Jamie and the Magic Torch
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Jamie and the Magic Torch was a British children's animated television series, made by Cosgrove Hall, running from 1976 to 1979. It was based around the young boy of the title and his torch, or flashlight. When shone on the floor, the torch opened up a hole into a fun dimension called Cuckoo Land.
The beginning of each episode would show Jamie's mother tucking him into bed at night and saying, "Sleep well, Jamie." Then from under his bed, his pet dog Wordsworth would appear holding the torch in his mouth. Jamie would take the torch and shine it on the floor, opening up a portal to Cuckoo Land. The portal manifested itself as a helter skelter.
When they reached the end of the slide they would fly out into Cuckoo Land from the bottom of a tree trunk and land on a trampoline. All of this was accompanied by a song, written by Joe Griffiths and sung by Tim Brooke-Taylor. Once in Cuckoo Land, the fun would begin.
Characters in Cuckoo Land
- Mr. Boo, who flies around in his 'submachine', obsessed with counting things.
- Officer Gotcha, whose lower half is a unicycle, eats truncheons
- Strumpers Plunkett, who plays melodies on his trumpet nose
- Wellybob the cat, who does everything backwards
- Jo-Jo Help the unhelpful handyman
- Nutmeg the ragdoll
Title song lyrics
- Jamie! Jamie!
- Jamie and the Magic Torch.
- Down the helter skelter, faster and faster
- towards Cuckoo Land.
- Wordsworth! Wordsworth!
- Following hard behind.
- Ready for adventure, always there to lend a paw
- ...or hand!
- Mr Boo and all the others too,
- the strangest people you've ever seen.
- And the torch with its magical beam -
- If I hadn't really been there
- I'd think that I was dreaming!
- Jamie! Jamie!
- No two nights are the same.
- Life is one long glorious game
- with Jamie.
- Jamie and the Magic Torch!
- [Yeah! Switch On!]
Credits
- Writer and Narrator: Brian Trueman
- Storyline: Diane Freeman
- Music: Joe Griffiths
- Special Effects: Patrick Ashcroft
- Animators: Graham Garside, Jean Flynn, Jane Johnstone, April Spencer, Bernard Dicken, Mario Cavalli, Graham Kennedy
- Backgrounds: Malcolm Turner, Andy Wilson, Trevor Campbell
- Editing: Nigel Rutter
- Storyboard: Peter See, Malcolm Turner, Ted Stephens, Wendy Edmonds, Peter Saunders
- Painting: Lorraine Thomas, Bob Burrows, Ross Cullen, Tony Garth, Agnes Field, Joan Storey, Denise Heywood, Judy Sachs, Charles Potts, Alan Crawley, Stephen Thomas, Pat Jones, Joy Watson, Wendy Boone, Margaret Riley, Clive Hamilton, Gloria Vassilou, Roy Huckerby
- Checking: Laurent Leeman
- Designers: Babara Alcock, Andrew Wallace, Simon Parkinson-McCoy, Jackie Cockle, Irving Knight
- Camera: Frank Hardie
- Film Editor: Dave Street
- Animation Director: Keith Scoble
- Post Production Director: Chris Taylor
- Producers: Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
- Executive Producer: John Hambley
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