Children's favourite Windy Miller is drunk on Camberwick Green (no spoof) - YouTube Children's favourite Windy Miller is drunk on Camberwick Green (no spoof) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 10, 2010 Who would have thought it that classic children's TV character Windy Miller actually gets drunk on homemade cider on Camberwick Green. And causes real problems for Murphy the baker who is desperate for flour. Not only that, he gets Murphy and his children to WHISTLE FOR THE WIND. Don't do cider, children. Just don't do it. This is the original footage with Brian Cant narrating. Category Camberwick Green - Childrens TV | Jedi's Paradise Camberwick Green Camberwick Green is a 60’s children’s TV animated show narrated by Brian Cant. It started in a unique way that kept the children watching the title sequence and the credits.

You see there is a clown and he turns a handle slowly to reveal the title of the show and its creators. It sounds simple, but I know that I would sit there and watch the whole of these sequences just to see the clown turn the handle. Gordon Murray (click to see our interview with Gordon) was the creative genius for this series. He came up with the idea, wrote it and made the puppets. Supposedly years later, Gordon destroyed all the puppets. This was either to stop anyone making another series of the show or to clear out his house. Only 1 soldier boy remains in existence today. A young Brian Cant lent his voice to the show and what a voice. He had the right tone of voice for the show and made you think that the inhabitants didn't have a care in the world. The songs he sang to accompany each episode will stay in your head forever, such as: "Riding along in a Bakers Van, a rackety tackety Bakers Van" Camberwick Green has one famous inhabitant - Windy Miller. The main reason he's famous is because of his death defying walks between the windmill sails, while they are turning.

The sails come so close, but Windy isn't bothered and it's second nature bobbing in and out of them. He has even starred in his own TV commercials, with the latest being 'Oats So Simple' for Quaker Oats. Story Each episode began with the words: "Here is a box, a musical box. Wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today?" The camera then zoomed in on a clockwork musical box, which played a tune and rotated slowly. The top of the musical box would gradually open up and the character that we would centre on for this story would rise up from inside of it. From there we would be treated to a day in the life of that Camberwick Green resident. Camberwick Green is a little village in the county of Trumptonshire. It is a nice sleepy village that likes to take life in the slow lane. Nothing much has changed there over the years, which is how they like it and the place has been frozen in time (apart from Farmer Bell's machinery).

There are no advertising hoardings here and if the villagers think that this idyll is being threatened, then they rally together to fight any modern progress. It is so rooted in the past, that you have to do your shopping very quickly on a Saturday, as they close at 1pm and they have no Sunday opening here. Camberwick Green Characters Windy Miller At Colleys Mill works Windy Miller. As suggested by his name, he is the local Miller, who uses his windmill to grind corn into flour (in the old fashioned way). Windy has excellent timing. The reason I say this is because he keeps going in and out of the Mill and misses the windmill sails by centimetres. I think he should get a '10' for artistic merit. But he does realise that everyone else hasn't got the same timing, so (most of the time) he conscientiously stops the windmill sail when guests arrive. He keeps all the corn in the granary, which is a little hut next to the windmill. He really does enjoy his job and loves the distinct sound of the windmill's sails going round.

The windmill has been passed down to him over the generations, as his father and grandfather used to work it. In the past all the farmers used to bring Windy all their corn for him to grind, but times have changed and now most of them take it to the monster mechanical millers in town. Windy is firmly rooted in the old ways and when the wind drops, he believes that you have to whistle for the wind. Does he own a car? Oh No! For instead he gets around on his tricycle, which looks more like a small Penny Farthing bike, still he is environmentally friendly. From what I've seen, it looks like it works!. He is also into making homebrewed Cider. Its very strong and it can make you sleepy. Also he is a keen bird spotter. He keeps Ducks, Hens, 2 Cows (one called Bess) and Bees. It all happens to Windy Miller. Once he had to do some maintenance to his Windmill and remove the sails. The boys from Pippin Fort helped to remove them, but were a bit rough with them. So when Mr Dagenham offered to put them back on with the help of his helicopter, Windy reluctantly accepted.

Mr Dagenham was waiting for a signal from Windy when the sails were back in place, but Windy waved to Mary Murphy and he was whisked into the air on the end of a rope. Jonathon Bell He is a local farmer who still takes his corn to Windy Miller to get it ground into flour. But that is the only old fashioned thing that he does, as he has the most modern farm in Camberwick Green. He is very proud of his truck, which is the latest model and he has a Chicken Battery where the hen's lay thousands of eggs. Because of this, he is constantly teasing Windy about his old fashioned ways and that he should modernise. His Forklift Loader makes a wonderful noise. One time he started to get worried why people in Camberwick Green were buying less and less eggs from him. He worried and worried about it, until he asked his customers why they were buying less. To his astonishment, he found out that Windy Miller had been selling them his Free Range Eggs. People liked the idea that the hens were free and happy. So Windy suggested that Farmer Bell should send his eggs to the packing station, it would be easier for Jonathon.

He knew that he couldn't compete with Windy's Free Range eggs, so agreed to this (I'm sure its not that simple in real life!). His wife suffers from Rheumatism, which Dr Mopp treats, and he likes to treat his farm hands to Walnut Cakes. Yum! Mrs Honeyman She is always walking round carrying her baby, maybe she's a bit too protective. I'm sure she will have trouble trouble with the baby when it grows up. Her husband runs the Chemist Shop. She is the village gossip and will tell you everything that is going on around the area. She talks so fast, its surprising that she comes up for air. So because of this, it is advisable to never tell her a secret. Maybe she likes talking to people so much because she is lonely? She does look after the baby all day and her husband is always working in the shop. One day she was so busy gossiping that she left her baby outside of the Post Office. When she got back to her baby, it was covered in spots. She rushed to the doctors only to find out it was red paint spots, from the Post Office which was being repainted.

