The Animates

Leaving Never Ever Land behind, Leo the Lionmate leads Wizzy (the Wise Owlmate), Mopey (the Monkeymate), Brenda (the Bushbabymate), Carla (the Catmate) and Timmy (the Mousemate) to find a new home.

They find a clearing in the forest outside the Personates’ town. Their new village is friendly and warm, whereas the Personates’ town is cold and not very friendly.

Animates Film Productions

Produced: 1978

First UK Broadcast: Tuesday 4th December 1979 – 11.55am

HTV, Anglia, Border, Grampian, Scottish, Southern, Ulster and Westward Television

The Series was not broadcast by ATV Midlands, Granada or Channel Television

13 episodes x 5 minutes

Written By Sylvia Anderson

Music by Vic Elmes and Roger Flavelle

Puppetry by Stage Three

Character Voices by Sylvia Anderson and Roy Dotrice

Puppets and Sets made by Peter Holmes

Cameraman Ian Struthers

Film Editor Mick Monks

Executive Producer Sylvia Anderson

Producer Roger Gawn

Directed by Stuart Freeman