| The Adventures of Portland Bill | |
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| Format | Stop motion, Animation |
| Created by | John Grace, FilmFair, Granada Television |
| Starring | Norman Rossington |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 5mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV Network |
| Original airing | 4 October 1983 |
The Adventures of Portland Bill is a British stop motion animated children's television series made in 1983. It was set in a fictional lighthouse called Guillemot Rock on the south coast of England. The setting is a copy of the real Portland Bill lighthouse and Isle of Portland with placenames changed.
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Most of its characters were named after British Sea Areas and coastal weather stations and other words that occur in shipping forecasts:
These live in the lighthouse:
The rest of the characters live elsewhere:
The series was narrated by actor of Spooner's Patch and Big Jim and the Figaro Club, Norman Rossington.
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