Not only that, but she forced her baby onto Captain Snort, so that she could go into the nearest town to buy a hat!! She's lucky she hasn't been reported for neglect! Even though Mrs Honeyman is the biggest gossip ever, she does have some uses. It is like she is the vocal newspaper for the area, so that everyone knows what is going on in Camberwick Green. Peter Hazel He is the postman of Camberwick Green and really enjoys his job. He can even be found dancing in the Post Office with Mrs Dingle (what would her husband say?). He especially likes delivering post to Mickey Murphy the Baker. I think its because he is hoping he'll get something in return. Once, when delivering mail to Windy Miller; Windy started the windmill sails up, but little did they know that Peter's postbag was sitting next to one of the sails. Next thing you know, the postbag is going round and round on the sail. Mary and Paddy Murphy They are the children of Mickey Murphy, and they play together very well. On Saturdays, Paddy puts on his roller skates and zooms over to Thomas Tripp's Dairy, where he helps out with the deliveries.

But there is one special delivery for Windy Miller, a special cake, pink icing with cherries on top. Windy is independent, but he doesn't like making cakes. Mrs Dingle She runs the Post Office and has a puppy called 'Packet'. Mrs Dingle likes to gossip, but isn't in the same league as Mrs Honeyman. Mr Carraway He owns the Fishmonger in the middle of Camberwick Green Village. Every Wednesday, half of the men in the village go out to the back of his shop, where a stream passes by and they all enjoy a spot of fishing. He likes to get out in his van and visits his old friend Windy Miller, as he does get tired of the smell of fish. He likes to tell him stories about his Great Grandfather, who used to be the Captain of the finest steamship that sailed the seas - The Northern Prince. Windy has heard all the stories before, but likes to hear them all over again. He doesn't just tell these stories to Windy, but anyone that will listen to him. He is so good at talking to people and making things interesting, that he has been asked by Captain Snort to give the soldier boys their geography lessons.

One of his most treasured possessions was a very large painting of The Northern Star, but it accidentally fell off his truck after he has just got it reframed. To his horror, a number of passing cars ran over it and ruined it. Before this had happened, Windy Miller had already begun making a wooden model of the ship and when it was ready, he presented it to Mr Carraway. He was delighted and forgot all his troubles about the painting (which was eventually fixed). Mickey Murphy He is the local Baker, who bake buns, cakes and pastries. He is very busy on Saturdays, so on this day he makes lots of custard pies using the milk, Mr Tripp and his son delivers. Dr Mopp He is the local doctor who goes around wearing very large spectacles and a top hat, so looks quite eccentric. Dr Mopp doesn't stop there with his eccentricities, as he drives around in an extremely old car. So old, that it should really be in a museum, well it does have a number plate of 1901. He lives in a massive house, in fact its more like a mansion. Plus he's very keen bird spotter and photographer.

He writes a lot of his letters on Sundays. Captain Snort He is in charge of Pippin Fort, which is a Military Academy for boys who want to be soldiers. He loves nothing more than having the soldiers on parade and checking that everything is spick-and-span. But each time he does this, there is always something that happens that interrupts them. He has got an enormous moustache. Every Tuesday the boys are taken swimming and every Wednesday after parade he make the boys (Armitage, Featherby, Higgins, Hopwood, Lumley and Meek) do odd jobs for the people of Camberwick Green. He feels its good for them and the boys enjoy doing them. Once they're out of the way, he goes for a spot of fishing at Mr Carraway's. He's a bit of a softie really, he threw Sergeant Major Grout a party for his birthday and even got Mickey Murphy to bake a fantastic cake in the shape of a cannon (even if it was pink!). Sergeant Major Grout He is the Sergeant Major who put the soldiers through their paces, by putting them through constant drills, and loves shouting 'Attention' or 'Dismissed'.

I wouldn't like to live close to Pippin Fort as they are always playing their bugles. He also helps out with the odd jobs on a Wednesday. Mr Crockett He runs the local garage, which repairs cars and has some petrol pumps. He even runs a breakdown service and goes out to people with his tow truck. I'm not sure how he can run his business, as I've never seen anyone pay for the petrol (sounds like a great place to me!). I'm not sure I like how he resprays cars. Last time I saw him, he had a normal can of paint in his hand and he was using this to the paint the car (sounds dodgy to me!). PC McGarry He is Camberwick Green's local Policeman (number 452). He uses his police motorbike to get around, and it even has its own phone. Thomas Tripp He is Camberwick Green's Milkman and is Jonathan Bell's biggest customer. Once all the milk bottles got broken when Paddy Murphy was distracted by Tabitha the cat, while he was directing Mr Tripp in his milk float.

Most people would have gone mad at Paddy, but Mr Tripp didn't, because he likes cats and could understand that Paddy didn't want the cat run over (can I work for him, he sounds really nice). But when he asked Farmer Bell for more milk he couldn't help him, as his milking machine was in for repairs. Luckily Windy Miller could help with the milk from his two cows, so the village did get milk that day. I think that Windy could eventually take the business away from Farmer Bell if this continues. Roger Varley He is a Chimney Sweep, who zooms around on his motorbike and sidecar. He makes lots of mess while cleaning out the soot from the chimneys of peoples houses. Windy Miller thinks its lucky to touch the collar of a sweep. I'm sure he could be done for this nowadays. Mr Dagenham He is a salesman, who sells vacuum cleaners, cookers, television sets, radios, cars, bungalows, brushes, bicycles. Supposedly he could sell you anything. Farmer Bell gets all his farm machinery from him. Once he even tried to sell Captain Flack and Farmer Bell a helicopter!!

