Summerton Mill

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Summerton Mill
Genre Children's television, animation
Created by Pete Bryden
Ed Cookson
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 14
Production
Camera setup stop motion
Running time 5 minutes per episode approximately
Broadcast
Original channel CBeebies
Original run September 5, 2005 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Summerton Mill is a British children's television series created by Pete Bryden and Ed Cookson. It was first shown on the CBeebies channel in 2005 as a segment of the BBC's Tikkabilla. It has subsequently been repeated both within Tikkabilla and as a standalone show on CBeebies and BBC2.[1]

It is a stop-motion animated series featuring the characters Dan, his companion Fluffa, Dr and Mrs Naybhur who live up on the hill, Francoise the cow, Mousey-Tongue the cat, two "yellow-spinner" chickens and the "millfreaks", tiny creatures which appear to resemble small, furry hedgehogs.[2]

In all, thirteen episodes (and a pilot episode) have been produced, and the show has been broadcast in several European and Middle Eastern countries, including Iceland, Finland, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Iran.[3] A second series is currently in production.[4]

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The series is voiced by Silas Hawkins, whose father (Peter Hawkins) provided the voices of Bill and Ben, Captain Pugwash, the Daleks and the The Woodentops.

Although the series is made very much in the style of Oliver Postgate's Smallfilms, much of the background humour is in a similar vein to that of Aardman Animation's Creature Comforts.

Summerton Mill was inspired by Somerton Mill, a riverside property owned by Pete Bryden.

The iTeddy children's media player, featured on the British TV series Dragons' Den, is now being distributed throughout the United Kingdom via the Argos chain of stores and comes loaded with an episode of Summerton Mill, with others available from the iTeddy website. [5]

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The cast of Summerton Mill. Left to right - Francoise the cow, Dr & Mrs Naybhur, Fluffa, the chickens (front) and Dan
The cast of Summerton Mill. Left to right - Francoise the cow, Dr & Mrs Naybhur, Fluffa, the chickens (front) and Dan
  • Pilot episode (Extended Introduction)
  • The Hole
  • Kite Flying
  • The Sock Thing
  • Wing Nuts
  • Hiding
  • Dr Naybhur's Song
  • Cheering Up
  • The Baby Millfreak
  • Lost and Found
  • Mrs Naybhur's Vegetables (Rework of the pilot episode)
  • Chinese Whispers
  • The Picnic
  • Mrs Naybhur's Poem

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Transmission dates, Summerton Mill website. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Summerton Mill summary, Toonhound.com. Retrieved October 23, 2007
  3. ^ Summerton Mills TV and Sales section, VGI Entertainment Limited website. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  4. ^ News section, Summerton Mill website. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  5. ^ http://www.iteddy.com ITeddy website. Retrieved November 5, 2007.

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