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Theme : The Trumpet Hornpipe played by accordionist Tom Edmundson and arranged by Philip Lane
Myth of double entendres : An Urban Legend exists which ascribes sexually suggestive names to Captain Pugwash's characters.
John Ryan successfully sued both the Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian newspapers in 1991 for printing this legend as fact.
Created by : | Serge DanotAdapted for British TV by : | Eric Thompson | (original narrator) | Nigel Planer | (Channel 4 narrator) | |
Brian | Ambroise | an unsophisticated but well-meaning snail |
Dougal | Pollux | a grumpy drop-eared Skye Terrier |
Dylan | Flappy | a rather dopey hippy-like, guitar-playing rabbit |
Ermintrude | Azalée | a cow who was rather matronly and fond of singing |
the Train | ||
Zebedee | Zébulon | An almost human creature with a spring instead of feet. He frequently said "Boing!" and regularly closed the show with the phrase "Time for bed." |
Florence | Margote | a "sensible" young girl |
Mr Rusty | le Père Pivoine | Operator of the roundabout |
Mr MacHenry | A bearded gent who rode a tricycle | |
Mr Rusty | ||
Paul | ||
Basil | ||
Rosalie |
In 1998, Thompson's stories were published as a series of four paperbacks
The Adventures Of Dougal
The Adventures Of Brian
The Adventures Of Dylan
The Adventures Of Ermintrude