Ragdolly Anna was a British

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 children's television series, produced by Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television

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. The show was broadcast between 1982-1987 on the ITV

ITV

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 network during its CITV

CITV

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The show starred Pat Coombs

Pat Coombs

Pat Coombs was an English actress. Coombs was considered one of Britain's great character actresses, specialising in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female — comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and television sitcoms...

and was about a small stuffed doll named Ragdolly Anna that used to spring into life when nobody was watching and would go on many wild and fantastic adventures.

Series guide

• Series 1: 6 editions first shown from 26 July 1982 to 6 September 1982
• Series 2: 12 editions first shown from 9 January 1986 to 27 March 1986
• Series 3: 12 editions first shown from 6 April 1987 to 13 July 1987