Now I bet the commission on that would have been good, but alas they didn't buy one in the end. Like most salesman, he drives a flashy car. His one is a red sports car, but I'm sure he doesn't know that Mr Crockett touches up his car with normal paint (I'm surprised he hasn't noticed). Camberwick Green Episodes Series 1 (1966) 1. Peter the Postman 2. Windy Miller 3. Mr. Crockett, the Garage Man 4. Dr. Mopp 5. Farmer Jonathon Bell 6. Captain Snort 7. Paddy Murphy 8. Roger Varley, the Sweep 9. Pc McGarry 10. Mr. Dagenham, the Salesman 11. Mr Carraway, the Fishmonger 12. Mickey Murphy, the Baker 13. Mrs.

Honeyman and her Baby Camberwick Green Video Intro Camberwick Green T-Shirts - NONE Camberwick Green Blu-ray / DVD Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy (Region B + Region 2) (Europe) - Camberwick Green Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Region 1 DVD (USA) - NONE Camberwick Green Images (click to enlarge) © JedisParadise.com TV ARK | Children's TV | BBC Programmes A-L The Adventures of Spot 1987 David McKee's King Rollo Films adapted stories from Eric Hill's books for a 26-part cartoon series, produced in 1987 and 1993. The series narrator was Paul Nicholas. The Amazing Adventures of Morph 1980 Morph and his friends Chas, Nailbrush, Gillespie, Folly and Delilah, got their own spin-off series from 'Take Hart'. Tony Hart introduced. 26 5-minute episodes were produced between 1980 and 1981. Andy Pandy 1952 Created by Maria Bird and Freda Lingstorm, and produced by the BBC Film Unit, Andy Pandy was first shown in 1950.

Only 26 episodes were made, but they were repeated endlessly until 1969. Andy Pandy was the Watch With Mother programme for Tuesdays. Animal Magic 1982 The voice of the animals, Johnny Morris, presented this wildlife series from 1962 until 1983. The series is best remembered for the films Johnny made, mainly at Bristol Zoo, where he would give the animals in the films comical voices. Bagpuss 1973 Created by Peter Firman and Oliver Postgate, Bagpuss was an old, saggy cloth cat who lived in magical Lost & Found shop. The shop owner was a young girl called Emily, who left things she'd found in there for repair. Alongside Bagpuss was Professor Yaffle, Madeleine the ragdoll, Gabrielle the toad and the Mice on the Mechanical Mouse Organ. Bananaman 1983 With voices by The Goodies (Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie), this popular cartoon followed the adventures of Eric Twinge, who would transform into the superhero after eating a banana.

The Basil Brush Show 1972 Initially assisted by Mr Derek (Derek Fowlds), Basil Brush appeared in his original TV show which began in 1969. Numerous other co-hosts joined Basil throughout the show's 11-year run, including Roy North, Howard Williams and Billy Boyle. Bertha 1985 Bertha was an old fashioned factory machine with some very special qualities. She was the star performer of Spottiswood Factory and with the help of her friends, managed to solve all the everyday problems they came across. Blue Peter 1972 Blue Peter started in 1958 and was only meant to be on for Seven Weeks. The programme is still going on strong more than 40 years later. This clip from 1972 features the famous line-up of Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves and John Noakes. Blue Peter 1985 This edition of the popular magazine show from 1985 is hosted by Simon Groom, Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin. Bod 1975 The adventures of Bod and his friends (namely Aunt Flo, PC Copper, Farmer Barleymow and Frank the Postman).

The series ran for 13 episodes in 1975, and was narrated by the inimitable John Le Mesurier. Maggie Henderson provided the voice for Alberto Frog and his Animal Band segment. Camberwick Green 1966 The first installment in Gordon Murray's puppet trilogy, this series gave children an insight into the lives of the folk of Camberwick Green, a small village deep in the English countryside. Famous villagers included Windy Miller, Roger Varley the chimney sweep, Mrs Honeyman the gossip and Captain Snort with the galliant lads of Pippin Fort. Chigley 1969 Chigley - the third installment in the Murray puppet trilogy - was described as being 'near Camberwick Green, Trumptonshire'. More pastural than Murray's previous series, it featured a biscuit factory, Treadle's Wharf, a pottery and a stately home. Characters included Lord Belborough and Chippy Minton. The Clangers 1969 The Clangers were small, pink mousey-like creatures who lived on a strange blue planet. They spoke in whistles and lived inside the planet.

Other inhabitants of the blue planet included Soup Dragon - who provided one of their two main food groups, and the orange Froglets. Crackerjack 1975 The long-running live music and comedy show for kids, hosted by Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, and assisted by Peter Glaze, Don Maclean and Jan Hunt. Crystal Tipps and Alistair 1972 A bushy-haired girl and her square-headed dog have various psychedelic adventures in this 5-minute cartoon produced by Q3 London, which was shown just before the BBC early evening news. 25 episodes were made. Emu's Broadcasting Company 1976 Rod Hull and his trusty Emu provide the continuity on EBC1, part of Emu's Broadcasting Company. The Family-Ness 1984 A family of Loch Ness Monsters make friends with two children, Angus and Elspeth, and together they have many exciting and unusual adventures. Fast Forward 1984 Children's sketch comedy featuring Floella Benjamin, Andrew Secombe, Joanna Munro and Nick Wilton. Three series and 19 episodes were produced between 1984 and 1987.

