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Camberwick Green (1966)
Camberwick Green is a British children's television series, originally seen on BBC1, featuring stop-motion puppets.
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Release Date:
Mon, Jan 03, 1966
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 15
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 15
Season 1:
Peter the Postman has an eventful day as his deliveries cause a mixture of joy and chaos.
Windy Miller falls asleep. When he awakens, the sails of his windmill have stopped turning and he needs assistance to get them going again.
Mr Crockett attends to Mickey Murphy's delivery van which has broken down. Later, after visiting Mr Crockett's garage for a fill-up, Jonathan Bell the farmer challenges Windy Miller to a race.
Doctor Mopp visits patients all around the village, carries out a routine medical examination at Pippin Fort and even attends to a cow with a nasty cough. It's all in a day's work!
Farmer Bell is worried when his regular customers don't want his eggs anymore. A rival supplier has taken his business - but who is it?
Captain Snort sends his troops to help out the villagers with little tasks, but one of the soldiers goes missing.
Paddy Murphy works at the dairy, collecting supplies and making deliveries. But an accident causes the loss of a day's milk - who can he turn to for help?
When Roger Varley tries to clean up after sweeping the chimney at the bakery, he discovers that the water supply has been cut off. Fortunately, Windy Miller knows what to do - touch a sweep's collar for luck!
PC McGarry is trying to track down anyone fishing illegally when a call for help arrives - a swarm of bees has descnded upon the bakery! PC McGarry and the soldiers from Pippin Fort can't help, but they know a man who can.
Mr Dagenham visits one of his satified customers, Jonathan Bell the farmer, then goes to Pippin Fort to attempt to sell a helicopter. He doesn't sell it, but it comes in useful when Windy Miller needs to repair his mill.
Mr Carraway makes his deliveries to the mill and to Pippin Fort, telling stories of the sea to his customers.
Mr Murphy the baker burns his hands and can't bake his usual orders, so Private Lumley is sent in from Pippin Fort to help. Unfortunately Lumley isn't the brightest of the soldiers and chaos ensues.
Village gossip Mrs Honeyman jumps to the wrong conclusion when she sees workmen arrive in Camberwick Green, and organises a protest against the green being dug up.
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