The Flumps

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The Flumps
Genre	Clay Animation
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	Original series: 1977–1988 Revived series: 2015 (2015) – present

For the sweet, see Flump (sweet).

The Flumps is a children's programme produced in 1976 by David Yates. It was broadcast by the BBC many times from 1977 to 1988.

Overview

The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by Gay Soper. The theme tune was played by George Chisholm on the trombone.

In 1978 The BBC released a record, The Flumps, REC 309, that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: Keep Fit, Balloons, Moon Shot & Something Different.

In 2000, The Flumps was released on DVD. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for Auto Trader magazine in the UK. These adverts were run again in Q3 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Revival(2013-15)

In August 2013 it was announced there was plans to revive The Flumps as a full-time series, a producer and animation studio will be announced in due course. At the moment television rights are trying to be secured in preparation for a full series to be broadcast in Autumn 2015.

Characters

The various flumps were:

Grandpa Flump, who played a Flumpet (a type of trumpet),
Father Flump, a keen gardener
Mother Flump, often seen cooking in the kitchen
Posie, a child Flump (a girl)
Perkin, a child Flump (a boy)
Pootle, a child Flump (the youngest; a boy)

Episode listing

Secrets
The Cloud
The Magnet
Get Your Skates On
Moon Shot
Balloons
Keep Fit
Something Different
Lend A Hand
Quiet Please
Grandfather's Birthday
What A Carrot
Where's Grandfather?

References

Simon Sheridan The A to Z of Classic Children's Television (Reynolds & Hearn books, 2004, reprinted 2007) ISBN 1-903111-27-7. Features a chapter on the series and an interview with voice-over actress Gay Soper.

External links

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