Rosie and Jim

*Rosie and Jim*
Rosie and Jim
Created by	Anne Wood; Robin Stevens
Presented by	John Cunliffe
Starring	Rebecca Nagan ; Robin Stevens ; John Cunliffe ; Pat Hutchins ; Neil Brewer
Country of origin	UK
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	175
Production
Running time	Series 1-2: 15 minutes ; Series 3-8: 11 minutes
Production companies	Ragdoll Productions, Central Television
Original release
Network	ITV Network (CITV)
Release	3 September 1990 –; 11 December 2000

Rosie and Jim (sometimes written as Rosie & Jim) was a British children's television programme produced by Ragdoll Productions and aired on CITV from 3 September 1990 to 11 December 2000. The programme continued, on and off, to be shown on CITV until 2004. The very first episode aired on the CITV channel on 16 January 2013 as part of the 30th Anniversary celebration of CITV.

Story

Rosie and Jim are two rag dolls who live aboard a narrowboat called the Ragdoll, which is from Birmingham. There, they sit with a concertina on their lap, and come alive when no one is looking to explore the world that they pass by on the canal. They learn to experience things by following the Ragdoll's owner on his or her adventures, and secretly joining in with them. Usually, they end up causing trouble, but they never actually end up getting into trouble because no one ever seems to actually see them.

Characters

Rosie

Rosie is the female ragdoll. In their adventures, she carries a bag that has her name written on it. She wears a yellow dress and has long black hair held up in a pony tail. She is often heard referring to the boat driver as "fizzgog".

Jim

Jim is the male ragdoll. In their adventures, he can be seen carrying a note book, in which he sometimes draws things that he has seen. He has short red hair and wears a brown jacket with a red scarf. He also refers to the boat driver as "fizzgog".

Duck

Duck sits on top of the ragdoll boat and can be heard quacking when there are no humans around so that both Rosie and Jim know that the coast is clear. During many episodes, Rosie or Jim can be seen kissing the duck.

Narrowboat

Rosie and Jim's home was the Ragdoll, a beautiful canal boat. Following the boat's redundancy from Ragdoll Productions, it is no longer on display to the public.

