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The Treacle People

★ 8.7 1996 · 1990s 2 seasons CITV

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Synopsis

The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.

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Cast & Crew

Glynn Mills

Glynn Mills

Tapper Knowle (voice) / Ike Mitton (voice) / Narrator (voice)

Alec Bregonzi

Alec Bregonzi

Prof. Baines-Pilling (voice) / Nellie Newchurch (voice)

Brian Trueman

Brian Trueman

Charlie (voice) / Furness (voice)

Iain Russell

Iain Russell

Stirling the Haggis (voice)

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)

Jim McManus

Jim McManus

Bill Wizzle (voice) / Nicko Pendle (voice)

Caroline Bernstein

Caroline Bernstein

Leyland Lil (voice) / Rosie Mitton (voice) / Bert (voice)

Iain Russell

Iain Russell

Producer

Jonathan Trueman

Jonathan Trueman

Writer

Brian Trueman

Brian Trueman

Writer

Mike Furness

Mike Furness

Director

Trivia about The Treacle People

The concept for the show was created by Bill Dewhurst, a resident of Sabden, Lancashire, who created dolls on which the Treacle People characters were based during a period of unemployment in the 1980's.

The show, which used stop-motion animation, ran for 27 episodes from 1996 to 1997.