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From: Renia <>
Subject: Re: OT children's programme/book
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:39:19 +0200
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OK, how about Grendel Grendel Grendel? This was a cartoon aired in 1981
about Beowolf. The voice of Grendel was Peter Ustinov.

I did a search in the Internet Movie Database.
http://www.imdb.com/

Renia

Michael wrote:
>
> Renia wrote:
>
>
>>I remember Captain Pugwash but I don't remember Keith Michell ever being
>>in a kid's series. Much too serious an actor, surely?
>>
>>What was the general plot of the series you are after? Captain Pugwash
>>was a cartoon, where a ship bobbed about on a sort of static wiggly sea.
>
>
> Hi Renia
>
> Someone has suggested that it was Captain Beaky and at first I thought that
> was the programme I was after. However, having done a Google search on that I
> am not 100% convinced. The TV programme I am thinking of I am sure was a one
> off. I seem to recall the performers stood in a semicircle and I have clear
> memories of the cast being fabulous. I thought Keith Michell and others of
> similar standard were involved. I am now aware of recordings of "Captain
> Beaky and his band" and it cerainly includes Keith Michell and members of the
> King's Singers and others. However, the thing that bothers me is that I am
> fairly sure that the TV programme I am thinking of had a rather long title
> which included a boy's name. I thought it was based on a series of children's
> books but I may be mistaken about that. The memories are rather dim.
>
> Does that make sense and ring any bells with anyone?
>
> Regards
> Michael in sunny Hamilton, NZ
>

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