Bump (British TV series)
Bump is a British animated children's television series which was created by Charles Mills and Terry Brain (who had previously created The Trap Door and Stoppit and Tidyup), produced by Queensgate Productions and originally shown on BBC One from 14 September 1990 to 26 December 1994.
| Bump | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Bump the Elephant |
| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Charles Mills Terry Brain |
| Written by | Christopher James |
| Narrated by | Simon Cadell |
| Composer | Steve Augarde |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
| Producer | Dennis Hooper |
| Running time | 5 minutes (one 10-minute Christmas special) |
| Production companies | Queensgate Productions Abbey Broadcast Communications |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 (Children's BBC) |
| Release | 14 September 1990 – 26 December 1994 |
The series' two main protagonists were the eponymous Bump (an elephant who was very clumsy, a trait that was emphasised by a bandage stuck onto his forehead) and his friend Birdie (a bluebird who often gave Bump advice on how he could become more graceful). The two series ran a total of twenty-six episodes, each 5 minutes long. The twenty-seventh and final episode was a Christmas special that was 10 minutes long. The programme was narrated by Simon Cadell (1950-1996) of Hi-de-Hi! fame.
Bump and Birdie regularly encountered animals that had a problem (such as Whizzer the mouse, Munch the tortoise, McDuff the dog, Big Bun and Little Bun the rabbits and Batty the bat) and would help them to find a solution. Most of these animals were recurring characters, and all of the characters' Stoppit and Tidyup-like sounds were generated by analogue synthesizers.