Company type | Associate |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Genre | Children’s |
Founded | 1982 |
Founder | Ian Frampton John Walker |
Defunct | 2002 |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | Weston-super-Mare, England |
Key people | Ian Frampton John Walker |
Production output | film television production |
Services | Licensing |
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After finishing production on Star Hill Ponies, the company became dormant. [2] A stake in the Fireman Sam brand was sold by owners S4C to Gullane Entertainment in December 2001. [3]
Title | Original Broadcast | Network | Animation |
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Rocky Hollow | 1983–1987 | S4C | stop motion |
Fireman Sam | 1987–1994 | S4C | stop motion |
Joshua Jones | 1992 | S4C | stop motion |
Star Hill Ponies | 1998–2002 | S4C | stop motion |
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