STORY STORE, THE: THE FLYING GRANNY (TV)
Summary
One in this stop-motion animation series from the United Kingdom about a novelty shop selling unique items that often lead to interesting tales and adventures. The store is run by a dog named George and his quirky sidekick. In this episode, a grandmother elephant arrives at the Story Store with her grandson, who intends to select a present for his birthday. The owner of the store demonstrates a variety of the items in the shop including vanishing cream and anti-gravity boots. Meanwhile, the grandmother steps outside to open an umbrella that she is considering buying. Suddenly, she flies away, and since she does not know how the umbrella works, she cannot manage to return to the town below. Various members of the community see her fly by and join the store owner in his efforts to save the elderly elephant.
Details
- NETWORK: ITV (United Kingdom)
- DATE: November 30, 1994
- RUNNING TIME: 0:10:18
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:42869
- GENRE: Animation; Children's
- SUBJECT HEADING: Animation; Children's programs; International Collection - United Kingdom
- SERIES RUN: ITV - TV (United Kingdom), 1995
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- John Coates … Executive Producer
- Michael Forte … Executive Producer
- Joe Austen … Producer, Director, Created by, Writer
- Martin Pullen … Direction (Misc. Credits), Animation Director
- Andy Joule … Animation
- Andrew Davies … Animation
- Tim Collings … Animation
- Mackinnon & Saunders … Animation (Misc. Credits), Puppets by
- Colin Towns … Music by
- Alan Bennett … Narrator