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Star Hill Ponies is a British children's stop-motion animation series produced by Bumper Films and co-produced by Mike Young Productions for S4C.[1] It was the last production by Bumper Films before they shut down in February 2002. The voice actors are Josie Lawrence and Andrew Sachs.[2]
Star Hill Ponies | |
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Developed by | Mike Young Liz Young |
Written by | Maria Jones Pamela Hickey Dennys McCoy |
Directed by | John Walker |
Voices of | Josie Lawrence Andrew Sachs |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original languages | English Welsh |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Meirion Davies Theresa Plummer-Andrews (series 1) Anne Miles (series 2) |
Producers | Liz Young Ian Frampton |
Editor | Wil Oswald |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production companies | Mike Young Productions Bumper Films |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies (United Kingdom) S4C (Wales) |
Release | 1998 2002 | –
Plot
editThe series follows a young girl named Baz who dreams of nothing more than finding a best friend. Her wish comes true when two roaming Welsh Mountain ponies Molly and Dylan, show up at her farm with Shetland pony Scruffy. Their playful frolics change her life forever.
Production
editStarhill Ponies is co-produced by Mike Young Productions in Los Angeles, California, United States and Bumper Films in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom for S4C and BBC. It is Bumper Films' only television series co-produced in the United Kingdom and North America. The series is distributed in the United Kingdom by S4C International and BBC Worldwide and worldwide by Taffy Entertainment.
Characters
editPonies
edit- Dylan - the big brown Welsh Mountain pony, with a black mane.
- Molly - the dapple grey Mountain pony, with a grey mane.
- Scruffy - the podgy chestnut Shetland pony, with a long straw-coloured mane. His hobbies are eating and being naughty.
Humans
edit- Beatrice "Baz" Watkins -
- Will Watkins - Baz's father.
- Kath Watkins - Baz's mother.
- Thomas - Baz's best friend.
- Mrs Horace Morris - the snobbish landlady who can't stand ponies.
- Jim -
- Ambrose Higgins - the half-witted beach shop owner.
- Lottie - the mobile shop owner. Only appears in Series 2.
- Nick - the blacksmith. Only appears in Series 2.
Episodes
editSeries 1 (1998-99)
edit# | Title | Summary | Recording Date | Broadcast Date |
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1 | Birthday Tea | 2 November 1998 | 7 April 1999 | |
2 | Scruffy Pays the Price | 9 November 1998 | 14 April 1999 | |
3 | The Outing | 16 November 1998 | 21 April 1999 | |
4 | Nicked Knickers | 23 November 1998 | 28 April 1999 | |
5 | Kidnapped | 30 November 1998 | 5 May 1999 | |
6 | Scruffy Helps Out | 7 December 1999 | 11 May 1999 | |
7 | Art for Scruffy's Sake | 14 December 1998 | 19 May 1999 | |
8 | Circus Tricks | 21 December 1998 | 26 May 1999 | |
9 | Surfin' Sea Horse | 28 December 1998 | 2 June 1999 | |
10 | High Tea, High Jinks | 4 January 1999 | 11 August 1999 | |
11 | Dylan for the Cup | 11 January 1999 | 14 July 1999 | |
12 | Lost | 18 January 1999 | 21 July 1999 | |
13 | Bugged | 25 January 1999 | 4 August 1999 |
Series 2 (2002)
edit- Just Desserts
- Apple Pie
- Hide and Seek
- Nothing to be Afraid Of
- Mrs. HM's Parade
- Tall Tales
- The Mystery of Missing Ethel
- A Fine Mess
- Scarypony Scarecrow
- Thomas Riding High
- The Unlucky Horseshoe
- The Way Home
- All I Want for Christmas
Home media
editVHS Releases
editIn 1999, one single video of the show was by BBC Worldwide Ltd with five episodes from the first series on it.
VHS video title | Year of release | Episodes |
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Star Hill Ponies: Nicked Knickers and Other Stories (BBCV 6772) |
4 May 1999 |
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DVD Releases
editIn 2006, the series was released on three DVDs by Blackhorse Entertainment.
DVD video title | Year of release | Episodes |
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Star Hill Ponies: Scruffy Helps Out and Seven Other Fantastic Episodes (S4C) |
10 April 2006 |
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Star Hill Ponies: Mrs HM's Parade and Seven Other Fantasic Episodes (S4C004) |
5 June 2006 |
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Star Hill Ponies: Dylan for the Cup and Other Great Stories (S4C) |
11 September 2006 |
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