UK VHS releases

VHS Title	Release Date	Episodes
Rosie & Jim Volume 1 (VC1156)	22 October 1990	Locks, Painting, Supermarket, Tunnel
Rosie & Jim Volume 2 (VC1202)	11 March 1991	Coal, Bread, Shopping, Steam
Rosie & Jim Butterflies and other Stories (VC1221)	7 October 1991	Automata, Butterflies, Houses, Hair
Rosie & Jim Washing and other Stories (VC1224)	10 February 1992	Horse Towing, Glass, Boat Building, Washing
Rosie & Jim Small Animals and other Stories (VC1252)	15 June 1992	School, Bricks, Small Animals, Hats
Rosie & Jim Trees and other Stories (VC1265)	5 October 1992	Hospital, Boat Painting, Trees, Sheepdog
Learn With Rosie & Jim Locks & Painting (LW0005)	5 October 1992	Locks, Painting
Rosie & Jim Waterworks and other Stories (VC1280)	15 February 1993	Waterworks, Rope, Boat Festival, Coracle
Rosie & Jim Flying and other Stories (VC1298)	15 March 1993	Flying, Blacksmith, Brass, Shire Horses
Rosie & Jim Sailing and other Stories (VC1291)	12 July 1993	Sailing, Weaving, Milking, Breakdown
Rosie & Jim Painting and 6 other Stories (VC1301)	12 July 1993	Locks, Painting, Tunnel, Supermarket, Coal, Bread, Shopping
Rosie & Jim Puppet Show and other Stories (VC1305)	11 October 1993	Puppet Show, Eggs, Library, Shoes
Rosie & Jim Woollen Mill and other Stories (VC1306)	11 October 1993	Woollen Mill, Ferry, Clipping, Dredging
Rosie & Jim Fairground and 6 other Stories (VC1331)	6 June 1994	Pottery, Finding the Way, Letters, Fairground, Abbey, Falcons, Steam
Rosie & Jim Hats and 6 other Stories (VC1368)	7 November 1994	Automata, Butterflies, Houses, Hair, School, Bricks, Hats
Rosie & Jim Weaving and other Stories (30074 00453)	19 February 1996	Sailing, Weaving, Milking, Breakdown, Horse Towing, Glass, Boat Building, Washing
Rosie & Jim Shire Horses and other Stories (30074 00473)	11 March 1996	School, Bricks, Small Animals, Hats, Flying, Blacksmith, Brass, Shire Horses
Rosie & Jim Eggs and other Stories (30074 00483)	11 March 1996	Puppet Show, Eggs, Library, Shoes, Woollen Mill, Ferry, Clipping, Dredging
Rosie & Jim Sheepdog and other Stories (30074 00493)	19 April 1996	Waterworks, Rope, Boat Festival, Coracle, Hospital, Boat Painting, Trees, Sheepdog
Rosie & Jim Pottery and other Stories (30074 00503)	17 June 1996	Pottery, Finding the Way, Letters, Fairground, Automata, Butterflies, Houses, Hair
Rosie & Jim Locks and other Stories (30074 00513)	19 August 1996	Locks, Painting, Supermarket, Tunnel, Coal, Bread, Shopping, Steam
Rosie & Jim Biggest & Best (30074 00803)	18 November 1996	Sailing, Weaving, Milking, Breakdown, Horse Towing, Glass, Boat Building, Washing, School, Bricks, Small Animals, Hats
Rosie & Jim Sheep Shearing (30074 90063)	1 September 1997	Sheep Shearing, Glass
Rosie & Jim Falcons (30074 90073)	1 September 1997	Falcons, Horse Towing
Rosie & Jim Boat Building (30074 90083)	1 September 1997	Boat Building, Washing
Rosie & Jim Steam (30074 90093)	1 September 1997	Steam, Ferry
Rosie & Jim Biggest & Best 2 (30074 01183)	20 October 1997	Locks, Supermarket, Tunnel, Coal, Pottery, Bread, Abbey, Automata, Sheepdog, Boat Painting, Blacksmith, Trees
Rosie & Jim Gingerbread Man and other Stories (VC1373)	13 February 1995	Radio Station, Babies, Steam Train, Barn Owl, Gingerbread Man
Rosie & Jim Duck Gets Lost and other Stories (VC1382)	3 April 1995	Musical Instruments, Flower Baskets, Duck Gets Lost, Ten Pin Bowling, Sneezes
Rosie & Jim Lovely Bananas and other Stories (VC1391)	3 July 1995	Digging For Potatoes, Pony Riding, Lovely Bananas, Splish Splash Splosh, Down on the Farm
Rosie & Jim Bouncy Castles and other Stories (VC1401)	4 September 1995	The Hat Factory, The Disappearing Sausages, Bouncy Castles, A Special Dance, Flood on the Boat
Rosie & Jim The Disappearing Sausages and other Stories (VC1402)	2 October 1995	Radio Station, Steam Train, Barn Owl, Musical Instruments, Ten Pin Bowling, Splish Splash Splosh, Down on the Farm, The Disappearing Sausages, A Special Dance
Rosie & Jim Soapy Duck and other Stories (VC1409)	19 February 1996	Soapy Duck, The Shoemaker, Scarecrow, Roller Skating, Stars at Night
My Little Rosie & Jim (ML0002)	8 April 1996	Babies, Flower Baskets, Pony Riding
My Little Rosie & Jim (3 More Stories) (ML0030)	7 October 1996	Steam Train, Splish Splash Splosh, Sneezes
Rosie & Jim Acrobats and other Stories (VC1415)	7 October 1996	Acrobats, Earrings, The Best Boat in the World, Mouse on the Boat, Floating Restaurant
Rosie & Jim On Safari and other Stories (VC1417)	7 October 1996	On Safari, Exercise, Little Lost Kitten, Stripes, Making Pizza
My Little Rosie & Jim Christmas Lights (ML0032)	18 November 1996	1996 Film 30 Minutes Christmas Lights
My Big Rosie & Jim Chugging Along on the Old Ragdoll (VC1439)	17 March 1997	Shop Window, Visiting the Vet, Bus Ride, Dog Training, Winning the Race, The Milkman, Ballroom Dancing, The Umbrella Factory, Magical Lights, Sleepy Baby
Rosie & Jim Splish, Splash, Splosh (VC1498T)	18 May 1998	Splish Splash Splosh, Floating Restaurant, The Milkman, Making Pizza, Soapy Duck, Lovely Bananas, Ballroom Dancing, Shop Window, Roller Skating, Exercise

