Ragdolly Anna
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Ragdolly Anna | |
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Based on | Ragdolly Anna series by Jean Kenward[1] |
Directed by | Doug Wilcox (Series 1) John Taylor (Series 2 and 3) |
Starring | Pat Coombs Michelle Davidson (Series 1 and 2) Caroline Berry (Series 3) |
Theme music composer | Allan Taylor |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Producers | Anne Wood (Series 1) Joyce Taylor (Series 2 and 3) |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production company | Yorkshire Television |
Original release | |
Network | CITV |
Release | 26 July 1982 13 July 1987 | –
Ragdolly Anna was a British children's television series, produced by Yorkshire Television and based on the books by British writer Jean Kenward.[2] The show was broadcast between July 26th 1982 and July 13th 1987 on the ITV network during its Watch It! (later Children's ITV) strand. The show starred Pat Coombs and was about a small stuffed doll named Ragdolly Anna (played by Michelle Davidson and later by Caroline Berry) that came to life.
The theme tune was by Allan Taylor [3]
International releases
[edit]- Kenya
- Germany
- BFBS (Children's SSVC)
- SSVC Television (Children's SSVC)
- Singapore
- Mediacorp Channel 5 (Kids' Corner)
- Canada
- Brunei
- United States
- Public Access 31 (in Bedford, Indiana)
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Canal 1 (Brinca Brincando, a Canal 1/RTP1 children's block from 1987 to 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Ragdolly Anna end credits from 1987, which PROVES he wrote the theme song, so therefore, he sung it too! so, DON'T edit it". Retrieved 25 June 2025.