Toonhound - Camberwick Green (1966)

   "Here is a box, a musical box,
     wound up and ready to play..."

     The first in what became a trilogy of series based in Gordon Murray's imaginary
     county of Trumptonshire, Camberwick Green is the anithesis of ye olde English
     country village with a scattering of quaint and colourful shops and homes
     tossed around a small green. Living in and around Camberwick Green are Mrs
     Dingle the postmistress, Micky Murphy and his family bakery, Dr Mopp the village
     doctor with his stove-pipe hat and olde world jallopy. Jonathon Bell is a 'go-ahead'
     farmer with mostly modern machinery, like forklifts. Then there's Peter Hazel the
     postman, Mr Crockett's garage and no village would be complete without a little
     village gossip which is provided by busy Mrs Honeyman, with her babe in arms.
     Songs and music play an important role in this green-hilled vale, with each of the
     Trumptonshire characters having a particular ditty associated with their name
     and profession. Funnily enough, Camberwick Green's most famous residents
     don't actually dwell in the village at all...

     Pippin Fort stands out in the Trumptonshire hills. It's the olde castle base for
     Captain Snort, Sgt Major Grout and company. These soldiers still wear
     traditional Red-Coat suits. When e'er the villages need assistence the soldiers
     are only a telephone call away. One quick bugle blast later and the men are all
     onboard their 'humpity bumpity army truck', off to aid the needy...

     And then there's Colley's Mill, the windmill home and business of Camberwick
     Green's most famous resident Windy Miller. Like so many Camberwick folk,
     Windy still wears a traditional costume, his being a blue miller's smock and
     quaker hat. Cheerful Windy uses his windmill to grind corn and barley in the
     age-old way...

       Windy Miller - Large As Life - from Robert Harrop Designs      Micky Murphy's 'rackety tackety 'baker's van

     Ah, Camberwick

     Each episode presents us with a new Camberwick character, revealed within
   a musical box. Once a courteous greeting is out of the way we are off
     to the Green to witness a day in life of the star and his or her encounters with
     the folks around Trumptonshire. In keeping with the theme, episodes are
     simply named after the characters, that's different from Trumpton and Chigley
     where more story-specific titles are employed.

     Ah, Trumptonshire

     Camberwick Green, Trumpton, and Chigley were supremely realised little
     hamlets and villages, blending an olde worlde nostalgia with more modern
     elements. They still represent a quintissential British way of life, where
     everyone has a specific role and can be comfortable within in it, where folk
     always have the time to help one another, lend a hand, offer a cheery smile
     and a wave and has the time and freedom to enjoy their enriching lifestyle.
     Indeed, the Trumptonshire 'message' is even more important now, thirty or
     more years on when day-to-day pressures have become immense, jobs are
     fractured, fragile things with no clear outlook ahead and there is so much bad
     air around us to make us frown at the world. It certainly explains why Camberwick
     Green and Trumpton and Chigley are in demand on DVD, and so popular
     in the form of those collectible figures and pieces from Robert Harrop...

     Trumptonshire creator Gordon Murray previously brought us the puppets
     of Rubovia. He later created Skip And Fuffy and The Gublins. Animators
     Bura And Hardwick also brought us the delights of  Toytown featuring Larry
     The L-L-Lamb whilst scriptwriter Alison Prince  had previously written the
     adventures of Joe...

