Upstairs
   Downstairs
   Bears                      (2001-2002)
   
     producers: Scottish Television / CINAR
                       in co-production with
                       Egmont Imagination
     animation: stop-motion animation
       episodes: 26 x 10mins

 
  
    The Bosworths and the Bumbles are two families of Edwardian teddy bears
    who dwell at number 49 Theodore Square, a most elegant townhouse abode.
    Freddie and Henrietta Bosworth dwell "upstairs" with their family with the
    Bumbles "downstairs". The series is based upon the best-selling books by
    author and artist Carol Lawson. Inspiration for the project apparently stems
    from her having come across a "downstairs" bear dressed as a maid, which
    got her imagination running.

    "Upstairs Downstairs Bears" takes its cue from the seventies ITV drama
    "Upstairs, Downstairs" which starred real-life husband-and-wife Pauline Collins
    and John Alderton. The series puppets and environment were constructed
    at Egmont Imagination's HQ in Denmark before being shipped to FilmFair's
    studio in London, where the shows were filmed. With its period set details,
    golden brown shades and soft, sepia light this little show evokes just the
    right Edwardian atmosphere...

    Carol Lawson's "Upstairs Downstairs Bears" books include:

     The Upstairs Downstairs Bears on Holiday  
     The Upstairs Downstairs Bears at Christmas
     The Upstairs Downstairs Bears Summer
     The Upstairs Downstairs Bears: The Teddy Bear Hunt

    Even before the series commission the books had given rise to a busy industry
    of associated apparel, like collectible figures, cross-stitch kits and jigsaw
    puzzles.

 

 

    created and devised by Carol Lawson
     in association with Gresham Films     

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