Ivor Wood
Director
Gran (1983)
Season 1
Gran is a children's stop motion animation television series narrated by Patricia Hayes and directed by Ivor Wood. There were only two main characters, namely Gran and her grandson, Jim. The programme was made by Woodland Animations and was written by Michael and Joanne Cole. Ivor Wood created thirteen five-minute episodes in 1982. The series was broadcast on the BBC between 17 February 1983 and 12 May 1983, and was repeated in both 1986 and 1992. A children's book based on the series was also released in 1983. The shorts were also shown in the U.S. as part of the Nickelodeon series Eureeka's Castle. Despite moderate popularity with young audiences in the mid-1980s, the series has not been seen on UK television since being repeated in 1992, and no further episodes were made. Series 1 was released on Region 2 DVD in the U.K. on 7 March 2005 but has since been deleted.
Released Feb. 17, 1983
Episode 5 min
2+
Genres: Animation, Children, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Keywords: imdb.stop-motion-animation, imdb.grandmother-grandson-relationship, imdb.surrealism, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.1983, imdb.old-woman, imdb.stop-motion + 7 more, imdb.eccentricity, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.female-adventurer, imdb.eccentric-woman, imdb.adventurer, imdb.grandmother, tmdb.kids
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Gran Gliding
Jim visits his Gran and persuades her to come with him to fly his kite. But something else called a 'hang-glider' catches Gran's eye.
Feb. 11, 1982, midnight
S1E2 - Gran Knits
Gran may not be very good at knitting, but when she gets going there's no stopping her, and the whole house is soon protected from the winter cold.
S1E3 - Gran's Pets
Gran makes up for all the time she has lived without animals after she visits the zoo and takes a shine to the monkeys.
S1E4 - Gran the Goalie
Gran soon learns from Jim how to save goals, before going to watch the local team and ending up as a goalkeeper for it.
S1E5 - Gran's Old Bones
Gran and Jim dig up some strange bean poles in the garden. They visit the museum, convinced that they've found dinosaur bones.
S1E6 - Gran's Gadgets
Gran thinks how to make life around the house a bit easier.
S1E7 - Gran's Good News
Gran doesn't like watching the depressing weather forecasts on TV, so she gets her own show where she only gives the good news.
S1E8 - Gran's Bike
Gran likes the look of Jim's pushbike but, being Gran, she takes up cross-country motor biking instead after taking a tumble in the garden with the shopping.
S1E9 - Gran the Camper
Jim goes on a school camping trip in the hills, but when he gets to the top, he finds someone is already camping there – guess who?...
S1E10 - Snow Gran
Gran finds tobogganing too tame and takes up skiing, but that doesn't go well when skiing in the garden leads to crashing into the snowman.
S1E11 - Gran's Rare Bird
Gran and Jim go bird watching. Gran is so determined to spot a rare bird that Jim decides to help her out.
S1E12 - Grandmother Clock
Gran repairs a clock, and from then on everything goes like clockwork with many clocks.
S1E13 - Gran's Goat
Gran gets some goats to keep her grass down – but they get her down too.
BBC One
5 min/ep
5 min
Feb. 17, 1983
Feb. 11, 1982, midnight
Ended
TV-Y / 2+
Action
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