ROUND THE BEND
1988 - 1991
Made for Yorkshire Television by Hat Trick Productions
Three series of six half hours shot at Limehouse and Teddington Studios
Round the Bend were three series commissioned by the ITV Network through Yorkshire Television from Hat Trick Productions. The original idea came from Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers who were illustrators on the comic Oink.
It took the shape of a magazine type programme with editor Doc Croc, a life sized Crocodile, and his team of reporting rats Vince Vermin, Luschetti Brushetti and Jemima Wellington-Green The whole programme was set in a sewer where they lived and worked. Each programme had the rats being hopelessly exploited by Doc for his own gain.
Regular features:
Oddbods with Loud Lucy
Three talking Heads on the wall
Thunderpants
John Potato’s Newsround
Pzycho the Magnificent
False Teeth from Beyond The Stars
David Colemole’s Sportsview
Cosmic Comprehensive
The Cast
Vince Vermin Nigel Plaskitt
Luchetti Bruschetti Alistair Fullarton / Simon Buckley
Jemimah Wellington-Green Richard Coombs
Doc Croc Anthony Asbury
His Tail Kaefan Shaw
with Enn Reitel, Kate Robbins, Jon Glover, Phil Pope, Jonathan Kydd, Susan Sheridan
Directed by John Henderson
Puppets by Spitting Image - Scott Brooker and Jackie Hallatt
Music by Philip Pope, Simon Franglen
Executive Producer Denise O’Donoghue
Line Producer Elaine Morris
Script Editors Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Geoffrey Perkins
Animation by Aardman Animations and Catalyst Pictures
Graphic Design by Patrick Gallagher
Set Design by Mike Joyce
Lighting Design by Michael Lingard
Cameras Martin Hawkins
Sound Lloyd Billing & Chris Blake
Vision Mixer Sonia Lovett
VT Editor Mike Cross
Stage Manager Teena Steel
Floor Managers Hilary Bevan-Jones, Ivan Douglas
Graphic Design Patrick Garland
Written by Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers
nominated for a Royal TV Society Award
1988 - 1991
Made for Yorkshire Television by Hat Trick Productions
Three series of six half hours shot at Limehouse and Teddington Studios
Round the Bend were three series commissioned by the ITV Network through Yorkshire Television from Hat Trick Productions. The original idea came from Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers who were illustrators on the comic Oink.
It took the shape of a magazine type programme with editor Doc Croc, a life sized Crocodile, and his team of reporting rats Vince Vermin, Luschetti Brushetti and Jemima Wellington-Green The whole programme was set in a sewer where they lived and worked. Each programme had the rats being hopelessly exploited by Doc for his own gain.
Regular features:
Oddbods with Loud Lucy
Three talking Heads on the wall
Thunderpants
John Potato’s Newsround
Pzycho the Magnificent
False Teeth from Beyond The Stars
David Colemole’s Sportsview
Cosmic Comprehensive
The Cast
Vince Vermin Nigel Plaskitt
Luchetti Bruschetti Alistair Fullarton / Simon Buckley
Jemimah Wellington-Green Richard Coombs
Doc Croc Anthony Asbury
His Tail Kaefan Shaw
with Enn Reitel, Kate Robbins, Jon Glover, Phil Pope, Jonathan Kydd, Susan Sheridan
Directed by John Henderson
Puppets by Spitting Image - Scott Brooker and Jackie Hallatt
Music by Philip Pope, Simon Franglen
Executive Producer Denise O’Donoghue
Line Producer Elaine Morris
Script Editors Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Geoffrey Perkins
Animation by Aardman Animations and Catalyst Pictures
Graphic Design by Patrick Gallagher
Set Design by Mike Joyce
Lighting Design by Michael Lingard
Cameras Martin Hawkins
Sound Lloyd Billing & Chris Blake
Vision Mixer Sonia Lovett
VT Editor Mike Cross
Stage Manager Teena Steel
Floor Managers Hilary Bevan-Jones, Ivan Douglas
Graphic Design Patrick Garland
Written by Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers
nominated for a Royal TV Society Award
Doc Croc and Vince
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Vince Vermin
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