Fingerbobs 1971 Storyteller Yoffy (Rick Jones) brings Fingermouse to life, as well as a host of other finger puppets in this popular series, created by Joanne and Michael Cole. Only 13 episodes were produced in total, though they were repeated many times. Fireman Sam 1984 John Alderton narrates this S4C-produced cartoon, about a fireman who can, amongst other things, "put on his coat and hat in less than 7 seconds flat". Flower Pot Men 1953 Bill and Ben were the inhabitants of a pair of flower pots which sat at the bottom of the garden, separated by a little weed. Flower Pot Men was the Watch With Mother programme for Wednesdays.

The Flumps 1976 The Flumps consisted of Mother Flump (who was mostly in the kitchen), Father Flump (who was mostly in his allotment), Posie, Perkin and Pootle (who were the kids) and Grandfather Flump (who enjoyed nothing better than blowing his flumpet!) Fred Basset 1976 Bill 'Charlie Brown' Melendez turned this popular Daily Mail cartoon strip about a Basset Hound and his friends into a series of 5-minute cartoons. Going Live! 1988 Philip Schofield and Sarah Greene presented this fast-paced Saturday morning show, aided by comedians Trevor and Simon. Grange Hill 1984 The original opening titles from the long-running drama serial, set in a North London comprehensive school, used from 1979 until 1987. Hartbeat 1988 Artist Tony Hart's original solo series 'Take Hart' was followed in the 1980s by this new series which was co-presented by up-and-coming young artists, Joanna Kirk, Margot Wilson and Gabrielle Bradshaw.

Hector's House 1965 The domestic adventures of Hector the dog, Zaza the cat and Mrs Kiki the frog. 'Hector's House' was adapted from a French cartoon entitled 'La Maison de Tu Tu' created by Georges Croses Ivor The Engine 1976 The adventures of a little Welsh steam train and his driver, Jones the Steam. Produced between 1959 and 1963, it was first shown on Associated Rediffusion in the early 1960s, before transferring to BBC Television in 1976. Jackanory 1976 Jackanory ran from 1965 to 1996. It was shown on Monday through to Friday to allow a celebrity storyteller to read a book through the week. Jigsaw 1979 Word memory game presented by Adrian Hedley and Janet Ellis. Jig was the little piece of jigsaw who'd link together the various puzzles with a letter of the alphabet. Jigsaw 1984 A later series of the word memory game presented by Adrian Hedley and Julia Binsted (as Dot).

Jimbo and the Jetset 1986 Jimbo is a mini jumbo jet - in fact he's half the size he's supposed to be, due to an engineer mistaking inches for centimetres! A total of 25 episodes were broadcast between 1986 and 1987. Joe 1971 Narrated by Colin Jeavons, Joe was a little boy growing up in a big world! Originally shown as part of the 'Watch With Mother' strand, the second series of 'Joe' made in colour ran for 13 episodes. John Craven's Newsround 1976 Long-running BBC news magazine for young children, originally hosted by John Craven. When Craven left the programme in 1989 the title simply became 'Newsround'. Other hosts have included Paul McDowell, Juliet Morris, Helen Rollason and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. The opening theme tune is Ted Heath's 'Johnny One Note', while the closing theme is the last few bars of 'New Worlds' by John Baker. The clips featured are from the 5th April 1976 edition.

King Rollo 1979 The adventures of square-bearded King Rollo and his friends and neighbours, King Frank and Queen Gwen. Lizzie Dripping 1976 Lizzie Dripping (played by Tina Heath) is a dreamer, the kind of girl whose imagination is so vivid that she finds it difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is not. And to complicate matters she acquires her own personal witch! Ludwig 1977 Ludwig was an egg-shaped alien creature who landed on Earth and had a passion for the music of Beethoven. As Ludwig lived and played amongst the woodland animals, the mysterious man in the bushes kept an eye on things with his large binoculars. This page has been written and presented by Mark McMillan. The information presented on this page has been researched by me on behalf of TV ARK and is offered in good faith, correct to the best of my knowledge. If any factual errors have appeared here inadvertently, then I would be delighted to hear from anyone wishing to offer corrections. All opinions expressed are my own and no offence is intended.

Should they be a cause of concern or distress to any readers, please inform me immediately so that I can remove or amend them accordingly. The Trumptonshire Web - Camberwick Green Camberwick Green Camberwick Green characters, songs and trivia Songs by Gordon Murray and Freddie Phillips Here is a box... (98k sound file) "Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today ?" And out of the box would rise the episode's star character. The background would then appear and the story would begin. Camberwick Green was a small village near Trumpton. As its name implies it was a green, surrounded by shops, including a fishmongers, bakers and post office. Nearby was Colley's Mill, Pippin Fort and Jonathon Bell's Farm Mickey Murphy the baker, Mrs Murphy, children Paddy and Mary Mickey lives on Camberwick Green and sells delicious walnut cakes at 5 shillings each.

"Mr Murphy the Baker" Mr Murphy is a master baker, Pudding pies and pastry maker, Biscuits buns or birthday cake, Everything is marvellous that Murphy makes. "Driving Along" (in a baker's van) Driving along with the bakers man, In a rackety, tackety baker's van. Each loaf and cake the bakers bake, Will roll and shake, As our rounds we make. With the baker man, In the baker's van The rackety tackety baker's van. From the "Roger Varley episode": Driving along in a baker's van, In a rackety tackety baker's van. Away to the mill, Our buckets to fill. Who cares if it spill ? We know that it will, In the baker's van, With the bakers man, In the rackety, tackety baker's van. From the "Paddy Murphy" episode: Whizzing along on my roller skates, On my rumbling tumbling roller skates The people say Get out of the way, And don't delay, He's at work today On his roller skates, On his bowler skates His rumbling tumbling roller skates.

