Dig & Dug with Daisy

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Dig & Dug with Daisy
Dig and Dug with Daisy.jpg
Promotion image of the three characters.
GenreAnimation
Created byTerry Ward
Written byRichard Everett
Directed byTerry Ward
Voices of George Layton
Narrated by George Layton
Composers Mark London
Francis Haines
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerSimon Jollands
ProducerTerry Ward
Running time10 minutes
Production company Dorling Kindersley
Original release
Network Channel 4
Tiny Pop
Channel 5 (Milkshake!)

Dig & Dug with Daisy is a British stop motion animated television series that was produced in the United Kingdom during 1993 by Dorling Kindersley (publishers of the Eyewitness Books Series). There are sixteen ten minute episodes, and the characters were created and the stories written by writer Richard Everett. The series was aired by Channel 4 in 1994. It aired on children's channels like Channel 5 from 2002 to 2004 and Tiny Pop from 2009 to 2011.

Contents

The series is about two bumbling construction workers, Dig and Dug, who are given a task to accomplish over a five-minute short. Aside from using segments much like Laurel and Hardy shorts, the show also teaches children about construction. The show was narrated by George Layton. The animated series was created, produced and directed by Terry Ward M D at Flicks Films Ltd, Wardour Street, London.

Major characters

Episodes

1. The New Tractor 2. Turnips in the Lane 3. Fencing the Field 4. Trouble at the Haybarn 5. Mrs. Sparkle's Shed 6. Cement Pudding 7. Mr. Rubble's Wall 8. Daisy's Kite 9. Night Patrol 10. Nowhere to Park 11. The Giant Molehill 12. Race to the Finish 13. All Hooked Up 14. Oswald Misbehaves 15. The New Office 16. The 100th Tractor

Australian VHS releases

VHS TitleRelease DateEpisodes
Dig and Dug with Daisy - On the Farm (14509)13 March 1995The New Tractor, Turnips in the Lane, Fencing the Field and Trouble at the Haybarn
Dig and Dug with Daisy - At the Building Site (14510)13 March 1995Mrs. Sparkle's Shed, Cement Pudding, Mr. Rubble's Wall and Daisy's Kite
Dig and Dug with Daisy - On the Road (14511)13 March 1995Night Patrol, Nowhere to Park, The Giant Molehill and Race to the Finish
Dig and Dug with Daisy - At the Factory (14514)13 March 1995All Hooked Up, Oswald Misbehaves, The New Office and The 100th Tractor

References