The Gingerbread Man (TV series)
| The Gingerbread Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television |
| Created by | David Wood |
| Written by | David Wood |
| Directed by | Martin Pullen |
| Creative director(s) | Alan Murphy (art director) |
| Voices of |
Andrew Sachs Jacqueline Clarke |
| Composer(s) |
Peter Pontzen David Wood |
| Country of origin | England |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Yates |
| Producer(s) | Kathy Swain |
| Editor(s) | Andi Sloss |
| Camera setup | Simon Paul |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
FilmFair Central Independent Television |
| Distributor |
Abbey Home Media (Region 2 DVD-Video) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Original release | 24 April 1992[1] – 1992 |
The Gingerbread Man is a stop motion animated children's television series about a gingerbread man and his friends, who come to life in their kitchen home when the people are asleep.[2]
The series was written by David Wood, adapted from his two-act musical play The Gingerbread Man, which premiered in 1976 at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon, Essex, and went on to great international success.[3] The play is inspired by "The Gingerbread Man", a 19th-century fairy tale.
The screen adaptation was co-produced by FilmFair and Central Independent Television in 1991, and broadcast on ITV in 1992.
Andrew Sachs voiced the roles of the Gingerbread Man, Salt the Sailor, and Herr von Cuckoo. Jacqueline Clarke voiced Miss Pepper.
Episode list
- "The Arrival"
- "Cuckoo's Cuckoo"
- "Sleek the Mouse"
- "Hide and Squeak"
- "Poison"
- "Party"
- "A Pinch of Salt"
- "Locked Clock"
- "Weekend Break"
- "Old Bag in Danger"
- "While the Cat's Away"
- "It's Not Fair"
- "The Gingerbread Ghost"
Video releases
In the United Kingdom, the entire series was first published on two VHS videotapes on 1 September 1992.[4] Various animation compilations on VHS included single episodes. Polygram Video published the entire series on one VHS tape on 24 April 1995.
After including a portion of the series on its VHS animation compilation All Together Now (2001), Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the entire series on one Region 2 DVD titled The Gingerbread Man (12 April 2004).
Abbey Home Media re-released the first six episodes on DVD on 27 March 2006,[5] and the remaining seven episodes on a second DVD on 26 March 2007.[6]
Notes
- ↑ "The Gingerbread Man". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Diamond, Frazer. "The Gingerbread Man". Toonhound. Frazer Diamond. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Gingerbread Man". David Wood: The National Children's Dramatist. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Gingerbread Man". Copyright Encyclopedia. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Gingerbread Man: The Arrival". bva.org.uk. The British Video Association. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Gingerbread Man: A Pinch of Salt". bva.org.uk. The British Video Association. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
- The Gingerbread Man at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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