http://www.toonhound.com/portlandbill.htm "The Adventures of Portland Bill" @ Toonhound]
*" [http://www.classickidstv.co.uk/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Portland_Bill The Adventures of Portland Bill] " at [http://www.classickidstv.co.uk/ ClassicKidsTV.co.uk]
* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/F/FilmFair/The_Adventures_of_Portland_Bill/index.html "The Adventures of Portland Bill" @ The Big Cartoon Database] includes images and episode lists


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