"Come on, come on and listen to... Snailsbury Tales!"
 

   As its name implies, the town of Snailsbury is home to a colourful cast of snails
   young and old. Young Eric is the Snailsbury skateboard champion, keenly admired
   by his non-girlfriend Penny. Eric has a foolhardy little brother called Kevin. Then there's
   Big Ernie, and the Mayor who doesn't think much of the young 'uns, and neither does
   the Mayoress. But the friendly lisping Vicar makes time for everyone. The snails like
   to do their shopping at Mr Sprout's store, and when trouble comes a-calling, Fire
   Chief Stalker is always ready to put his men in to action...

   Life in Snailsbury moves at a snail's pace - literally. Distances are measured in
   centimeteres and the fire brigade, called out on emergencies, are proud to announce
   that they can muster 0.1mph when required. Above all else, water takes priority.
   The snails fear drought and crave liquidation to keep them moving around town!
   
   As you might be able to tell, "Snailsbury Tales" is a chipper series, with it's droll
   dry tongue kept firmly in its cheek. The stories are narrated by that vocal gymnast
   Jon Culshaw and he also gives some of the townsfolk a taste of his many dialects
   and inflections. It's interesting to hear some of his "Dead Ringers" voices sneaking
   in here: noticably, his Brian Seule voice, which has been transplanted on to the
   Snailsbury Vicar!

   The series was created by Hugh Silvey and Wally Jex, who came in to animation
   circles via their advertising work (they were the art director and copywriter for
   those famouse 80s Homepride commercials starring "Fred"). The duo have also
   brought us a popular series of "Bad Taste" cartoon books and fans of Silverfox
   Films Spider series will know that they were the designers of that little gem.

  » Maverick Entertainment have recently brought us the all-new,
      all-animated Muffin the Mule.

 

     Snailsbury Tales episodes

     The Maze                                  Aerial Photography
     Drought                                    The First Snail in Space
     Tooth Fairy                                Mobile Phones 
     Old Age                                     Pet Show
     Shell Shock                                Nature Walk   
     Musician of the Year                    Genie        
     The Mystery of Snailsbury Pond     Skateboard        
     Snail's Pace                                Off to the Circus   
     Burglary                                     Something in the Water         
     Mighty Snail                               Ghost  
     Snow                                        Town Hall Dance
     Cross Country                             Disco     
     Gone with the Wind                           Radio Cabbage          

 

     Snailsbury Tales on DVD

      Snailsbury Tales: Town Hall Dance
                Region 2 / Maverick Entertainment / August 2005

      Snailsbury Tales: Drought
                Region 2 / Maverick Entertainment / March 2004

 

       concept, story and creative direction
       by Hugh Silvey and Wally Jex

       director:      Brian Little
      producer:    David Neale
      exec prods: Theresa Plummer-Andrews
                        John Howson
      scripts:        Chris Trengrove, Jimmy Hibbert,
                        Diane Redmond
      voices:       Jon Culshaw (narrator / Vicar)
                              David Holt
                        Sheila Steafel
                        Mike Hurley

 

      On the web

      
      Maverick Entertainment
      The snails are here, together with info on all of Maverick's
      characters ....

      Blue Fish Cartoons
      And here are the animators...


 
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