Windy Miller Windy lives at Colley's Mill, which is just outside Camberwick Green. The railway runs nearby. Windy makes home brew cider, and whittles wood. When going into or out of his windmill he amazingly always manages to miss the sails. Windy is rather old fashioned and very superstitious - he believes in whistling for the wind, and touching a sweeep's collar for luck. He keeps a cow for milk, and free range chickens for eggs. He is referred to as "Mr. Miller" on several occasions. "Windy Miller" Windy Miller, Windy Miller sharper than a thorn, Like a mouse he's spry and nimble when he grinds the corn. Like a bird he'll watch the wind and listen for the sound, Which says he has the wind he needs to make the sails go round. The windmill turning (51k sound file) Farmer Bell (and Mrs Bell) Jonathon Bell works on the farm along with his farm hands. He believes in having the most modern equipment available - his favourite being his forklift. The main produce of the farm appears to be eggs and milk.

"Jonathon Bell, the Farmer" A go ahead farmer is Jonathon Bell Who works his farm and he works it well He doesn't hold much with the good old days. In modern times use modern ways. Electric mechanical all that is new Which does the work that men used to do. He swears by it all and he proves it too On his modern mechanical farm. Digger song: For jobs that are big, a mechanical digger Is bigger and better and quicker. It lumbers and lurches and lifts heavy loads, Digging deep ditches and holes in the roads, Trenches for water main cable or drain, Rumbling and roaring and taking the strain, Loading up lorries with rubble and soil, A mechanical digger will tirelessly toil. For jobs that are big, a mechanical digger Is bigger and better and quicker. Farmer's truck song: Driving along in a farmer's truck In an I-can-do-anything farmer's truck. A pig or a hen, A calf or the men, A bale or sack, All go into the back. You can even spread muck from a farmers truck. An I-can-do-anything farmer's truck.

PC McGarry number 452 PC McGarry is the thorough, do it by the book type. He travels around on his motorbike and talks to HQ on the bike's radio. But he's not overly friendly and for that matter he's not very big either. "P.C.McGarry" Here comes the policeman, The big friendly policeman, PC McGarry number 452. Lost dogs, thick fogs, Don't know what to do. Then get the policeman, The big friendly policeman. PC McGarry number 452. Here comes the policeman, The big friendly policeman, PC McGarry number 452. Lost a key, cat up a tree, Baby lost a shoe. Then get the policeman, A big friendly policeman. PC McGarry number 452. From PC McGarry's episode: They've got the policeman, The big friendly policeman, PC McGarry number 452. Swarming bees in the trees, Swarming people too. They've got the policeman, The big friendly policeman. PC McGarry number 452.

Pippin Fort an Academy for soldier boys In the days of Camberwick Green (before the Trumpton Fire Brigade were created) it was the soldier boys of Pippin Fort who were always willing to jump into their army truck and come to the rescue. Whether its diving into the canal, or baking cakes, they were the boys to call. Captain Snort He inspects the soldier boys on parade. "Captain Snort" Captain Snort is a soldier man, Scarlet and gold a soldier man. He'll work a boy as hard as he can, To turn him into a soldier man. Captain Snort is a soldier man, Who lives in Pippin Fort Seargant Major Grout, With his deep voice he shouts ATTEN-TION ! Private Armitage, (the best swimmer), Private Featherby Private Higgins, (the smartest looking soldier boy) Private Hopwood Private Lumley, (the one who can't tell his left from his right), Private Meek, (Mrs Dingle's nephew). The Bugler He lives in one of the towers and apart from sounding the call for drill, he also answers the fort's phone.

The bugler is largely ignored, but as can be seen from the "PC McGarry" episode he is a separate character, and not one of the six soldier boys. "Driving Along" (in an army truck) Driving along in an army truck, In a humpety bumpety army truck. The people wave To the soldiers brave, Who sing and shout, As they lurch about. Oh we are in luck, We will never be stuck, In our humpety bumpety army truck. Mr Carraway the fishmonger Every Wednesday afternoon, Mr Carraway would shut up shop and he and his friends would go down to the stream at the bottom of his garden and while away a few hours fishing. "Mr Carraway the Fishmonger" Fresh fish! fine fresh fish! Herring, plaice, mackerel turbot, Whiting, cod, halibut, dab, Prawn, crabs, crayfish and lobster, In green parsley and set upon a slab. Fresh fish, fine fresh fish. Fishing song: Sitting by a stream, Fishing. By a Summer stream, Fishing. In still deep waters, Where lazy fish gleam. Fishing in the sun.

Mrs Honeyman (the Chemist's wife) & baby The local gossip, who didn't always get things right. In the days before the internet, Mrs Honeyman was the fastest method of information transfer. "Chatter Chatter" Chatter chatter have you heard the latest gossip ? Not a word to anyone... But do you know that natter natter well my dear You could have knocked me over with a feather. I was shocked ! Peter Hazel the postman Peter not only delivered the letters but also emptied the post boxes. "Peter the Postman" Peter the postman is a very busy man He empties the boxes as quickly as he can He puts all the letters in a great big sack And whistles as he marches with his load upon his back Mrs Dingle the postmistress & Packet the post office puppy Mrs Dingle ran the post office, and sorted the mail. Three for Mickey Murphy, two for Dr. Mopp One for Mr. Honey man who keeps the chemist's shop Two for Windy Miller, three for Captain Snort And six for all the soldier boys who live in Pippin Fort Mr Crockett the garage owner Mr Crockett's garage was on th eoutskirts of Camerwick Green.

