Children's Playschool Favourites

**Children's Playschool Favourites** is a UK VHS release by VCI on 19th May 1997. It features Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, I'm a Little Teapot, Sooty & Co., Brum, Tots Video, Rosie & Jim and The Wind in the Willows.

Children's Playschool Favourites
VCI

Release Date
1997-05-19
Running Time
40 minutes
Catalogue Number
VC1440

## Description

Children's Playschool Favourites is an exciting collection of all your favourite characters on one video. Full of fun and entertainment, includes experts of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, I'm a Little Teapot, Sooty & Co., Brum, Tots Video, Rosie & Jim and The Wind in the Willows.

## Episodes

1. Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter
2. I'm a Little Teapot: I’m A Little Teapot, Frere Jacques, I Hear Thunder, Sing A Song Of Sixpence (Clip)
3. Sooty and Co: Soo's Babies (Clip)
4. Brum & the Flood (Clip)
5. Tots Video: Animal Adventures (Clip)
6. Rosie & Jim: Acrobats (Clip)
7. The Wind in the Willows: Mercury of the Motorbicycle (Clip)

Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends © Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. 1995. Sooty and Co © Granada Television 1994. Brum © 1994 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd.

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Rosie & Jim © 1996 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd. Tots Video © 1995 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd. I'm a Little Teapot © 1992 Video Collection International Ltd. The Wind in the Willows © Cosgrove Hall Productions 1986.

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## Cast

* Michael Angelis as Thomas, Annie, Clarabel, Percy, Toby, Mavis, BoCo, Bill, Ben, Donald, Douglas, Oliver, Thomas' Driver, Henry, James, Edward, Gordon, Duck, The Fat Controller, The Little Girl's letter and Narrator
* Elizabeth Watts as Herself
* Matthew Corbett as Himself
* Brenda Longman as Soo
* Toyah Wilcox as Brum and Narrator
* Claire Carré as Tilly
* Robin Stevens as Tom and Jim
* Andrew Davenport as Tiny
* Rebecca Nagan as Rosie
* Pat Hutchins as Herself
* David Jason as Toad and Billy Rabbit
* Peter Sallis as Ratty
* Sir Michael Hordern as Badger
* Richard Pearson as Mole
* Ian Carmichael as Narrator

## Previously Released Episode Details

* Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: VC1412
* I'm a Little Teapot: VC1271
* Sooty & Co.: VC1441
* Brum: VC1403
* Tots Video: VC1411/VC1427
* Rosie and Jim: VC1415
* The Wind in the Willows: TV8258

## Credits

* **Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends**Based on the Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry Adaptation by Britt Allcroft "THOMAS & THE SPECIAL LETTER" Told by Michael Angelis Directed by David Mitton Television Stories by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton Director of Photography: Terence Permane Art Director: Robert Gauld Galliers Models Supervisor: Steve Asquith Camera Crew: David Matkins and Nigel Permane Gaffer Michael Flynn Programme Management: Television Support Services and Graeme MacArthur Production Co-ordinator: Nadine Schoen Chief Model Maker: Martin Gaskell Special Effects Model Maker: David Eves Specialist Model Maker: Peter Eves Model Crew: Conrad Ayling, Kevin Harris, Gareth Hutchinson, Jennie De Naeyer and John Piper Figurines: Johnathan Saville Stagehands: Adam Cook and Leigh Grosch Lighting Equipment Supplied by Lee Lighting Ltd. Periscope Lens Supplied By Grip House Ltd. Sound Effects and Dubbing: The Family Channel Studios Dubbing Mixer: Mike Erander Post Production Facilities: Dean Street Post Editor: John Wright Music Composed & Performed by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell Made at Shepperton Studios, London, England Processed by Technicolor Executive Producer: Angus Wright Producers: Britt Allcroft and David Mittion Production by A Britt Allcroft Production © Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Limited 1995.
* **I'm a Little Teapot** with Elizabeth Watts © 1992 Video Collection International Ltd.
* **Sooty & Co.**© Granada Television 1994.
* **Brum**© 1994 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd.
* **Tots Video**© 1995 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd.
* **Rosie & Jim**
* © 1996 Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd.
* **The Wind in the Willows**Based on the Characters Created by Kenneth Grahame. © Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd. 1986.

## Release Dates

* Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas and the Special Letter (9th January 1995)

## Trivia

* The video was released in 1997.
* This was the last "Children's Pre-School" video by VCI.
* **"Thomas & the Special Letter"** is the only episode on the video to be shown in its entirety, the other stories are only clips.

## Opening (Original 1997 release) (with no trailer)

* VCI Tracking Control Screen (1995-2005)
* VCI Warning Screen (1995-2005)
* VCI logo (1995-2005)
* Children's Playschool Favourites Title Card (Opening Version)
* Britt Allcroft Presents logo
* Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends Season 4 Opening Titles (Story and Song Collection version)
* Start of Thomas & the Special Letter (1995)

## Closing (Original 1997 release) (with no trailer)

* End of The Wind in the Willows: Mercury of the Motorbicycle (1986)
* Children's Playschool Favourites title card (Closing Version)
* VCI logo (1995-2005)