The Winjin Pom

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The Winjin Pom
Image:Winjinpom.gif
Format	Puppet show
Starring	Mark Arden Stephen Frost Alison Jiear
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	16th March 1991 – 20th April 1991

The Winjin' Pom is a television puppet series about a talking British caravan, renowned for his moaning, and five Australians who live and travel in him. The travellers; who include Adalaide, Bruce, Darwin and Sydney (a wallaby, an ostrich, a spider and a wombat), are members of the Gullagaloona backpackers club and are on a mission to travel the world.

Discovering the caravan near London when lost, the travellers soon find the Winjin' Pom to be one of their biggest allies. A mafia-like team soon discover the caravan's rare ability to speak and decide to hijack it in a sinister plot to make themselves rich.

Part of this mafia gang includes two villainous brothers; (who happen to be crows). Ronnie and Reggie ("The Crows") relentlessly chase the caravan and follow the backpackers on their travels in an attempt to steal it; always of course failing miserably.

The Winjin' Pom caravan is famous not only for talking but also for flying, something which occurs several episodes in after a hijack by The Crows. This talking-flying caravan was not seen by many people and the series did not air for long.

Written by Richard Carpenter the television series contains some impressive dialogue, particularly revolving its wit around the friendly, joking banter about stereotypes; the grumpy Brit and adventurous Australian.

The Winjin' Pom was broadcast in 1991 on commercial television and is owned by Spitting Image Productions and HIT Entertainment PLC. It was directed by Steve Bendelack and is not currently shown on any television network, nor is it available to own on video or DVD. Allegedly, the rights are available for purchase.