His breakdown truck was always ready to come to the assistance of a stranded motorist. "Crockett's Polka" If your car is needing petrol, if your van is broken down, If your motorcycle engine starts to stick, Then go to Crockett's garage, to Mr Crockett's garage. He will do the work and he'll do it very quick. Fill her up, fill her up, the petrol pumps are working, Pump them up, pump them up, you know what tyres are. Hurry up, hurry up, there is no time for shirking, If you want a very super sort of car. Doctor Mopp The doctor drove a vintage car (reg 1901) and had a top hat and beard. "Doctor Mopp" If you want a doctor, Get Doctor Mopp, For he can stop A sneeze or a wheeze, Or a lump or a bump, A headache or a sprain, Or rheumaticy pain. So if you're feeling sickly, Please call him quickly. He can cure all ills, With his pale pink medicine, And sugar coated pills. Thomas Tripp the milkman Mr Tripp operated Camberwick Green's dairy.

On Saturdays, Paddy Murphy helps out. "Thomas Tripp the Milkman" Here comes the milkman, Thomas Tripp the milkman. Can you hear the milkman with his jangle jingle jang ? What does it matter if the bottles make a clatter ? One doesn't want to chatter over jangle jingle jang. Roger Varley the chimney sweep Roger would travel around on his motorbike & sidecar. "Roger Varley the Sweep" Sweep all, Here comes Roger Varley, As black as a crow, To sweep all your chimneys, Which stand in a row. Big chimneys, small chimneys, Low chimneys tall chimneys. Chimneys so straight and chimneys awry, With his rod, brush and sack, And his suit shiny black, He'll purl and twirl his brush, Up the flues to the sky. Sweep all. Mr Dagenham the salesman He drives a red sportscar (an MG ?). Although Mr Dagenham only appears in one episode, his car can often be spotted at Crockett's garage. "Mr Dagenham the Salesman" Our Mr Dagenham, he can sell anything, Anything, anything money can buy.

A tea set or a jacket, A pram or tennis raquet, A telly or a toaster, A trumpet or a trike, An overcoat, a motor boat, A holiday in Africa, A bathtub or a button, A bugle or a bike. Our Mr Dagenham, he can sell anything, Anything, anything money can buy. "Helicopter" Helicopter, helicopter, riding so high. Whirring, chirring, sweeping the sky, Over the house tops and over the trees. You'll fly like the birds, And you'll buzz, like the bees. Quaker Oats Ad, Windy Miller,Camberwick Green CAMBERWICK GREEN,TRUMPTON and CHIGLEY BACKGROUND By 2005,it had been 37 years since Windy had completed his last scenes for Chigley,& 40 since filming Camberwick.And,apart from a brief cameo appearance in the BBC's "Future Generations" kids' tv promo in 1998,he'd not filmed anything else since.

Not that he'd been idle of course,with his daily routine of grinding,whittling,cider making and all round good-egging.It's just that it was all done sight-unseen by the rest of us. But an invitation to front an ad campaign for breakfast porridge was to change all that. And prove once again that whilst form is temporary,class is indeed permanent. It was still a surprise though.Because by this stage Trumptonshire had largely retreated to the sanctuary of dvd and the memory banks of people of a certain age.Allbeit a lot of people of a certain age. But life-long friend Gordon Murray had kept the faith (seen here together),and it proved an early vindication of his decision to hire the Entertainment Rights Group* to try and put him back on the map. (*ClassicMedia.tv following a 2009 buy-out) Although how much of a role they actually played in this particular coup is unclear.Because it was the ad agency Abbot,Mead & Vickers that came up with the idea,in response to a brief from Quaker owners,Pepsico. Why Windy ?

Well.......an iconic kid's tv star plugging an iconic brand......promoting the virtues of healthy eating against the background of rising levels of kids' obesity..... whilst appealing to the nostalgic instincts and tastebuds of the parents needed to do the buying. Or just a miller plugging a milled oats product,depending on how deep you want to go.Either way,Oatso Simple really. 1 Polly Atherton at Freud Communication FACTFILE Q and A Q. Why weren't they made with CGI A. Simply because Gordon Murray insisted they retained the look and feel of the originals.And that could only be done using the same stop motion animation method. It's true that CGI can create imagery that stop-motion can't do well (or at all) And it can also be quicker and cheaper. But Murray was absolutely,100% right.And anyone who disagrees has completely failed to grasp just what an integral part stop motion played in their success. Still not convinced ? Well,how about the hopelessly misjudged CGI Magic Roundabout movie that came out in 2005 ?

All the life and charm was airbrushed out of the characters.Some badly miscast voiceover celebs did the rest.And kids who hadn't seen the originals were left wondering why we loved them.Which you'd think was almost impossible.But sadly not. Q. How were they made A. They were produced using stop motion animation,so everything that you see physically exists in miniature.And CGI was only used to create the steam coming up from the bowl of porridge. Everything was hand-made by a firm of model makers over an 8 week period. ( More on that in the " Model Making Masterclass " below ) And whilst it was 40 years since Camberwick Green was made and technology had moved on, it still took animators 2 weeks just to get 60-odd seconds of footage.But,if a job's worth doing...... Q. Conclusion The ads were critically acclaimed.Most fans seem to have enjoyed them.And Pepsico shifted some more packets. So everyone seems to have got something out of them. And hopes were high that the Trumptonshire brand was on the up again,as this extract from an Entertainment Rights PLC results statement shows ........

" Camberwick Green's Windy Miller is currently starring in a major national television and print advertising campaign for Pepsico's Quaker Oats.As a result of ER's success in exploiting Trumptonshire ER's agreement to represent this third party brand has been extended for a further 5 years." [Sept.05] Fast forward 10 years and the only thing that's happened of note is that Entertainment Rights have morphed into Classicmedia.tv. Cue tumbleweed. Commercial considerations aside,those hoping for a series remake off the back of the Quaker campaign will obviously be disappointed. The successful 2015 Clangers remake showed it can be done.......and with stop animation too. Beautifully recreated to retain all the charm of the originals,yet seemlessly coupled with the modern tweeks required. But the Clangers are timeless,and broadcasters see Trumptonshire's mix of human inhabitants as its modern day weakness.So I think it's unlikely......even less likely the longer it goes on.....and,maybe,no bad thing. Because perhaps it's better it stays as a defiant record of what was,rather than going cap-in-hand to cater for modern tastes - ? Q. Who was the narrator A.

