Toonhound - Wil Cwac Cwac (1986)

    Wil Cwac Cwac is a duckling who lives in a farmhouse with his mother and father
    and has many big adventures with the folks and friends who live in and around
    their little Welsh village. Wil's best friend is Ifan the long-necked turkey and most
    stories inevitably feature Wil tracking down his pal for aid and assistance or just
    plain schoolboy fun. Every time Ifan speaks he can't help - gobble, gobble - adding
    a gobbling - gobble, gobble - expression into his dialogue. And Wil too, likes to add
    the occasional quack to his chatter. Our Wil is a hungry little duckling, liking
    nothing better than being able to tuck in to a bowl of snail porridge, or a yummy
    honey sandwich-or-two...

    The series was adapted by Siriol Animation from the classic stories by Jennie
    Thomas and J.O. Williams. These stories first appeared in 1931, in the Welsh
    language book "Llyfr Mawr y Plant". The series was originally recorded in Welsh
    and later dubbed into English for a wider market.

      Wil's village      Wil and Ifan

    The "Wil Cwac Cwac" stories share that same classic sense of place and period
    as Beatrix Potter's tales. Instead of the Lake District we have a Welsh mining
    village with its rows of grey stone cottages and cobble streets. And our friend Wil
    is a wide-eyed innocent abroad, just like Peter Rabbit. Traditionally, Welsh folk
    used to add a distinctive descriptive title to people's names when they're talking
    about them. And that's the case here, with the likes of Mr Pew The Shop, the
    portly pig who runs the local grocer shop. The same expressions were used in
    Ivor the Engine with its unforgettable star Jones The Steam.

    » Series narrator Myfanwy Talog was the ex-partner of David Jason.
        Sadly, she died of cancer in 1995. Her other voice-over credits include
        The BFG and Alias the Jester.

    » Siriol's animation credits include the likes of SuperTed, The Blobs,
        Romuald the Reindeer and "Hilltop Hospital".

    » Just an aside here, you might be interested to note that a real-life duck
        called Wil Cwac Cwac lived to be 25 years old. And that's a Guinness
        World Record, don't you know...

     Wil Cwac Cwac episodes

    Mr Puw The Shop       Wil, Sioni and the Bikes
    The Birthday             Clogs
  Late for School          Doctor Parry
   The Fishing Rod         Cousin Percy
    Football                   Thief
    Atchoo!                   Honey
    The Bike                  Horseshoe
    Hiccups                   Mill Ness Monster
    Pepper!                   Cops and Robbers
    Pancakes                 Stuck in a Tree
    The China Dog          Shower
    Whip and Top           Wil Goes Missing
    Coal House               The Ring
    Whitewash               The Concert
Hwmffra's Letter        Hwmffra Has a Drink

      originally created by Jennie Thomas
      and J.O. Williams

      produced in Wales for S4C by Siriol Animation Ltd

      producer:               Robin Lyons
      director/designer: Beth McFall
      writer:                      Uriel William
     illustration:            Beth McFall
      storyboards:          Andrew Offiler, Wayne Thomas
      layouts:                  McFall Middelboe Animation
      titles:                       Gerald Emanuel, Graham Bebbington,
                                        David McFall
      animation:              McFall Middelboe Animation
      animator:               Rosemary Welch
      backgrounds:         Joan Bradshaw
      music:                      Iolo Jones
      musical dir:            Mike Townend
                                        produced by Ambarel
      prod coord:             Philip Watkins
      prod asst:               Lynne Stockford
      editing:                    at P.O.V. by Wil Oswald, Jane Murrell
      tracers:                  Fiona Fenna, Sue Paton
      painters:                 Ron Erickson, Melanie Hill, Lis-Ann James,
                                          Frank Koller, Carol Leslie, Ceri Matthews,
                                          Samantha Reynolds, Philip Simmonds,
                                         Martyn Yates
      paint mixers:          Wendy Keay-Bright, Anna-Louise Roberts,
       checker:                 Sarah Markham
      infotec operator:     Christopher Plummer
      siriol rostrum:         Tim Francis
      narrator:                 Myfanwy Talog

