Blips (TV series)

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Blips
Genre Children's
Starring Robin Stevens
Narrated by Patricia Routledge
Composer Paddy Kingsland
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes26
Production
Production company Ragdoll Productions
Original release
Network ITV (CITV)
Release29 September 2005 (2005-09-29) 
2006 (2006)

Blips is a British comedy children's television series from Ragdoll Productions, which first aired on CITV (on the ITV Network) on 29 September 2005. It starred Robin Stevens as Mr. Perfect and Patricia Routledge as the narrator. The 26 episodes were written by Alan Dapre & Robin Stevens. Since 2009, the show has been difficult to find, due to it not getting a home media release of any kind, and has been regarded as lost. The show features the 3D animated 'Blips' (a group of purple blobs that wreak havoc in each episode) characters alongside the main protagonist Mr Perfect.

Contents

Plot

In every episode, Mr. Perfect would aim to show the viewers how to perform a job or task perfectly. These are ranged from serving ice cream or using exercising equipment. Once it is all done, the blips would rewind the footage before the narrator would say he was perfect at the job and start all over again. This time, the blips would ruin Mr. Perfect's work progress by setting traps or tampering with machines to make them go wrong. After this, Perfect would give up on doing the job or task, and the show would cut to the credits, with Perfect relaxing with a cup of tea and walking home.

Characters

Mr. Perfect

Portrayed by Robin Stevens, he is depicted as an everyman with an overly optimistic, goofy manner. He seems to be mute, using body language to communicate. His attire varies across each episode to fit the situation, but his main outfit consists of thick-framed glasses, tidy hair and a bright blue suit. Not much else is known about him. He lives in a white house where the Blips live.

The Blips

Purple-coloured alien-like beings that can take on various sizes and shapes. They live in Mr. Perfect’s house. A recurring comedic theme in the show is Perfect becoming suspicious of their existence due to the mishaps they cause, but never actually encountering them.

Broadcast

The first episode was broadcast on CITV in 2005, with reruns occurring spontaneously even after the final episode was produced until 2009.

Episodes

Season 1

  1. Princess
  2. Popstar
  3. Knight
  4. Cowboy
  5. Cleaner
  6. Gardener
  7. Potter
  8. Shopkeeper
  9. Hairdresser
  10. Movie Star
  11. Car Washer
  12. Artist
  13. Cake Baker
  14. Golfer
  15. Waiter
  16. Decorator
  17. Keep Fit Instructor
  18. Tailor
  19. Ice Cream Maker
  20. Builder
  21. Hiker
  22. Fashion Model
  23. Shed Builder
  24. Show Jumper
  25. Detective
  26. Pirate

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References

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