Ragdolly Anna

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Ragdolly Anna
Presented by Pat Coombs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time25 minutes
(inc. adverts)
Original release
Network CITV
Release26 July 1982 (1982-07-26) 
13 July 1987 (1987-07-13)

Ragdolly Anna was a British children's television series, produced by Yorkshire Television and Siriol Productions and based on the books by British writer Jean Kenward. [1] The show was broadcast between 1982 and 1987 on the ITV network during its Children's ITV strand. The show starred Pat Coombs and was about a small stuffed doll named Ragdolly Anna that used to spring into life when nobody was watching and would go on many wild and fantastic adventures. The programme was filmed in the Woolman Street Tenements in the Mabgate area of Leeds.

Contents

Series guide

Episode guide

Series 1

01. Ragdolly Anna and the Bacon
02. Ragdolly Anna and the Scarecrow
03. Ragdolly Anna's Birthday
04. Ragdolly Anna and the Pumpkin
05. Ragdolly Anna and the Giant Sunflower
06. Ragdolly Anna Gets Lost

Series 2

01. Ragdolly Anna's Christmas
02. Ragdolly Anna Follows the Band
03. Ragdolly Anna Has a Windmill
04. Ragdolly Anna Gathers Primroses
05. Ragdolly Anna Goes to the Carnival
06. Ragdolly Anna Meets a Caterpillar
07. Ragdolly Anna's Bank Holiday
08. Ragdolly Anna and the Giant Crab
09. Ragdolly Anna Makes a Shop
10. Ragdolly Anna Goes to the Zoo
11. Ragdolly Anna Takes Flight
12. Dummy Has an Adventure

Series 3

01. Ragdolly Anna Goes to the Fair
02. Ragdolly Anna's Easter
03. Ragdolly Anna and the Rabbit
04. Ragdolly Anna's Umbrella
05. Ragdolly Anna Loses Her Train
06. Ragdolly Anna and the River Picnic
07. Ragdolly Anna Finds a Tortoise
08. Ragdolly Anna and the Fire Engine
09. A Visit from Clockwork Elephant
10. The Treasure and the Key
11. Mister Scarecrow Comes Home
12. Ragdolly Anna and the Wild Rose

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References

  1. Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.