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				Camberwick Green (1966) producers: Gordon Murray for the BBC animation: stop-motion animation episodes: 13 x 15mins
		"Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play..." The first in what became a trilogy of series based in Gordon Murray's imaginary county of Trumptonshire, Camberwick Green is the anithesis of ye olde English country village with a scattering of quaint and colourful shops and homes tossed around a small green. Living in and around Camberwick Green are Mrs Dingle the postmistress, Micky Murphy and his family bakery, Dr Mopp the village doctor with his stove-pipe hat and olde world jallopy. Jonathon Bell is a 'go-ahead' farmer with mostly modern machinery, like forklifts. Then there's Peter Hazel the postman, Mr Crockett's garage and no village would be complete without a little village gossip which is provided by busy Mrs Honeyman, with her babe in arms. Songs and music play an important role in this green-hilled vale, with each of the Trumptonshire characters having a particular ditty associated with their name and profession. Funnily enough, Camberwick Green's most famous residents don't actually dwell in the village at all... Pippin Fort stands out in the Trumptonshire hills. It's the olde castle base for Captain Snort, Sgt Major Grout and company. These soldiers still wear traditional Red-Coat suits. When e'er the villages need assistence the soldiers are only a telephone call away. One quick bugle blast later and the men are all onboard their 'humpity bumpity army truck', off to aid the needy... And then there's Colley's Mill, the windmill home and business of Camberwick Green's most famous resident Windy Miller. Like so many Camberwick folk, Windy still wears a traditional costume, his being a blue miller's smock and quaker hat. Cheerful Windy uses his windmill to grind corn and barley in the age-old way... Ah, Camberwick Each episode presents us with a new Camberwick character, revealed within a musical box. Once a courteous greeting is out of the way we are off to the Green to witness a day in life of the star and his or her encounters with the folks around Trumptonshire. In keeping with the theme, episodes are simply named after the characters, that's different from Trumpton and Chigley where more story-specific titles are employed. Ah, Trumptonshire Camberwick Green, Trumpton, and Chigley were supremely realised little hamlets and villages, blending an olde worlde nostalgia with more modern elements. They still represent a quintissential British way of life, where everyone has a specific role and can be comfortable within in it, where folk always have the time to help one another, lend a hand, offer a cheery smile and a wave and has the time and freedom to enjoy their enriching lifestyle. Indeed, the Trumptonshire 'message' is even more important now, thirty or more years on when day-to-day pressures have become immense, jobs are fractured, fragile things with no clear outlook ahead and there is so much bad air around us to make us frown at the world. It certainly explains why Camberwick Green and Trumpton and Chigley are in demand on DVD, and so popular in the form of those collectible figures and pieces from Robert Harrop... Trumptonshire creator Gordon Murray previously brought us the puppets of Rubovia. He later created Skip And Fuffy and The Gublins. Animators Bura And Hardwick also brought us the delights of Toytown featuring Larry The L-L-Lamb whilst scriptwriter Alison Prince had previously written the adventures of Joe...
			Now this distressed fellow is a Pippin Fort Soldier, presented at a Christie's auction in May 2003. The chap was billed as being the only surviving member of the Camberwick Green population - the rest having famously been destroyed by Gordon Murray a fair few years beforehand, after they became quite tattered. He had an estimate of £2000 - £3000, but the poor chap didn't sell!

		Camberwick folk Windy Miller Peter Hazel - postman Mr Crockett - garage owner Dr Mopp - doctor Micky Murphy - baker Mrs Murphy - wife Paddy Murphy - son Mary Murphy - daughter Johnathan Bell - farmer Mrs Honeyman - gossip PC McGarry - no. 452 Mr Carraway - fishmonger Roger Varley - chimm.sweep Thomas Tripp - milkman Mrs Dingle - postmistress Packet - her puppy Mr Dagenham - salesman			Episode Titles Peter the Postman Windy Miller Mr Crockett the Garage Man Dr Mopp Farmer Johnathan Bell Captain Snort Paddy Murphy Roger Varley the Sweep PC McGarry Mr Dagenham the Salesman Mr Carraway the Fishmonger Micky Murphy the Baker Mrs Honeyman and Her Baby Pippin Fort Soldiers Captain Snort Sgt Major Grout Private Armitage Private Featherby Private Higgins Private Hopwood Private Lumley Private Meek The Bugler
		Broadcast info The series premiered on BBC1 with "Peter the Postman" which aired 3rd January 1966. The series continued each week for thirteen weeks, concluding 28th March.... Trumpton on DVD Camberwick Green: The Complete Collection Region 2 / all 13 episodes / Universal / May 2006 Camberwick Green: Stories From Camberwick Green Region 2 / 12 episodes / Firefly / June 2004 The Complete Collection Trumpton / Camberwick Green / Chigley / 3 disc set / April 2003 Camberwick Green created by Gordon Murray scripts: Gordon Murray, Alison Prince songs: Gordon Murray, Freddie Phillips, Alison Prince animation: "Bura and Hardwick" Bob Bura, John Hardwick, George Debouch, Pasquale Ferrari, Colin Large, Len Palace sets: Andrew Brownfoot, Margaret Brownfoot narration and voices: Brian Cant On the web Trumptonshire Web The Trumptonshire Web. The search engines favourite and The Hound's too, stuffed with info and interviews with all the main creative personnel, production sketches, a Trumptonshire map, a cuddly toy...Well, you get the gist. There's a stack of information to sift through here. Informative and definitive, really - you won't find better!... Trumptonshire Jay offers up an excellent alternative here, with lots of Trumptonshire information and opinion... index » previous » next »
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