Wombling Free
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| Directed by | Lionel Jeffries |
| Produced by | Ian Shand |
| Written by | Lionel Jeffries |
| Starring |
The Wombles David Tomlinson Frances de la Tour Bonnie Langford |
| Narrated by | Lionel Jeffries |
| Music by |
Mike Batt Chris Spedding |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
| Distributed by | Cinar, Granada Ventures, Network Company |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wombling Free was a 1977 film adaption of the children's television series The Wombles.
Based on the popular BBC children’s series, this film charts the adventures of the Wombles, a colony of small litter-picking creatures who live in Wimbledon Common in 1970s' London, England. The film begins with Great Uncle Bulgaria Womble telling the story of how Wombles have always been cleaning up after human from the very beginning with Adam and Eve, and how Wombles continue to clean up after humans for generations up to the present day all around the world, including the United States, Russia, and India. Only seen by those who believe in them, their work goes largely unnoticed until a young girl, Kim, spots them and their worthwhile purpose. As she invites them to her birthday party, her father is forced to believe as he comes face to face with Orinoco, Tobermory and the rest. A public meeting is set to prove to the local population that the Wombles do exist and should be aided in their anti-rubbish campaign. But on the day in question, a storm breaks out over the Common.
The Womble characters were portrayed by dwarf actors Kenny Baker, Eileen Baker, Sadie Corre, Tony Friel, John Lummiss, Jack Purvis, Albert Wilkinson and Marcus Powell. Womble voices were provided by David Jason, Janet Brown, Jon Pertwee, John Graham and Lionel Jeffries.
The songs were written and composed by Mike Batt and Chris Spedding along with other songwriters. Some of the songs had previously been released by Batt's novelty band The Wombles, several becoming Top 10 hits.
A soundtrack album was released in 1978.
All scenes were released on CD in 1995.
Most exterior shots were filmed in Black Park in Wexham and Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
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