Buried Treasure (8 November 1983) – Cromarty finds more than he bargained for when he embarks on a treasure hunt in the village of McGuillycuddy.Important Message (8 November 1983) – A misunderstood semaphore message results in a slap-up tea for the lighthouse keepers.An Inspector Calls (1 November 1983) – The assistant keepers do everything wrong when the lighthouse inspector calls but Portland Bill is pleased with his final report.The Jam Session (1 November 1983) – Cromarty and Finisterre's unexpected jam session in the lighthouse turns into musical mayhem when Portland Bill joins in on the bagpipes.The Birthday Surprise (25 October 1983) – Eddie Stone's delivery day has a surprise in store for him at the lighthouse on the Guillemot Rock.Bedtime For Cromarty (25 October 1983) – Portland Bill recommends an effective but most unusual remedy for Cromarty's hiccups.The Sea Monster (18 October 1983) – Laughter on the night watch when Ross and Cromarty find a sea monster in the living room.Portland Bill's Busy Day (18 October 1983) – Portland Bill has a day off on the mainland and manages to help all his friends with their jobs.The Seaweed Clock (11 October 1983) – How does Portland Bill manage to tell the time by his seaweed clock?.The Fishing Match (11 October 1983) – When Ross and Cromarty stage a fishing match they catch more than they bargained for.The Tourists (4 October 1983) – Portland Bill visits McGuillycuddy, while there he helps his friend Eddie Stone and makes the tourists' day trip a memorable one.Changeable Weather (4 October 1983) – When Ross and Cromarty's efforts to paint the lighthouse end in slapstick fun, they conjure up rain and snow effects to keep Portland Bill inside.
#Lighthouse keeper cartoon series#
Transmission guide Series 1 ġ3 editions from 4 October 1983 – 3 January 1984 (aired on Tuesdays) Model Makers: Martin Cheek, Jo Pierpoint White, Gordon Tait.Director of Animation: Humphrey Leadbitter.Model Makers: Martin Cheek, Gordon Tait, Linda Thodesen.Assistant Animators: Humphrey Leadbitter, Heather Boucher.The Kipper: used by Eddie Stone and Inspector Ronaldsway.The Puffin: rowboat, belongs to Portland Bill.They collaborated on the music and song content with Mik Parsons recording all the songs on his 4-track cassette based Tascam Portastudio. At the time, John Grace and Mik Parsons were colleagues teaching in the Graphic Design Department at Leicester Polytechnic (now DeMontfort University). The submission won the prize and was picked up by Graham Clutterbuck at FilmFair who went on to commission two series for ITV. All the characters are named after the areas of the UK Shipping Forecast. The idea was originated by John Grace and submitted to the competition 'Maritime England'. McGuillycuddy: a village on the mainland overlooking the lighthouse island: named after the real MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Ireland.Eddie Stone: owns the village shop also is the village's milkman, mayor, postman, meter-reader and policeman.Inspector Ronaldsway: belongs to the lighthouse service.Grandma Tiree: makes oatcakes for the lighthousemen.Fastnet: fisherman, lives on the island.
The rest of the characters live elsewhere:
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