Angelmouse
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Angelmouse is a children's television programme which was produced and broadcast by the BBC
. It was aired on CBeebies
(both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One
and BBC Two
). It has also been broadcast on ABC Kids
. It started from September 27 1999 and ended on March 31 2000.
The title character is a mouse who is an angel. He lives on earth with his friend Quilly, a bird, and receives missions to do good deeds from "You-know-who" (God
). He has wings and a "thingamajig" (halo
), which slips, wobbles or even disappears when he misbehaves or neglects his mission. Other characters are the sensible elephant, Elliemum and her Baby Ellie, Oswald, a speed-loving, roller-skating duck, Spencer, a dotty teddy bear and Little Petal, a cute rag doll.
There are also Angelmouse books and plush toys.
It was narrated by David Jason
who also voiced Dangermouse
, Count Duckula
, Toad in The Wind in the Willows
, Hugo in Victor and Hugo
, The BFG
and Father Christmas in Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer.
Lost Thingimajig
Important Message
Windy Weather Day
Trumpet
Baby Ellie's Presents
Guardian Angelmouse
Angelmouses Reward
Night Flight
A Visitor for Angelmouse
Rainy Day
The Missing Message
Can't Sleep Wont Sleep
Fly Away Feather
Can't Stop Duck
Bouncing Elliemum
The Missing Skates
Ice Cream Clouds
Rainbow Paint
Head in the Clouds
The Wishing Star
Angelcake
Christmas
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. It was aired on CBeebies
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
(both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
). It has also been broadcast on ABC Kids
ABC Kids (Australia)
ABC Television broadcasts the greatest amount of children's content than any other network in Australia.Prior to early 2009, there was a brand called ABC Kids which was separate from regular ABC TV and contained all children's programming on the ABC...
. It started from September 27 1999 and ended on March 31 2000.
The title character is a mouse who is an angel. He lives on earth with his friend Quilly, a bird, and receives missions to do good deeds from "You-know-who" (God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
). He has wings and a "thingamajig" (halo
Halo (religious iconography)
A halo is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art. They have been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or heroes...
), which slips, wobbles or even disappears when he misbehaves or neglects his mission. Other characters are the sensible elephant, Elliemum and her Baby Ellie, Oswald, a speed-loving, roller-skating duck, Spencer, a dotty teddy bear and Little Petal, a cute rag doll.
There are also Angelmouse books and plush toys.
It was narrated by David Jason
David Jason
Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
who also voiced Dangermouse
DangerMouse
Danger Mouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. It features the eponymous Danger Mouse, an English mouse who works as a superhero/secret agent. The show is a loose parody of British spy fiction, particularly James Bond and the...
, Count Duckula
Count Duckula
Count Duckula is a British animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series first aired on September 6, 1988 and was produced by Thames Television for 3 seasons and...
, Toad in The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (TV series)
The Wind in the Willows is a 52-episode TV series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's classic story The Wind in the Willows and following the 1983 film The Wind in the Willows. It was made by animation company Cosgrove Hall for Thames...
, Hugo in Victor and Hugo
Victor and Hugo
Victor and Hugo, Bunglers in Crime is an animated series made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and screened on CITV from 6 September 1991 to 29 December 1992 and is a spin off from Count Duckula....
, The BFG
The BFG
The BFG is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982. The book was an expansion of a story told in Danny, the Champion of the World, an earlier Dahl book...
and Father Christmas in Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer.
Episodes
My Friend, AngelmouseLost Thingimajig
Important Message
Windy Weather Day
Trumpet
Baby Ellie's Presents
Guardian Angelmouse
Angelmouses Reward
Night Flight
A Visitor for Angelmouse
Rainy Day
The Missing Message
Can't Sleep Wont Sleep
Fly Away Feather
Can't Stop Duck
Bouncing Elliemum
The Missing Skates
Ice Cream Clouds
Rainbow Paint
Head in the Clouds
The Wishing Star
Angelcake
Christmas
Credits
- Created by: Rodney Peppé
- Narrated by: David Jason
- Script: Mark Holloway
- Assistant Animators: Sam Power, Jonathon Booth
- Layouts: Ian Jackson
- Backgrounds: Sue Tong
- Production Manager: Kim Craste
- Production Assistant: Helen Cohen
- Production Co-ordinator: Alex Jennings
- Line Test: Jenny Fogah
- Music: Kick Production
- Digital Paint and Trace: C&M Digital Animation
- Dubbing Mixer: Richard Lambert
- Editor: Paul Coppock
- Animation: Vanessa Luther-Smith, Paul Stone, Barry Hales
- Storyboard: Jez Hall
- Director: Mark Mason
- Series Director: Graham Ralph
- Producer: Jackie Edwards
- Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews
- A Silver Fox Films Production for BBC Worldwide
- © BBC Worldwide MCMXCIX