The Treacle People (1996)

05/03/1996 (GB) • 10m

Animation, Comedy, Family

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Glynn Mills

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

5 Episodes

Alec Bregonzi

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

5 Episodes

Brian Trueman

Charlie (voice) / Furness (voice)

5 Episodes

Jim Norton

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

5 Episodes

Jim McManus

Bill Wizzle (voice) / Nicko Pendle (voice)

5 Episodes

Caroline Bernstein

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

5 Episodes


Last Season

Series 1

1996 | 5 Episodes

The treacle mines of Sabden have run dry - can Rosie, Wizzle, Tapper and the gang find a new seam, or will The Treacle People come to a sticky end?

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Status

Returning Series

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

puppet

stop motion

madcap comedy

stop frame

family friendly

comedy

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