Owl voice tales of the riverbank movie behind the voice. Tales of the riverbank is a film directed by john henderson with animation, miranda hart, morwenna banks, stephen fry, year. Sep 29, 2008 12 images of the tales of the riverbank cast of characters. Based on the classic canadian childrens tv series, tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having been swept downriver in a huge storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. I suspect i have long outgrown the target demographic of this film ages ago. Tales of the riverbank reinforces multiple positive themes friendship, courage, environmentalism, and the triumph of the underdog, particularly against the forces of capitalism and pollution, but it solves its ultimate conflict through tongueincheek violence in the style of a blockbuster action flick.
Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search. The most wanted to introduce his new friend to as many of the riverbank people as possible. Tales of the riverbank 2008 the movie database tmdb. After completing the pilot programme, cbc turned down the production and so dave ellison travelled to the bbc in london to show it. Azure tales of the riverbank the movie llpthe company. Photos of the tales of the riverbank movie voice actors. Tales of the riverbank dvd for those confused that this film is with puppets let me explain. Tales of the riverbank rivers have inspired great literature from heart of darkness to three men in a boat. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who.
The series was created by david ellison and paul sutherland, cbc film editors, in 1959. Director john henderson draws inspiration from the original 1960s bbc series of the same name for this familyfriendly tale of life on the river produced with the crew of spitting image and featuring the voices of jim broadbent, steve coogan, stephen fry, and ardal ohanlon. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Tales of the riverbank dvdfor those confused that this film is with puppets let me explain. The original series was later broadcast on canadian and u. I must admit to being a fan of tales from the riverbank as a kid. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious. Absolute beginners was a single released by the jam on 16 october 1981. Tales of the riverbank 1990 uk vhs video dailymotion. Watch tales of the riverbank online 2008 movie yidio. Profit sharing between the corporate member and media adviser prescience films ltd and prescience films llp1 is on a 50%50% basis.
My memory of real animals playing the charactors badly was much better than the furry fakes in this movie. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of owl in tales of the riverbank movie. Tales of the riverbank 2008 movie behind the voice actors. The original and latest tv series that you all remember has now been remastered and the first nine episodes put on dvd for the first time. Instead of compo, foggy and clegg its heroes were rodents. Their adventures were broadcast on the bbc between 1960 and 1977. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster for the canadian version, is a british childrens television show developed from a canadian pilot. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster for the canadian version, was a british childrens television show developed from a canadian pilot.
Tales of the riverbank the 2008 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The book was one of songwriter paul wellers favourites, being chosen by him when he appeared on desert island discs. Stephen fry,peter serafinowicz,miranda hart,morwenna banks,jim broadbent,steve coogan,andy heath,ardal ohanlon. With stephen fry, peter serafinowicz, miranda hart, morwenna banks. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even. Best movies like tales of the riverbank bestsimilar. See more ideas about cute donkey, hamster care and play school toys. Bring you a tale from the pastel fields where we ran when we were young this is a tale from the water meadows trying to spread some hope into your heart it. For those unfamiliar with the show, it might best be summed as last of the summer wine set by a river. Its total bolloxits what we get told in the guitar shop by our more out of it customersbut it brightens up the day. May 14, 2008 tales of the riverbank rivers have inspired great literature from heart of darkness to three men in a boat. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle. Tales of the riverbank, sometimes called hammy hamster, is a canadian childrens television show. Tales of the riverbank tv series if commissioned all ancillary revenue from tales of the riverbank brand including merchandising and publishing.
As the two new friends walked along the riverbank life was humming all around them and almost everyone said hello, except for birth of butterfly who is much too busy stunning on a tweak to even wave. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for tales of the riverbank 2008. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, marmalade. The bands record company polydor later stated that they believed tales from the riverbank should have been released as the aside. The jam tales from the riverbank lyrics genius lyrics. Tales of the riverbank february 7, 2008 animation family similar movies tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes.
The film was made without the original tales of the riverbank team and against their wishes that live animals should be used. Tales of the riverbank reinforces multiple positive themes friendship, courage, environmentalism, and the triumph of the underdog, particularly against the forces of capitalism and pollution, but it solves its ultimate conflict through tongue. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, marmalade and. The song was named after the colin macinnes novel of the same name. Company profile page for azure tales of the riverbank the movie llp the including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Real live animals such as hammy the hamster and roderick the rat are cleverly moved around offcamera in order to tell stories for children. Unfortunately, i must admit that at this age i wasnt very. The video to the song was filmed in the vicinity of nomis studios, shepherds bush.
Watching it reminds me of the saturday mornings that i used to watch puppet animations such as lamb chops playalong. Company profile page for azure tales of the riverbank the movie llpthe including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Now, you can enjoy their company again with this magical video full of charming stories of life on the riverbank. Although it did not appear on any of the bands studio albums, it reached number 4 in the uk singles chart. Pettson and findus 1999, raining cats and frogs 2003, barbie of swan lake 2003, moonbeam bear and his friends 2008, war of the birds 1990. Tales of the riverbank spanned four decades, culminating in the inevitable movie spinoff, featuring the voices stephen fry, jim broadbent and steve coogan.
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