Mary Mungo & Midge
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| Mary Mungo and Midge | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated |
| Voices of | Richard Baker Isabel Ryan |
| Theme music composer | Johnny Pearson |
| Opening theme | Mini Walking (from The Mini Suite) |
| Ending theme | Mini Movement (from The Mini Suite) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John Ryan |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Monaural sound |
| Original run | 7 October 1969 – 30 December 1969 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Mary Mungo & Midge is a British animated children's television series, created by John Ryan and produced by the BBC in 1969.
The show featured the adventures of a girl called Mary, her dog Mungo, and her pet mouse Midge, who lived in a tower block in a busy town. BBC newsreader Richard Baker narrated the episodes, with Isabel Ryan playing Mary. The theme tune and other music for the series was provided by Johnny Pearson.
This show was one of the first children's shows in the UK to reflect urban living. The programme showed Mary having adventures in a busy town, as opposed to in a wood, forest or other rural setting. The two featured animals were likely to be familiar to town dwellers, as opposed to the array of talking wildlife usually seen in children's television.
In each episode, the three of them would descend in the lift from their flat in the tower block. After their adventures they would return home, but Mary was too small to reach the correct button to get back to the correct floor, so Midge would stand on Mungo's nose and press the button for her.
The Complete Mary Mungo and Midge was released on DVD on 5 April 2004.
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