Sid Rainey
Encyclopedia
Sid Rainey is an Irish
musician and television producer.
for Irish punk band Compulsion
in 1990.
, called Joella Productions
(after Deery's son, Joe, and Rainey's daughter, Ella). Rainey had appeared in an acting role in Deery's 2003 film Conspiracy of Silence
.
The company created and produced a popular computer-animated
children's series, Underground Ernie
, about a group of talking trains and their human colleagues, Ernie, Millie and Mr Rails. Underground Ernie
was first shown on CBeebies
and BBC2 in 2006 and has quickly become a popular hit.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
musician and television producer.
Compulsion
Rainey first came to prominence as the bass playerBass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
for Irish punk band Compulsion
Compulsion (band)
Compulsion was an Irish punk band. They formed in the 1990 by Josephmary and Sid Rainey as Thee Amazing Colossal Men. They signed a recording contract with Virgin Records, but after winning a lawsuit against their record label, they became 'Compulsion' in 1992...
in 1990.
Television production
Rainey formed a television production company with award-winning film director, John DeeryJohn Deery
John Deery is an award-winning film and television drama director. Like many other directors, he started out as an actor. In between acting jobs he was a runner on commercials with some of the UK’s top commercial directors. He then became a third and first assistant director before going to the...
, called Joella Productions
Joella Productions
Joella Productions is a television production company based in London who have made Underground Ernie for the BBC. It was founded by John Deery and Sid Rainey, and named after Deery's son, Joe, and Rainey's daughter, Ella....
(after Deery's son, Joe, and Rainey's daughter, Ella). Rainey had appeared in an acting role in Deery's 2003 film Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence (film)
Conspiracy of Silence is a drama film set in Ireland and inspired by real events. The film challenges celibacy and its implication for the Catholic Church in the 21st century....
.
The company created and produced a popular computer-animated
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
children's series, Underground Ernie
Underground Ernie
Underground Ernie is a Computer-animated children's television series produced by Joella Productions in the UK and shown by the BBC on both CBeebies and BBC Two...
, about a group of talking trains and their human colleagues, Ernie, Millie and Mr Rails. Underground Ernie
Underground Ernie
Underground Ernie is a Computer-animated children's television series produced by Joella Productions in the UK and shown by the BBC on both CBeebies and BBC Two...
was first shown 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...
and BBC2 in 2006 and has quickly become a popular hit.