Romuald the Reindeer was a 1996 animated series, created by Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler, and produced by Siriol Productions

Siriol Productions

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 and La Fabrique. It focuses on the adventures of a Christmas

Christmas

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 reindeer named Romuald, a character who had previously appeared in Siriol productions/La Fabriques' thirty minute specials Santa and the Tooth Fairies and Santa's First Flight. The series ran for a single season, consisting of thirteen ten-minute episodes.

Synopsis

The series takes place in Reindeersville, Lapland

Lapland (region)

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, a community of Christmas reindeer. The reindeer populace can all fly, and use their antlers like hands, playing instruments, picking up phones, etc. The focus is on Romuald Haroldson, a sullen teen reindeer, and his misadventures.

Characters

• Romuald Haroldson is a teenage Christmas reindeer. Melancholy, woebegone, and always carrying around a sledful of teen angst, Romuald suffers life's twists and turns more than most, although things usually work out for him in the end. Romuald is voiced by Nigel Planer
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• Ulrika Haroldson is Romuald's three-and-a-half year old little sister. She usually gets her own way at home, and loves to pester her big brother. Ulrika is voiced by Julie Higginson
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• Harold and Hilda Haroldson are Romuald and Ulrika's parents. Harold is your average working Reindeer, whilst Hilda is knitting mad. Both are clueless towards their son's angst-ridden attitude, and powerless to say "no" to Ulrika's demands-usually. Harold is voiced by Arthur Smith
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   and Hilda is voiced by Emma Wray
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• Grandpa Ivy is a senior member of Santa's elves. He tends to the sheep around Lapland, and teaches classes at the reindeer school. Grandpa Ivy is voiced by Kenneth Waller
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• Clint, Kirk and Burt are the local reindeer bullies, determined to make life miserable for everyone (particularly Romuald). All three wear leather jackets. Clint wears shades, Kirk wears a cap over his antlers, Burt has a permanent black eye and his antlers wear boxing gloves. Clint is voiced by Howell Evans, Kirk is voiced by Jonathan Kydd
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   and Burt is voiced by Christian Rodska
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Episode List

• Knitted Patterns
• Music Maestro
• Computer Whizz
• Space Reindeer
• Reindeer School
• Baby Sitter
• Deerwatch
• Flee on the Wall
• Migration World
• Pet Swap
• Camping Trip
• Pen Pals
• Ulrika's Solo Flight

Home Video Release

A single video, entitled Adventures With Romuald the Reindeer was released, containing the episodes "Music Maestro", "Computer Whizz", "Space Reindeer", Reindeer School" and "Baby Sitter".

External links

• Romuald the Reindeer on The Internet Movie Database