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| Rod 'n' Emu | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rod Hull |
| Developed by | FilmFair |
| Written by | Rod Hull Ian Sachs |
| Voices of | Rod Hull Carol Lee Scott Freddy Stevens |
| Music by | Keith Hopwood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Yates |
| Editors | Andi Sloss Alec Jeakins Simon Cox |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 8 January – 2 August 1991 |
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Rod 'n' Emu is an English animated series shown on CITV in 1991.
It starred the voices of Rod Hull who created and wrote all the episodes starring as himself, with Carol Lee Scott as Grotbags and Freddie Stevens as her assistants Croc the crocodile and Redford the robot.
This was the last series to feature Hull, Emu and Scott before the latter starred in her own TV series Grotbags . The show was made by FilmFair for Central Independent Television and thirteen episodes were aired.
The show followed the fortunes of Rod and his pet Emu whose lives are in danger of Grotbags and her companions.
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