UK DVD releases

DVD Title	Release Date	Episodes
Rosie & Jim Locks and other Stories (2EDVD0912)	3 November 2014	Locks, Painting, Supermarket, Tunnel
Rosie & Jim Washing and other Stories (2EDVD0913)	3 November 2014	Horse Towing, Glass, Boat Building, Washing
Rosie & Jim Falcons and other Stories (2EDVD0914)	3 November 2014	Coal, Sheep Shearing, Falcons, Woollen Mill
Rosie & Jim Weaving and other Stories (2EDVD0915)	3 November 2014	Bread, Shopping, Weaving, Ferry
Rosie & Jim Sailing and other Stories (2EDVD0916)	3 November 2014	Milk, Sailing, Steam, Abbey
Rosie & Jim Pottery and other Stories (2EDVD0917)	3 November 2014	Rubbish, Pottery, Fairground, Letters, Getting Lost
Rosie & Jim Butterflies and other Stories (2EDVD0918)	3 November 2014	Automata, Butterflies, Houses, Hair
Rosie & Jim Small Animals and other Stories (2EDVD0919)	3 November 2014	School, Bricks, Small Animals, Hats
Rosie & Jim Waterworks and other Stories (2EDVD0920)	3 November 2014	Hospital, Boat Painting, Sheepdog, Waterworks
Rosie & Jim Rope and other Stories (2EDVD0921)	3 November 2014	Blacksmith, Library, Dredging, Rope
Rosie & Jim Flying and other Stories (2EDVD0922)	3 November 2014	Trees, Shoes, Brass, Flying
Rosie & Jim Puppet Show and other Stories (2EDVD0923)	3 November 2014	Coracle, Puppet Show, Shire Horses, Eggs, Boat Festival

Series 1 John Cunliffe

Locks 3 September 1990
Painting 10 September 1990
Supermarket 17 September 1990
Tunnel 24 September 1990
Horse Towing 1 October 1990
Glass 8 October 1990
Boat Building 15 October 1990
Washing 22 October 1990
Coal 29 October 1990
Sheep Shearing 5 November 1990
Falcons 12 November 1990
Woollen Mill 19 November 1990
Bread 26 November 1990
Shopping 3 December 1990
Weaving 10 December 1990
Ferry 17 December 1990
Milk 7 January 1991
Sailing 14 January 1991
Steam 21 January 1991
Abbey 28 January 1991
Rubbish 4 February 1991
Pottery 11 February 1991
Fairground 18 February 1991
Letters 25 February 1991
Getting Lost 4 March 1991

Series 2 John Cunliffe

Automata 4 November 1991
Butterflies 11 November 1991
Houses 18 November 1991
Hair 25 November 1991
School 2 December 1991
Bricks 9 December 1991
Small Animals 16 December 1991
Hats 6 January 1992
Hospital 13 January 1992
Boat Painting 20 January 1992
Sheepdog 27 January 1992
Waterworks 3 February 1992
Blacksmith 10 February 1992
Library 17 February 1992
Dredging 24 February 1992
Rope 2 March 1992
Trees 9 March 1992
Shoes 16 March 1992
Brass 23 March 1992
Flying 30 March 1992
Coracle 6 April 1992
Puppet Show 13 April 1992
Shire Horses 20 April 1992
Eggs 27 April 1992
Boat Festival 4 May 1992

Series 3 Pat Hutchins

Radio Station 5 January 1995
Babies 12 January 1995
Steam Train 19 January 1995
Barn Owl 26 January 1995
Gingerbread Man 2 February 1995
Musical Instruments 9 February 1995
Flower Baskets 16 February 1995
Duck Gets Lost 23 February 1995
Ten Pin Bowling 2 March 1995
Sneezes 9 March 1995
Digging For Potatoes 16 March 1995
Pony Riding 23 March 1995
Lovely Bananas 30 March 1995
Splish Splash Splosh 6 April 1995
Down on the Farm 13 April 1995
The Hat Factory 20 April 1995
The Disappearing Sausages 27 April 1995
Soapy Duck 4 May 1995
Bouncy Castles 11 May 1995
A Special Dance 18 May 1995
Flood on the Boat 25 May 1995
The Shoemaker 1 June 1995
Scarecrow 8 June 1995
Roller Skating 15 June 1995
Stars at Night 22 June 1995

Series 4 Pat Hutchins

Acrobats 4 January 1996
Earrings 11 January 1996
The Best Boat in the World 18 January 1996
Mouse on the Boat 25 January 1996
Floating Restaurant 1 February 1996
On Safari 8 February 1996
Exercise 15 February 1996
Little Lost Kitten 22 February 1996
Stripes 29 February 1996
Magical Lights 7 March 1996
Making Pizza 14 March 1996
Shop Window 21 March 1996
Visiting the Vet 28 March 1996
Bus Ride 4 April 1996
Dog Training 11 April 1996
Winning the Race 18 April 1996
The Milkman 25 April 1996
Ballroom Dancing 2 May 1996
The Umbrella Factory 9 May 1996
Sleepy Baby 16 May 1996

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