Portland Bill (cartoon)
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Portland Bill was a cartoon series made in 1986 and shown in television in Britain. It was set in a fictional lighthouse called Guillemot Rock on the south coast of England. the setting is a copy of the real Portland Bill lighthouse and Isle of Portland with placenames changed.
Characters
Its characters were all named after British Sea Areas and coastal weather stations and other words that occur in shipping forecasts:-- Portland Bill: lighthouse keeper
- Ross and Cromarty: his assistants
- Dogger: his dog
- Fastnet: fisherman, lives on the island
- Mrs. Lundy: owns cottage on mainland
- Grandma Tiree: makes oat cakes for the lighthousemen
- Inspector Ronaldsway: belongs to the lighthouse service, not a policeman
- Finisterre: owns a croft
- Edward Stones: owns the village shop, has various jobs: named after Eddystone.
- Young Gail: lives in McGuillycuddy, perhaps on a farm: named after "gale"
Places
- McGuillycuddy: a village on the lighthouse island: named after the real MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Ireland
Boats
Other animals
External links
- http://www.thechestnut.com/port/portland-bill.htm includes images and episode lists
- http://www.toonhound.com/portlandbill.htm
- http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/F/FilmFair/The_Adventures_of_Portland_Bill/index.html includes images and episode lists
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