"Mop is a shaggy-haired sheep-dog, Smiff a bright-eyed tabby cat. They live in the village on the hill, where daydreams are free and wishes come true.
Mop takes a boat trip, and Smiff wishes she had kittens."
(Radio Times)
Recorded mostly in the village of Belmont and at Hollingworth Lake, a 130-acre reservoir and country park, both in Lancs. Also features the Lady Alice, a 34' pleasure boat that provided trips around the lake each summer until 2009.
A BBC Manchester production, first shown on Thursday 18th April 1985 at 3.55pm on BBC1. (This recording is probably from a BBC2 repeat in a subsequent year).
Written and presented by Mike Amatt, who also created Mike, Mop and the Moke which was first broadcast in the same year. He later became a Play School presenter, then wrote and created Forget-Me-Not Farm.
Animation: Simon Bor & Sara Bor
Director: Sid Waddell
Producer: David Brown
This recording is from the personal archive of my friend Mike Amatt who passed away last year. I have uploaded this on 31st August 2022, which would have been his 73rd birthday.
If you'd like to make a contribution to a worthy cause that Mike supported, then please choose either the British Heart Foundation or a reputable children's charity in your country.
18 сен 2024
