Round the Bend
| Round the Bend | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satire, children's television series |
| Created by |
Patrick Gallagher Tony Husband Mark Rodgers |
| Written by | Patrick Gallagher Tony Husband |
| Directed by | John Henderson |
| Voices of |
Jon Glover Jonathan Kydd Philip Pope Enn Reitel Kate Robbins Susan Sheridan |
| Composer(s) |
Big George Philip Pope Simon Franglen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John Henderson |
| Running time | 20 mins |
| Production company(s) |
Hat Trick Productions Yorkshire Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Children's ITV |
| Original release | 1989 – 1991 |
Round the Bend was a satirical British children's television series, which ran on Children's ITV for three series from 1989 to 1991. The show was a Hat Trick production for Yorkshire Television. The show was later repeated on Channel 4, The Children's Channel and Nickelodeon UK and was nominated for an RTS Award.
It was created by the team behind the comic Oink! - Patrick Gallagher, Tony Husband and Mark Rodgers. The puppets, animation characters and main set were designed by Gallagher, who was also the show's graphic designer. The puppets were made by the team who made the puppets for Spitting Image. Round the Bend was a satirical parody of Saturday morning magazine shows — with a host providing linking material between cartoons, music videos and news sections - albeit set in a sewer. The anarchic tone of the show and its parody cartoons was similar to that of Viz. The animated segments were done by Aardman Animations (famous for doing Chicken Run, Angry Kid, Rex the Runt, Creature Comforts and Wallace and Gromit) and Catalyst Pictures.
The title of the show is a double meaning. It is a reference to a toilet U-bend, with the opening titles beginning with the camera being flushed down a toilet and ending up in a sewer. It was also a popular saying at the time to describe someone who was insane.
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