Rod 'n' Emu

Rod 'n' Emu
Created by	Rod Hull
Developed by	FilmFair
Written by	Rod Hull Ian Sachs
Voices of	Rod Hull Carol Lee Scott Freddy Stevens
Music by	Keith Hopwood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Yates
Editor(s)	Andi Sloss Alec Jeakins Simon Cox
Running time	22 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV Network (CITV)
Original release	8 January – 2 August 1991
Chronology
Preceded by	EMU TV
Followed by	Grotbags

Rod 'n' Emu was an animated series shown on CITV around 1991.

It starred the voices of Rod Hull who created and wrote all the episodes starring as himself, Carol Lee Scott starred as Grotbags and Freddy Stevens as her assistants Croc the crocodile and Redford the robot.

This was the last series to feature Hull, Emu and Scott before she starred in her own TV series Grotbags. The show was made by FilmFair for Central Independent Television and thirteen episodes were aired.

The plot

The show followed the fortunes of Rod and his pet Emu whose lives are in danger of Grotbags and her companions.

Cast

Rod Hull - Rod
Carol Lee Scott - Grotbags
Freddy Stevens - Croc/Redford

Crew

Created by: Rod Hull
Written by: Rod Hull and Ian Sachs
Animators: Malcolm Bourne, Geoff Loynes
Backgrounds: Geoff Chennell
Trace and Paint Supervisor: Christine Courtney
Tracers: Angela Bristow, Christine Farrington, Alma Sachs, Marie Turner
Painters: Jo Beheit, Lynne Sachs, Tessa Farrington
Checkers: Debra Thaine, David Schwartz
Camera: Andrew Coates, Isabelle Perrichon, Craig Simpson, Roy Watford
Studio Assistant: David Birch
Editors: Andi Sloss, Alec Jeakins, Simon Cox
Music: Keith Hopwood
Directed by: Dick Horn and Ian Sachs
Assistant Producer: Peter Lewis
Executive Producer: David Yates
A FilmFair Production for Central Independent Television
© FilmFair/Rod Hull 1991
© Hibou Productions Ltd/FilmFair Ltd 1991
A Central Presentation

Transmission guide

Series 1: 13 editions from 8 January 1991 – 15 January 1991 & 24 May 1991 – 2 August 1991

External links

Rod 'n' Emu at the Internet Movie Database

FilmFair

Stop-motion animation series	The Herbs (1968) Hattytown Tales (1969–73) The Adventures of Parsley (1970) The Wombles (1973–75) Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (1974-76) Paddington (1975–86) Moschops (1983) The Adventures of Portland Bill (1983) Edward and Friends (1987) Windfalls (1989) Huxley Pig (1989–90) The Gingerbread Man (1992) Astro Farm (1992–96)

Hand-drawn animation series	The Perishers (1979) The Blunders (1986–87) The Shoe People (1987–88) Bangers and Mash (1989) The Dreamstone (episodes) (1990–95) Nellie the Elephant (1990–91) Rod 'n' Emu (1991) The Legend of White Fang (1992–94) The Legends of Treasure Island (1993–95)

People	Ivor Wood

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