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			Wil Cwac Cwac (1986) producers: Siriol Animation for S4C animation: cel animation episodes: 30 x 5mins
		Wil Cwac Cwac is a duckling who lives in a farmhouse with his mother and father and has many big adventures with the folks and friends who live in and around their little Welsh village. Wil's best friend is Ifan the long-necked turkey and most stories inevitably feature Wil tracking down his pal for aid and assistance or just plain schoolboy fun. Every time Ifan speaks he can't help - gobble, gobble - adding a gobbling - gobble, gobble - expression into his dialogue. And Wil too, likes to add the occasional quack to his chatter. Our Wil is a hungry little duckling, liking nothing better than being able to tuck in to a bowl of snail porridge, or a yummy honey sandwich-or-two... The series was adapted by Siriol Animation from the classic stories by Jennie Thomas and J.O. Williams. These stories first appeared in 1931, in the Welsh language book "Llyfr Mawr y Plant". The series was originally recorded in Welsh and later dubbed into English for a wider market. The "Wil Cwac Cwac" stories share that same classic sense of place and period as Beatrix Potter's tales. Instead of the Lake District we have a Welsh mining village with its rows of grey stone cottages and cobble streets. And our friend Wil is a wide-eyed innocent abroad, just like Peter Rabbit. Traditionally, Welsh folk used to add a distinctive descriptive title to people's names when they're talking about them. And that's the case here, with the likes of Mr Pew The Shop, the portly pig who runs the local grocer shop. The same expressions were used in Ivor the Engine with its unforgettable star Jones The Steam. » Series narrator Myfanwy Talog was the ex-partner of David Jason. Sadly, she died of cancer in 1995. Her other voice-over credits include The BFG and Alias the Jester. » Siriol's animation credits include the likes of SuperTed, The Blobs, Romuald the Reindeer and "Hilltop Hospital". » Just an aside here, you might be interested to note that a real-life duck called Wil Cwac Cwac lived to be 25 years old. And that's a Guinness World Record, don't you know... Wil Cwac Cwac episodes Mr Puw The Shop Wil, Sioni and the Bikes The Birthday Clogs Late for School Doctor Parry The Fishing Rod Cousin Percy Football Thief Atchoo! Honey The Bike Horseshoe Hiccups Mill Ness Monster Pepper! Cops and Robbers Pancakes Stuck in a Tree The China Dog Shower Whip and Top Wil Goes Missing Coal House The Ring Whitewash The Concert Hwmffra's Letter Hwmffra Has a Drink originally created by Jennie Thomas and J.O. Williams produced in Wales for S4C by Siriol Animation Ltd producer: Robin Lyons director/designer: Beth McFall writer: Uriel William illustration: Beth McFall storyboards: Andrew Offiler, Wayne Thomas layouts: McFall Middelboe Animation titles: Gerald Emanuel, Graham Bebbington, David McFall animation: McFall Middelboe Animation animator: Rosemary Welch backgrounds: Joan Bradshaw music: Iolo Jones musical dir: Mike Townend produced by Ambarel prod coord: Philip Watkins prod asst: Lynne Stockford editing: at P.O.V. by Wil Oswald, Jane Murrell tracers: Fiona Fenna, Sue Paton painters: Ron Erickson, Melanie Hill, Lis-Ann James, Frank Koller, Carol Leslie, Ceri Matthews, Samantha Reynolds, Philip Simmonds, Martyn Yates paint mixers: Wendy Keay-Bright, Anna-Louise Roberts, checker: Sarah Markham infotec operator: Christopher Plummer siriol rostrum: Tim Francis narrator: Myfanwy Talog On the web No links right now... index » previous » next »
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