It was Charlie Higson (b.1958),a successful comedy performer,comedy writer and novelist. The pic shows him in his most famous on-screen role as "Ralph" to Paul Whitehouse's "Ted" in the Fast Show's Ted and Ralph sketches. Click on the pic and it'll take you to his website. Q. What about Brian Cant Brian was the obvious initial choice and was asked to test for it. Unfortunately,it probably proved just a few years too late and they decided to look elsewhere. He subsequently revealed..... " I did a version of it,but they didn't think it worked.They told me it didn't sound like me.I suppose I don't sound just as I did 40 years ago,but I was very disappointed.I would have thought that the viewers would have recognised my voice." It must be slightly surreal to be told you don't sound like you but,no matter,because his immortality is assured. And it's a testimony to his indelible association with the role that Plan B was to try and find someone who did sound like him,1965-style.But,eventually,common sense kicked-in and it was decided to have a clean break rather than a poor imitation.And Charlie was the man.

He was apparently chuffed to do it and is so good that you could actually imagine him re-dubbing the originals and making a pretty good fist of it. High praise indeed. Q. Did Windy sell out A. The thing about Windy is that he's just as big a brand with people over a certain age as Quaker is. It would take a pretty heavy-hand to put a significant dent in that and he's helped by the fact that as he can't speak he can never directly endorse a product -or be seen eating any of it. (a tad inconvenient here !) And so long as he continues to dodge any direct branding altering the way he looks,then he should be ok. It's when he dresses up as Ronald McDonald that we can all say "ta,ta" But the purist viewpoint to one side,it would be kind of fun to see him,say,up in the Chigley hot air balloon with the Slimcea girl. ( She must be about due a revival ) And as it was the 1st tv work he'd had in ages,then maybe we should just give the little fella a break ! Q. How much did it all cost A. Now there's a question.

And the simple answer is I've absolutely no idea -"commercially sensitive information",as I was rather melodramatically informed. But,whatever the figure,it was loose change to someone like Pepsico.And whilst there are clearly cheaper ways to make an advert than with stop motion,it's always the consumer who ultimately decides whether it was money well spent. Q. Who actually came up with the idea of using Windy A. The ad agency of Abbot,Mead & Vickers,and specifically Dave Buchanan and Mike Hannett. Who both deserve a place in the Winkstead Hall of fame (one for Chigley fans) Q. Did they use the original model of Windy A. Windy's a bit like Dr.Who,because he undergoes periodic "re-generations". But,unlike the Doctor,Windy is a true Lord of Time as he always emerges looking exactly the same. And if he was,say,30 (??) in 1966,he was 70-ish come Quaker time !

Anyhow,the original 1965 MK 1 version famously ended up on Gordon's back garden bonfire in 1986,along with nearly all the other models and sets.And as they'd apparently become rather tatty and the foam sticky and gooey,then we can call it a mercy killing rather than genocide. A MK 2 version was then made specially for the 1998 BBC "Future Generations" promo.Which then found a temporary home at the Toy Museum in London until it was shut down,and its current whereabouts are unknown. So this was the MK 3 super-spec version -externally no different but completely upgraded internally.A sort of Lee Majors,Six Million Dollar Man makeover,as explained in "Model Making Masterclass" below. Sadly,he had to go to Artem in London to get it done privately,despite being on the Trumpton Hospital waiting list for 35 years.So don't knock the NHS ! (and yes,there was a hospitial in Trumpton -mentioned in the series,but never shown.) Model Making Masterclass courtesy of Artem Want to faithfully ressurrect a Nation's favourite ? You need an expert model-making company like Artem.

No sticky back plastic and washing up bottles here ! And whilst you'll recognise some other familiar sounding materials in the coming paragraphs,it'll only go to prove that we can all buy eggs,but very few of us can do much more than scramble them. Bob Thorne and his team took 8 painstaking weeks to create everything you see in the ads. Everything was handmade -everything. From the seemless recreations of all the original sets, props and characters to all the new additions,which had been designed by the animators,LooseMoose. But it's been well-documented that all the original models and sets were destroyed,so where to start ? hmmm ........ Q. What was produced A. There were 4 seperate tv ads.

The initial 2 were first aired in September 2005:-(a warming product to combat the autumn chill) One called "Supergrain",advertising the standard brand,and featuring Windy with a new female character descriptively,but simply,called "The Jogger" And one called "Windy's Day Off",advertising the Oatso Simple brand,and featuring Windy with another new female character called "Molly the Barmaid" A 3rd one called "Complaint",featuring PC McGarry,came out in early 2006. And the 4th one,"Uncle Guber",followed in September of the same year.Again advertising the Oatso Simple brand,only this time with another new male character,Windy's "Uncle Guber" from Norway. There was also an accompanying print ad campaign which also featured The Mayor ( pic ) and PC McGarry ( pic ),as well as a 4th new character of an un-named nurse ( pic ). Doc Mopp usurped ! High quality clips of ads 1,2 & 4,courtesy of the animators,LooseMoose.

