# The Return of the Antelope

The Return of the Antelope was a UK TV series aired on ITV between 1986 and 1988 written by Willis Hall, directed and produced by Eugene Ferguson and composed by Wilfred Josephs. It was a children's fantasy series about two English children, circa 1899, who befriend a group of shipwrecked Lilliputians.

## Cast

* Julie Shipley / Nanny (2 episodes, 1986)
* Gail Harrison / Brelca 1 (1986) (Series 1-2)
* Annie Hulley / Brelca 2 (1988) (Series 3-4)
* John Quentin / Fistram
* John Branwell / Spelbush
* Alan Bowyer / Gerald
* Claudia Gambold / Philippa
* Paul Chapman / Harwell Mincing
* Stephanie Cole / Sarah Mincing
* Derek Farr / Mr. Garstanton (1986) (Series 1-2)
* Richard Vernon / Mr. Garstanton (1988) (Series 3-4)
* Fiona McArthur / Millie
* Erica Sail / Emily Wilkins (1988) (Series 3-4)
* Garry Halliday / Ernest (1988) (Series 3-4)
* Robert Moore / Edwin (1988) (Series 3, episodes 4 & 5)

## Episode list
### Series 1

| Overall | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Castaways" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 19 January 1986 |
| 2 | 2 | "Lost and Found" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 26 January 1986 |
| 3 | 3 | "Studio Portraits" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 2 February 1986 |
| 4 | 4 | "Piano Lessons" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 9 February 1986 |
| 5 | 5 | "Everything in the Garden" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 16 February 1986 |
| 6 | 6 | "Where the Heart Is" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 23 February 1986 |

### Series 2

| Overall | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date |
| 7 | 1 | "Brelca Goes Ballooning" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 26 October 1986 |
| 8 | 2 | "Philippa's Brave Deed" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 2 November 1986 |
| 9 | 3 | "Pagoda of Doom" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 9 November 1986 |
| 10 | 4 | "The Lost Park" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 16 November 1986 |
| 11 | 5 | "The Bottle of Amontillado" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 23 November 1986 |
| 12 | 6 | "Mrs Mallarby's Day" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 30 November 1986 |
| 13 | 7 | "Moving On" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 7 December 1986 |
| 14 | 8 | "The Antelope Christmas" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 21 December 1986 |

### Series 3

| Overall | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date |
| 15 | 1 | "Travelling Companions" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 17 January 1988 |
| 16 | 2 | "Home Again" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 24 January 1988 |
| 17 | 3 | "Emily" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 31 January 1988 |
| 18 | 4 | "Back to the Sea" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 7 February 1988 |
| 19 | 5 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 14 February 1988 |
| 20 | 6 | "Sea Fever" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 21 February 1988 |
| 21 | 7 | "That's the Way to Do It!" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 28 February 1988 |

### Series 4

| Overall | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original date |
| 22 | 1 | "Military Manoeuvres" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 15 October 1988 |
| 23 | 2 | "The Secret of the Municipal Museum" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 22 October 1988 |
| 24 | 3 | "Municipal Museum Hide and Seek" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 29 October 1988 |
| 25 | 4 | "Brave Deeds and Gallant Actions" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 5 November 1988 |
| 26 | 5 | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 12 November 1988 |
| 27 | 6 | "Bonfire Celebrations" | Eugene Ferguson | Willis Hall | 19 November 1988 |