The Slow Norris

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The Slow Norris
Developed byAnimated Extras
Voices of Nick Ryan
Buddie Maddicott
Gary Martin
Theme music composer John Du Prez
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes60
Production
Running time10 minutes
Production companies Hat Trick Productions,
HTV
Original release
Network ITV (CITV)
Release4 September 1995 (1995-09-04) –
23 December 1999 (1999-12-23)

The Slow Norris is a British children's television programme that aired on CITV from 4 September 1995 to 23 December 1999. [1] The programme portrayed moral tales and fables through various anthropomorphized creatures. The show was produced by HTV and Hat Trick Productions for CITV. [2]

Contents

There was also a version produced for American television by Hollywood Ventures which ran on PBS in the fall of 1997.

Main characters

Episodes

Episodes include one where Allie shows the Slow Norris a story of someone baking a cake, in her magic book. In another, the Slow Norris is putting off tidying the cave where he lives. Allie shows him a story involving a fairy named Jane whose house has a leak due to a hole in the roof. Jane's friend, a frog named Ferdy is supposed to fix the roof, however doesn't. The pair go out on a train journey to have a picnic with Jane's gran; they return home to find it has rained and Jane's house is now flooded. This persuades the Slow Norris to tidy his cave. In one episode, Walter the Worm loses his tail cosy, only to find later on that the Slow Norris has it. In a later series, the opening music gained lyrics sung by Allie.

Series 1 (1995)

  1. Making Friends - 4 September 1995
  2. Colours - 11 September 1995
  3. Things With Wheels - 18 September 1995
  4. Being Yourself - 25 September 1995
  5. Food - 2 October 1995
  6. Birthdays - 9 October 1995
  7. Feeling Poorly - 16 October 1995
  8. Schools - 23 October 1995
  9. Where We Live - 30 October 1995
  10. Being Kind - 7 November 1995
  11. Games - 14 November 1995
  12. Big And Small - 21 November 1995
  13. Being Teased - 28 November 1995
  14. 2 Legs 4 Legs 6 Legs And No Legs - 4 December 1995
  15. The Slow Norris’s Party - 11 December 1995

Series 2 (1996)

  1. Things That Fly - 9 September 1996
  2. Keeping Fit - 16 September 1996
  3. Being Worried - 23 September 1996
  4. Penfriends - 30 October 1996
  5. Things That We Wear - 7 October 1996
  6. Making Music - 14 October 1996
  7. Being Angry - 21 October 1996
  8. Things That Grow - 28 October 1996
  9. Bones - 4 November 1996
  10. Things That Swim - 11 November 1996
  11. Friends And Relations - 18 November 1996
  12. The Shape Of Things - 25 November 1996
  13. Putting Things Off - 2 December 1996
  14. The Four Seasons - 9 December 1996

Series 3 (1997)

  1. Day And Night 1 September 1997
  2. Holidays - 8 September 1997
  3. Babies - 15 September 1997
  4. Pictures And Stories - 22 September 1997
  5. Harvest Time - 29 September 1997
  6. Dreams - 6 October 1997
  7. Being Different - 13 October 1997
  8. Water - 20 October 1997
  9. Decorating - 27 October 1997
  10. Keeping Secrets - 3 November 1997
  11. Money - 10 November 1997
  12. Episode 11–17 November 1997
  13. Episode 12–24 November 1997
  14. Episode 13–1 December 1997
  15. Episodes 14–8 December 1997
  16. Sizes - 15 December 1997

Series 4 (1998)

Series 5 (1999)

Puppeteers

Voices

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References

  1. ↑ "The Slow Norris (TV series) (1995)". Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.entertainmentrights.com/programming/article_343.aspEntertainment Rights - The Slow Norris. Andy Croft is scared of the Slow Norris. Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Things That Swim (1996)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "The Slow Norris[02/09/98] (1998)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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