He was born in Doncaster to Ernest and Phyllis (nee Downing), who ran a guesthouse, and from Thorne grammar school in Doncaster went to Leeds teacher training college, where he met his future wife Kathy (nee Wilkinson). Moving to her native Cheshire they both taught at Grange junior school in Runcorn, getting married in 1960 and having two children, me and Simon. Penyghent– Penyghent is an artistic and creative female Rottentroll, with an impressive talent for football. Generally considered "the cleverest of the Rottentrolls". In the episode Rottentroll of the Year, Penyghent is the organizer of the titular competition and is crowned champion for her efforts. Ghost" in Northern England was pronounced "guest", and the origin is thought to be of the combination burh-ghest, "town-ghost". Others explain it as cognate to German Berg-geist, "mountain ghost" or Bär-geist, "bear-ghost". [1] Another mooted derivation is Bahr-Geist, German for the "spirit of the funeral bier". [2] Domain and description [ edit ]

Closer to Earth: Pretty much all the female characters are shown to be at least a little bit brighter than the boys, with Penyghent pretty much being the Only Sane Rottentroll. Not used too badly, what with Roger and Aysgarth balancing things out as a pretty down-to-earth kid and a wise old Rottentroll respectively... until season 3, which introduced Kate, Roger's sister, with her and Penyghent being The First Two Faces Of Eve pretty much every episode. Written by Tim Firth, it was based on characters created by Gordon Firth (always referred to as "his dad" in the credits) directed by Julian Kemp and executive produced by Robert Howes. The first series won the 1997 BAFTA for "Best Children's Entertainment Show", [1] beating the Ant and Dec Show. [2] Later series were nominated for awards from both BAFTA and the Royal Television Society. History the whole of Tony Blair (as well as The Queen, Jeremy Paxman, Princess Diana and the legs of JoannaWhen Fry and Laurie began the series they were already a popular double act due to regular appearances on Channel 4's Friday Night Live and their own show A Bit of Fry & Laurie. A special documentary episode was also made and was released on DVD, on the first volume of the second series. A barghest appears in the first episode of the TV series Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, where it is killed by Grendel. The youngest head in Cheshire’s history, “Mister Firth”, as generations of schoolchildren will tell you, was no ordinary teacher. In an age before risk assessments he sweet-talked mayors in his beloved Yorkshire into letting him tip up with a coachload of schoolchildren to sleep in the town hall on PE crash mats. He would then turf everyone out of bed at six in the morning to paint the dawn rising on the River Wharfe.

Officer and a Gentleman: Commander Harris. He's a ram and is the local leader of the SAS - no, not the Special Air Services, the Silently Armed Sheep.John Thomson played the popular character, Ken, who took over from Les as landlord of the Crown pub. Since the show ended, he’s been featured in a number of other TV shows. Ripley and Scuff – A pair of young Rottentrolls, sons of Sigsworthy Crags. They appear in Series 4, and in their own spin off series, Ripley and Scuff. They seemed to have inherited their father's mental instability, or at least his tendency to make dog noises. They also communicate through making drumming noises. Narrator– voiced by Martin Clunes who told the story and, at times, interacted with the actors and the audience. He has been known to panic in crisis situations. He has some talent for JimJamYAHA, which he used to get Roger's attention.

The first series attracted more than a million viewers and won the 1997 BAFTA for “Best Children’s Entertainment Show”. Later series were nominated for awards from both BAFTA and the Royal Television Society. Askrigg – A completely sports obsessed Rottentroll. He attempts every sport imaginable – without any teammates. According to The Rottentroll Files, Askrigg is revealed to have "no brain", leaving him clueless on words such as "athletic" and "tomorrow". Written by Tim Firth, it was based on characters created by Gordon Firth (always referred to as "his dad" in the credits) directed by Julian Kemp and executive produced by Robert Howes. The first series won the 1997 BAFTA for "Best Children's Entertainment Show", [1] beating the Ant and Dec Show. [2] Later series were nominated for awards from both BAFTA and the Royal Television Society. He became best known for his work on ITV's live Saturday morning shows as the performer and voice of The barghest acts as the first boss of the role-playing video game Heartbound, where it is a corrupted dog.

Roger + The Rottentrolls - The Complete Series 1-4

Live-action, puppets, hand-drawn animation, stop-motion animation, CGI, it's all covered: from Fireman Sam to The Family-Ness, Grange Hill to Going Live!, Postman Pat to Pocoyo, and Thunderbirds to Thomas the Tank Engine, you're sure to relive your childhood with this extensive compilation. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the 2023 expansion for the video game Cyberpunk 2077, prominently features the new gang “Barghest” as antagonists. Their logo is a large canine's head with its maw wide open. The barghest is the main antagonist in the CITV show Roger and the Rottentrolls. It is only seen by its red eyes and in later episodes, its arms. CHILD, a documentary which compared the lives of young people, affected by Aid and HIV in the UK & Rwanda, was commissioned by BBC Factual and Learning. And was runner up in the prestigious Japan prize Green Aesop: First Season, Episode 2: If you litter in the woods when you're out camping, then you're a stupid, thoughtless berk.

Dave Atkins played the hugely popular character, Les, landlord of the Crown pub, in the Men Behaving Badly TV series. He had a number of TV and movie stints in the 1980s and 1990s, including playing roles in ITV sitcom, the Upper Hand, and comedy series, Minder. Grainger was born to her mother, Gian Grainger, in Didsbury, Manchester. Her parents were divorced when she was very young, so Gian raised her as an independent mother. Holliday spoke about her mother's endless dedication and support despite being a single parent in her interviews. She also included how her success would not have been possible without her mother's presence. Where Did Holliday Garinger Receive Her Education? These two episodes were originally a single 15 min election special made between production of the first & second series. When Series 2 was being filmed; The episode was split into two, and to fill the runtime; Extra scenes were shot and added a subplot, involving Roger & The Narrator falling out. Penyghent – generally considered “the cleverest of the Rottentrolls”– was a female Rottentroll with an impressive talent for football.The voices of the Rottentrolls were provided, in the first series, by John Thomson, Phil Cornwell and Rebecca Front. In later series Ronni Ancona replaced Rebecca Front. Its managing director, Robert Howes, originated the BBC’s highly acclaimed annual A Song for Christmas, formerly the BBC Carol Competition, which ran for many years. Following this success Robert founded The Children’s Company and shortly after it gained its first television commission for ITV. This first production was The Rottentrolls, written by the award-winning writer, Tim Firth, (Calendar Girls, Preston Front, Kinky Boots, Our House, My Family), narrated by Martin Clunes and featuring the voices of John Thomson, Ronni Ancona and Phil Cornwell was awarded a BAFTA.The three subsequent series also gained BAFTA, RTSand Broadcast nominations