Episode 1
One Flu Over the Boggart's Nest
10m
When all the Boggarts in Sabden are sick, Brendan's Scottish cousin, "Digger" comes over and brings his special recipe cure, porridge.
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The Treacle People
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The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.
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The Treacle People premiered May 3, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.
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Episode 2
Digger Digs In
10m
Now, Digger has taken up residence in Sabden, he must find a job. Silas is reluctant to employ him at first but Digger mentions he is not interested in any wages and just wants a roof over his head and plenty of unpaid work, much to Silas' delight. Unfortunately, Pendle causes a stir the next morning when he accidentally causes the Bubble and Boggart to blow up whilst hitting a pressure cooker full of porridge.
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Stuck Up Job
10m
Rosie, Wizzle and Tapper help to fix the "Bubble and Boggart" whilst Lil takes refuge from Nellie Newchurch, but it isn't long until they're at each other's throats once again.
Where to watch The Treacle PeopleEpisode 4
Loose Change
10m
The Professor's changing formula liquid accidentally gets mixed in with a batch of Silas' black pudding ginger beer and soon nearly everybody except Rosie, Bert, The Prof and Brendan has changed their natural personalities. Can the Prof find a way to get them back to normal?
Where to watch The Treacle PeopleEpisode 5
Scares and Stripes
10m
PC Nicko Pendle needs to have made 100 arrests by the end of the day to be promoted to sergeant. He soon finds excuses to arrest everybody in Sabden, and when there is no one else left, he even arrests himself! Unfortunately, there are some real criminals on the loose and they take advantage of having the empty village to themselves.
Where to watch The Treacle PeopleEpisode 6
Smug Smugglers
10m
Barrow and Furness, the robbers on the loose, wire into Silas' telephone connection and trick Lil into thinking Furness is Silas and asks for a barrow full of treacle butties to be left by the mine. When the real Silas finds out, he realizes something is afoot and the villagers get their own back on the two villains.
Where to watch The Treacle PeopleEpisode 7
The Quest for the Golden Nugget!
10m
Wizzle's treacle tracker finds a treasure chest buried in the moors. Inside the chest is a map claiming there is a golden nugget somewhere in the mine. Silas and the other villagers are soon on the trail, but so is Barrow and Furness...
Where to watch The Treacle PeopleEpisode 8
A Grim Day Out
10m
When all the villagers except Digger, go away for the day on Bessie. Barrow and Furness take advantage of having the village all to themselves. But when they get back, the thieves find themselves in a rather sticky situation and so does PC Nicko Pendle...
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Sounds Crazy
10m
Rosie and Wizzle use the Professor's new sound sponge to record all the sounds of Sabden.
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Rollercop
10m
When Nicko Pendle requests a form of transport from his stingy superior, Chief Inspector Foulridge. The double-dealing detective gives Nicko a rather humiliating gift, a pair of roller-blades!
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Euroboggart
10m
Silas wants Tapper and Digger to dig a tunnel to France to export their treacle and so that French tourists can visit Sabden.
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It's a Funny Old Game!
10m
The villagers play against the boggarts in a football match. But those cheeky boggarts decide to play unfairly...
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Sticky Like One!
10m
Silas asks Wizzle to build a statue of the person who has brought the most fame and fortune to Sabden. However, Silas is none too pleased when he sees who the statue Wizzle built is actually of!
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Cast
Glynn MillsTapper Knowle (voice) / Ike Mitton (voice) / Narrator (voice)
Alec BregonziProf. Baines-Pilling (voice) / Nellie Newchurch (voice)Brian TruemanCharlie (voice) / Furness (voice)
Iain RussellStirling the Haggis (voice)
Jim NortonBrendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
Jim McManusBill Wizzle (voice) / Nicko Pendle (voice)
Caroline BernsteinLeyland Lil (voice) / Rosie Mitton (voice) / Bert (voice)Credits
- Created by
- Iain Russell, Mike Furness
- Written by
- Brian Trueman, Jonathan Trueman
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 27
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CITVUnited Kingdom
LWTUnited Kingdom
Granada TelevisionUnited Kingdom- LINK Entertainment
- Fire Mountain Productions Ltd
Themes
3d animationcomedyfamily friendlymadcap comedypuppetstop framestop motion