But they weren't able to supply no.3 Just a few other points of interest for the incurably curious like myself........... The body of the Windmill is mdf with pine used for the sails to achieve the curvature of the slats.And it was also sand-blasted to give it a realistic grainy wood texture.Oh,and that Quaker hanging sign is actually about an inch & a half in size and was hand-painted -and done very quickly apparently. construction pic Molly's Car isn't one bought from a toy store like Mr.Dagenham's in the original series.In fact the only similarity is that they're both red ! With Molly's being hand made from scratch -as you'd probably have guessed by now. The body is fibreglass,and those shiney hubcaps,bumper and grill ? Yep,polished aluminium.With the only real shortcut being the tyres,which are taken from a toy motorbike. construction pic The Tree. Yes,theee tree.Because in Trumptonshire there is only one species of tree,which helpfully removed any continuity issues of course.And more often than not it was the same plastic 'jobbing' tree that's transplanted from one location to another.

Unfortunately as no off-the-shelf match could be found,it proved to be a species that's now sadly extinct. So,in the absence of any DNA, Bob took a photocopy of it from one of the books and sent it up to Scotland to be photo-etched in brass before being soldered leaf by leaf and then spray-painted.Sadly,I didn't actually think to ask why it had to be made out of brass,nor how much it cost.Although the latter is probably too frightening to contemplate. But it just typifies the whole approach.And my personal compliments to Bob and his team for a truely remarkable job. Footnote Like many a big kid,I'm a sucker for all this kind of stuff. And whilst my head tells me that the reality of being an "SFX superviser/designer" is probably far more mundane than I'd imagine,I was encouraged by Bob's genuine enthusiasm for the project to think that maybe it isn't. And it's also quite reassuring to know that we can still do some things ourselves without having to wait for it to arrive in a container from China. between takes VIDEO Bonus Footage -courtesy of animators, "LooseMoose" VIDEO New longjohns !!

Here's a pic of the Artem Team And as I have nothing but admiration for their skills, I'll resist the obvious temptation to throw it open to a caption competition. A representative of Entertainment Rights offered up the Harrops collection of ceramic figures as a possible reference point. But,no matter how accurate,they were still interpretations.And the finish couldn't offer any clues about the textures of clothing,the coarseness or otherwise of the paint brush strokes or the precise tones and finishes of the original colours. And,yes,we're talking that much of a no-compromise approach.And not OTT when you consider how firmly entrenched in the memory banks those original images are.Because,if the Mill was the wrong shade of pink you might not be able to put your finger on it but you'd sure as hell know something wasn't quite right. So,the dvd was obviously looked at closely.But the still photos in some of the spin-off books provided even greater definition.And as a lot of those shots were stage-managed specially for the purpose,they got the added bonus of extra views and angles not on offer in the actual film footage. In fact,some of them are so revealing that it's actually a little unkind to the original model makers frankly.

But we kids never noticed the joins,and the evidence was put to very good use here ........... The Set was 2 sheets of 10ft x 5ft MDF. Even a suggestion to create the backdrop using cgi to save time was rejected.So the sky and hills were actually hand-painted onto cloth canvas,that was then stretched in a frame and simply placed behind the animating table. The base was treated with a sort of ragged paint effect,spray-glued and then sprinkled with very fine florist's sand to create Camberwick terra firma. And the plants & shrubs that line the join between the horizontal and the vertical behind the Mill are real little plastic models,similar to the kind of stuff the famous toy company,Britains,used to produce. Windy,the model,is nothing short of a mechanical marvel.Forget The Terminator,I give you The Wheatgerminator !

He's about 9 inches tall and weighs in at around 250 gms.Nothing to do with excessive porridge consumption,but the result of a complex metal framework (armature) incorporating 20 seperate joints.A piece of precision engineering with a price tag to match.Although exactly how much is a trade secret.But Artem have supplied me with a pic.So for the first time anywhere,you can see our hero with his kit off.And if you don't want an illusion shattered,then look away NOW As befits the rank of supporting cast members,The Jogger and Molly were mechanically lower spec than Windy,simply because they didn't need to be as complicated and it saved some time and money. The Jogger was a compromise between a jointed framework and a more simple basic aluminium armature.And,in fact,the latter is the same wire used to contort tree saplings into bonsai trees and perfectly sufficient for parts of the body that don't require too much animating or too much complicated movement.And as her main task was obviously jogging,the jointed bit was predominantly below the waist.Which left Molly only needing the most basic joint-free version,as the most we see her do is a quick wave from inside the car.

All their foam clothing was cut to size from different coloured 8' x 4' sheets supplied by Dunlop.Not that the characters had an extensive wardrobe you understand,it's just that 8' x 4' happened to be the minimum order size. Here we have a couple of short films produced by the animators,LooseMoose,to showcase their work on the project. They're currently on the company's own YouTube page,but they're available here if you don't fancy the trip-with the company's permission of course (thanks Emma !) The first is a look at the production process.And the second is called "Quaker Oat Takes". Both are well worth a few minutes of your time.And,if you like your animation as much as I do,then check out their main site too,because they've worked on a lot of other familiar ads (link at bottom of page) If these vids aren't working, please let me know (email- top of news page) That 4th ad is particularly notable for a series of Trumptonshire "firsts" * It's the first ever appearance of anyone related to Windy. And not only Johnny Foreigner but a blooming naturist too.

(blimey o'reilly,I need a lie down). * It's the 1st time in the show's history that we actually get to see inside the Mill. * And it's the 1st ever bit of secondary product placement,in the form of the Tropicana carton.(Oh,and the use of the microwave flies in the face of everything he's supposed to believe in of course) But that's showbiz..........or what happens when the Devil comes calling ! Just a couple of small daily newspaper articles to finish. Both came out in Sept.2005 to plug the start of the campaign Proof positive that Windy takes a pragmatic view about most things.And that he's perfectly happy to play the Sun off against the Daily Star in search of a bit of publicity. Typically low-brow stuff,but you've got to play the game if you want the column inches.

Question: In which children's TV show could you have seen the character of Windy Miller?
Answer: Camberwick Green