The Adventures of Grady Greenspace
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The Adventures of Grady Greenspace | |
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Format | Children's Television |
Country of origin | France |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Running time | approx. 13 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | France 3 |
Original run | 1992 – 1995 |
The Adventures of Grady Greenspace is a children's TV programme that was originally a French/Canadian programme entitled "Les Enquêtes de Chlorophylle" (roughly translated as "The Investigations of Chlorophylle") which was co-produced by Damned Productions (Paris), la Société Française de Production, France 3, Productions Espace Vert (Montreal) and Logos Distribution[1] and aired between 1992-1993[2].
The UK version was produced by Central Independent Television in 1995.
The series was based on the character Chlorophylle created by Dargaud[3] and was about a group of environmentally aware creatures and their adventures.
The shows characters were a combination of around twelve puppets and a large number of live animals.[4]
Contents |
[edit] Characters
[edit] Puppets
- Chloro (French) / Grady (English) - The shows main character. A black and white dormouse that solved environmental issues with the aid of his friends. Grady lived inside an old building and slept in a human's old slipper.
- Radar - Radar was a bat and close friend of Gradys
- Anthracite (French) / Scuzzy (English) - The main villain of the series. Scuzzy was a black rat and leader of a group called the Rafia who were usually the cause of the problem that Grady was trying to solve.[5]
- Maeva (French) / Rhonda (English) - A white rat that was the sister of Scuzzy. She was also Grady's love interest.
[edit] Live Animals
- The Council - A group of owls that Grady would often consult when he needed advice
[edit] Cast and Crew
[edit] Directors
- Frédéric Goupil
- Claude Grégoire
- Michel Marin
- Bruno Carrière
[edit] Production Manager
- Karine Dhont
[edit] Writers
- Michel Marin
- Diane Cailhier[6]
[edit] Cinematography
- Jacques Meynard
[edit] Voice Actors
- Terrence Scammell - lead voice actor for English version.[7]
[edit] Episodes
There were 52 episodes in total.[8] Known episodes:
- Vote For Grady - first aired in the UK on 03/05/1995.[9]
- Shady Business - first aired in the UK on 17/05/1995.[10]
[edit] Around the world
The show originally aired in France and Canada and is known to have aired in the UK
Country | TV network | Year first broadcast |
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France | France 3 | 1992 |
Canada | Canal Famille | 1992 |
United Kingdom | ITV | 1995 |