Tales of the riverbank film

New animated film version of classic british childrens story, featuring the voices of stephen fry, ardal ohanlan, jim broad bent and steve cogan. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three cute and cuddly friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp who, having been. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in. Best movies like tales of the riverbank bestsimilar. The film was made without the original tales of the riverbank team and against their wishes that live animals should be used. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the.

The film itself has the feel of something cobbled together in the austerity years and it is the better for such aardmanesque qualities. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Narrated by stephen fry and featuring vocal work by steve coogan and jim broadbent, this british adaptation of a popular canadian childrens show is a treat for the whole family. P, a feature film was made with all owned by prescience films which has to date not been released. The video to the song was filmed in the vicinity of nomis studios, shepherds bush. Parents need to know that tales of the riverbank is a clever, familyfriendly british tale of animal adventure and rescue with a soft spot for the. Tales of the riverbank british board of film classification. Featuring the voices of stepehen fry, steve coogan, jim broadbent and ardal. Those blue skies are from yesterday afternoon difficult to believe as ciara has now added thunder and lightning to the high winds. A featurelength film, also titled tales of the riverbank, was released in september 2008 directly to dvd. Static gp puppet plane prop store ultimate movie collectables. Tales of the riverbank may have begun its life as a blackandwhite television series for children first made in 1959 by the canadian broadcasting corporation and redubbed by johnny morris for british viewers, but its lineage can be traced back at least as far as that perennial childrens favourite, the wind in the willows, first published in 1908, where anthropomorphised. Tales of the riverbank may have begun its life as a blackandwhite television series for children first made in 1959 by the canadian broadcasting corporation and redubbed by johnny morris for british viewers, but its lineage can be traced back at least as far as that perennial childrens favourite, the wind in the willows, first published in 1908, where anthropomorphised creatures were also. Sad but true, the series was filmed at cothy butts near fishbourne on the isle of wight.

I have battled with my sourdough starter its winning. May 03, 2019 credits to bbc the owners of this footage. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle. Its total bolloxits what we get told in the guitar shop by our more out of it customersbut it brightens up the day. Tales of the riverbank title information trailer also known as tales of the riverbank trailer year 2008 distributors metrodome distribution ltd classified dates 30062008 main language english submitted run time 1m 56s bbfc reference atcvv250147. Tales of the riverbank may have begun its life as a blackandwhite television series for children first made in 1959 by the canadian. See more ideas about cute donkey, hamster care and play school toys. The film mimics the blockbuster action of buddy war flicks such as apocalypse now.

Tales of the riverbank is a film directed by john henderson with animation, miranda hart, morwenna banks, stephen fry, year. Wishing you all a cosy afternoon, safe and warm indoors. With stephen fry, peter serafinowicz, miranda hart, morwenna banks. By 1962 the programme was playing worldwide in many. The bbc subsequently commissioned a further 26 episodes. Along the way, they gather a colorful posse of animal friends, but they soon discover that a waffle, marmalade and doughnut wmd factory is threatening the entire riverbank community with dangerous emissions. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.

There have been a couple of knitting shows, 2 trips to the cinema if you havent seen the film parasite i would heartily recommend it trips to see both daughters and a fair bit of crafting and cooking. Tales of the riverbank 2008 directed by john henderson. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster for the canadian version, is a british childrens television show developed from a canadian pilot. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, marmalade and. Apr 14, 2020 a trip to welford park famous for being home to the great british bake off to see the snowdrops. Tales of the riverbank, sometimes called hammy hamster, was a british childrens television show developed from a canadian pilot though this original series was later broadcast on canadian and u. Ii, dog soldiers, shaun the sheep, hyperdrive and agent cody banks 2. Tales of the riverbank released on dvd 29th september 2008. The bands record company polydor later stated that they believed tales from the riverbank should have been released as the aside. Ferret henchman puppet prop store ultimate movie collectables. Company profile page for azure tales of the riverbank the movie llpthe including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information.

Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a. Director john henderson draws inspiration from the original 1960s bbc series of the same name for this familyfriendly tale of life on the river produced with the crew of spitting image and. Based on the classic canadian childrens tv series, tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having been swept downriver in a huge storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1997 film grosse pointe blank. Tales of the riverbank dvdfor those confused that this film is with puppets let me explain. The very first tales of the riverbank was filmed in a garage in toronto, canada in december 1958, by cocreators david ellison and canadian paul sutherland. Real live animals such as hammy the hamster and roderick the rat are cleverly moved around offcamera in order to tell stories for children. Clever rodent romp resolves conflict with cartoonish action. Tales of the riverbank official movie trailer out on dvd 29th.

An additional 26 halfhour episodes were produced in the 1970s. Further tales of the riverbank is a childrens television show created by david ellison and paul sutherland. The two film makers had to purchase their first hamster and rat from a department store and a guinea pig from a pet shop before they could begin filming. Tales of the riverbank by dancer album, progressive rock. Parents need to know that tales of the riverbank is a clever, familyfriendly british tale of animal adventure and rescue with a soft spot for the underdog, but it resolves its essential conflict through violence, albeit slapstick, cartoonish violence that never feels scary or emotionally intense. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. For those unfamiliar with the show, it might best be summed as last of the summer wine set by a river. Tales of the riverbank spanned four decades, culminating in the inevitable movie spinoff, featuring the voices stephen fry, jim broadbent and steve coogan. With a good voice cast, youd think the movie would be at least somewhat watchable, right.

Company profile page for azure tales of the riverbank the movie llp the including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Directed by john henderson, starring stephen fry as owl, ardal ohanlon as hammy, steve coogan as roderick and jim broadbent as g. The pilot was created by david ellison and paul sutherland, cbc film editors, in 1959. Watch boon season 4, episode 10 tales from the riverbank. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the. Watch tales of the riverbank now on your favorite device. Tales of the riverbank screen archives entertainment. Tales of the river bank early 1960s tv show youtube. Tales of the riverbank dvd for those confused that this film is with puppets let me explain.

Tales of the riverbank was produced in canada in black and white and screened on television in england, in canada, in australia, and in 34 other countries around the world. Further tales of the riverbank starring hammy hamster. Instead of compo, foggy and clegg its heroes were rodents. It used a mix of puppets, live action, and special effects. Tales of the riverbank wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Wmd factory is threatening the entire riverbank community with dangerous emissions. Staring hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guineapig. Tales of the riverbank is a series loved all over the globe.

Swept away by a violent storm, a hamster, a guinea pig, and a rat make their journey back to their lost homes. The pilot was created by david ellison and paul sutherland, cbc film. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Tales of the riverbank reinforces multiple positive themes friendship, courage, environmentalism, and the triumph of the underdog, particularly against the forces of capitalism and pollution, but it solves its ultimate conflict through tongueincheek violence in the style of a blockbuster action flick. The original and latest tv series that you all remember has now been remastered and the first nine episodes put on dvd for the first time. The film itself has the feel of something cobbled together in the. Tales from the riverbank bring you a tale from the pastel fields where we ran when we were young this is a tale from the water meadows trying to spread some hope into your heart its mixed with happiness, its mixed with tears both life and death are carried in this stream. Tales of the riverbank 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.