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 (UK) PBS (US)
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 ITV from 3 September 1990 to 11 December 2000 and on PBS from 5 September 1992 to 13 December 2004. 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.

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
Clipping 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
Milking 7 January 1991
Sailing 14 January 1991
Steam 21 January 1991
Abbey 28 January 1991
Breakdown 4 February 1991
Pottery 11 February 1991
Fairground 18 February 1991
Letters 25 February 1991
Finding the Way 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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