Stanley Bagshaw
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Stanley Bagshaw is the main character in a series of children's cartoon books created by Bob Wilson. The character also appeared in a series of cartoons for Yorkshire Television.
[edit] Background
In the series, Stanley is portrayed as a young boy around 10 years of age. He lives in a fictional town called "Huddersgate," which is in fact based on Stoke-upon-Trent. Stanley goes through a series of unlikely adventures in which he is invariably the hero, defeating thieves and preventing tragedies.
The series is entirely written in rhyme.
[edit] The Stanley Bagshaw series
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Fourteen Foot Wheel Hamish Hamilton 1981 (ISBN-0241106346)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Twenty Two Ton Whale Hamish Hamilton 1983 (ISBN-0241108128)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Mafeking Square Cheese Robbery Hamish Hamilton 1985 (ISBN-0241112303)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Short-Sighted Football Trainer Hamish Hamilton 1986 (ISBN-0241117836)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Rather Dangerous Miracle Cure Hamish Hamilton.1988 (ISBN-0241124190)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Mad Magic Mix-up Hamish Hamilton 1990 (ISBN-0241127475)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Ice-cream Ghost Hamish Hamilton 1992 (ISBN-0241127602)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco Hamish Hamilton 1996 (ISBN-0241132312)
- Stanley Bagshaw and the Show-jumping Mouse Penguin Nov. 1998 (ISBN-014038023x)
