Chigley - The Complete Collection DVD

Advantages: nostalgic for those who remember
Disadvantages: limited appeal

...we had programs like this. Chigley is the last of the three Trumptonshire "watch with mother" programmes and most probably the least known of the three. The others in the series were Camberwick Green and Trumpton, all being written by Gordon Murray and performed by Brian Cant for the BBC over a period of 3 years. Camberwick Green (1966), Trumpton (1967) and Chigley (1968). All were filmed using stop frame animation techniques that we see today on ...
...Swallow looks after the wharf. Chigley would begin with Brian Cant chatting to the main character of the episode to set the scene, and then the story would begin. It would end with the six o'-clock dance. An interesting titbit of information is that Gordon Murray burnt all of the puppets and scenery on a bonfire after the shows. The reasons for this are stated as the puppets looked old and dated and well used; although Gordon admits that the puppets ... Read review