Fourways Farm

*Fourways Farm*
Fourways Farm
Created by	Chris Ellis
Directed by	Tom Stanier
Voices of	Martin Jarvis
Narrated by	Martin Jarvis
Music by	Jim Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer	Patrica Williams
Running time	10 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companies	Case Television; HIT Entertainment
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	1994 –; 1996

Fourways Farm was a British children's animated television series produced in 1994 by Case Television and aired on Channel 4 during 4Learning Primary Science between 1994 and 1996.

The rights to the series were originally owned by HIT Entertainment.

Plot

9 animals live together in Fourways Farm. In every episode, one or more of the animals make an accidental but interesting scientific discovery. By nightfall, the animals try to deduce a logical explanation for it. Often the trio of rats make mischievous attempts to get some food out of the farm animals throughout the series, but occasionally put their mischief aside to help out whenever there is trouble.

Characters

Davenport the Sheepdog - Has black and white fur.
Martha the Cow - Has brown fur and mulls over situations.
Godfrey the Horse - Piebald fur, who prides himself on his talents.
Ginger the Cat - Has stripy ginger fur and speaks in a posh voice.
Dudley the Pig - Tends to waddle when he trots and likes to eat turnips.
Brenda the Duck - Has white feathers and speaks rather loudly.
Uno the Large Rat - Has brown fur, wears sunglasses and does most of the scheming.
Duo the Medium Rat - Has brown fur, buck teeth stick out, is not very bright and speaks in a deep voice.
Trio the Small Rat - Has Buff coloured fur and speaks in a high-pitched voice.
Voltaire the weather vane - The narrator with gold-coloured metalwork.

The Episodes

No.	Cartoons	Original airdate
1	"On Reflection"	TBA
Martha and Godfrey think there is a cow and a horse in the pond. The rats try to trick them, but Brenda reveals that those are really reflections in the water.
2	"Moonstruck"	TBA
The animals try to stop the rats eating the moon and discover something important about the changing night sky.
3	"Falling Upwards"	TBA
The animals discover why things always fall downwards, but they don't know why the rats are trying to play a trick on them.
4	"Sunflowers"	TBA
The animals decide to have a sunflower-growing contest, but Martha finds out that water, good soil and sunshine are needed to make the plants grow and wins the contest.
5	"Three of A Kind"	TBA
Brenda has 3 mystery guests, but why do they look so much like her?
6	"Who's Been Eating"	TBA
The mysterious disappearance of some food introduces the rats to the farm - but which animal on the farm eats what, and why?
7	"A Drop of The Hard Stuff"	TBA
Why has the pond gone all hard? The animals discover the relationship between ice and water.
8	"Material Differences"	TBA
Dudley's pigsty is in need of repairs, but what can be done to mend the pigsty? Only the correct material will do the trick.
9	"Ups and Downs"	TBA
Everyone on the farm enjoys the snow, until Dudley hurts one of his legs and freezes. The other animals manage to help him by rolling him onto a cart and then giving him a lift back to the farm before placing him in front of the stove in the barn to warm him up.
10	"The Sound Of Music"	TBA
It is night time on the farm. The animals learn that there are many ways of making sounds, but all are musical!
11	"Floating And Sinking"	TBA
While the rats try to substitute the farm animals' food for painted stones, Dudley and Godfrey discover that certain objects float and sink in water.
12	"Buried Treasure"	TBA
The rats trick the animals into giving their food to be looked after. However, the rats neglect some of the food and fully preserve their portion.
13	"Appropriate Measures"	TBA
During a test to see whoever can jump the highest, Godfrey accidentally smashes Ginger's cat box by jumping on top of it. While building a new one, the animals get the scale and measurements all wrong.
14	"Animal Magnetism"	TBA
The rats find a magnet and attempt to trick the animals into thinking its attraction. Duo however accidentally gives the game away.
15	"Gauging The Weather"	TBA
Duo unwittingly makes a rain gauge out of a glass jar, thinking that it's an umbrella. When it is dry and sunny on Godfrey's birthday, Godfrey is unhappy about the lack of rain, so the rats help him out.
16	"Birth and Death"	TBA
Davenport and the rats discover a dead bird lying near the farm's water well and decide to bury it in the ground before wishing it all the best for its afterlife in Heaven.
17	"Paws For Thought"	TBA
When huge footprints appear in the snow, the animals think that there must be a giant on the loose, but they soon learn why all animals are different.
18	"Snow Problem"	TBA
When Dudley falls into the snow, it takes a lot of applied science to help him get up, but are there any other ways of making things move more easily?
19	"Hot And Cold"	TBA
It is a cold Winter's day on the farm and the animals are out of petrol. What can the animals do to produce heat and conserve it?
20	"Shadow Play"	TBA
The animals are intrigued at their own shadows and use this new discovery to put on their very own play.
21	"Colours"	TBA
The rats attempt to decorate Davenport's kennel, but they keep mixing up their paint and the plan goes horribly wrong, that is, until the heavy rain washes all the paint away, leaving he kennel exactly how it was at the beginning of the plan.
22	"Sickness And Health"	TBA
Davenport becomes ill and worries about if he'll get better or not. The animals don't have a solution to help him get well in time for a planned picnic, except Ginger who provides medicine. Davenport is better the next day in time for the group picnic, and all is well.
23	"Changes"	TBA
Duo accidentally falls into a bag of flour and turns white, like a ghost. The rats use the flour to make some pizzas and their fast food and drink delivery service becomes a success. All in all, the day really does turn out to be "a day to remember".
24	"Four Seasons"	TBA
The animals run out of wood for the stove, but with Martha's help, they learn all about the changing seasons.
25	"Wind And Air"	TBA
It is a windy day on the farm and the rats are trying to find a way to take advantage of the strong wind, but Duo is accidentally flown on Davenport's kite and stranded on the rooftop next to Voltaire the Weather cock. Trio climbs up the kite string to the rooftop to rescue him before giving him the descent of his life!

UK DVD and VHS Releases

Fourways Farm was released on video between 1994 and 1996 by Cinema Club, Video Collection International and The Video Collection, considering of 5 50-minute video tapes, with 5 10-minute episodes on every video. Apparently, 5 VHS releases of Fourways Farm were (and still are) available in the United Kingdom. Fourways Farm is scheduled to be released on 5 DVDs from August 21, 2017.

Video/DVD Title	Release Date	Episodes
Fourways Farm - Moonstruck and Other Stories	10 October 1994	On Reflection, Moonstruck, Falling Upwards, Sunflowers and Three of A Kind
Fourways Farm - Ups And Downs and Other Stories	12 December 1994	Who's Been Eating?, A Drop of the Hard Stuff, Material Differences, Ups and Downs and The Sound Of Music
Fourways Farm - Buried Treasure and Other Stories	9 January 1995	Floating and Sinking, Buried Treasure, Appropriate Measures, Animal Magnetism and Gauging the Weather
Fourways Farm - Paws For Thought and Other Stories	6 February 1995	Birth and Death, Paws For Thought, Snow Problem, Hot and Cold and Shadow Play
Fourways Farm - Four Seasons and Other Stories	8 January 1996	Colours, Sickness and Health, Changes, Four Seasons and Wind and Air

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