The Seal of Neptune
Appearance
The Seal of Neptune | |
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Created by | Oliver Postgate Peter Firmin |
Narrated by | Oliver Postgate |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Running time | 10 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 1960 |
The Seal of Neptune is a
children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers
. It was broadcast on BBC Television in 1960. Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.
It was followed in 1963 by a sequel called The Mermaid's Pearls.
In October 2010, the original film of the series was recovered from a disused pig sty on a farm belonging to Firmin.[citation needed]
In 2014, The Seal of Neptune and The Mermaid's Pearls (1963) were released on DVD by the Dragons Friendly Society.
References
External links
- The Seal of Neptune at IMDb
- The Mermaid's Pearls at IMDb
- Dragons friendly society