The Seal of Neptune
Appearance
The Seal of Neptune | |
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Created by | Oliver Postgate Peter Firmin |
Narrated by | Oliver Postgate |
Country of origin | UK |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Running time | 10 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 1963 |
The Seal of Neptune was a children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers. It was broadcast on ITV in 1963. Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.
In October 2010 it was reported that original film of the series had been recovered from a disused pig sty on a farm belonging to Firmin.[1]
In 2014 The Seal of Neptune and the Mermaid's Pearls (1963) were released on DVD by the Dragons Friendly Society
References
External links
www.Dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/seal.htm
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from December 2012
- 1963 British television programme debuts
- 1960s British television series
- BBC children's television programmes
- British children's television programmes
- British animated television series
- Television series by Smallfilms
- Stop-motion animated television series
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- Animated television series stubs