Mop and Smiff - The Balloon

"Mop is a shaggy-haired sheepdog, Smiff a bright-eyed tabby cat. They live in the village on the hill, where daydreams are free and wishes come true.
Mop flies a kite, and Smiff takes an unexpected dip."
(Radio Times)
Recorded mostly in and around the village of Belmont in Lancashire. The kite segment was filmed on the farm of Mrs Radcliffe, which later became Mop's resting place.
A BBC Manchester production, first shown on Thursday 25th April 1985 at 3.55pm on BBC1. (This recording is probably from a BBC2 repeat in a subsequent year).
Written and presented by Mike Amatt, who also created Mike, Mop and the Moke which was first broadcast in the same year. He later became a Play School presenter, then wrote and created Forget-Me-Not Farm.
Animation: Simon Bor & Sara Bor
Director: Sid Waddell
Producer: David Brown
This recording is from the personal archive of my friend Mike Amatt who passed away in 2021. I have uploaded this on 31st August 2024, which would have been his 75th birthday.
If you'd like to make a contribution to a worthy cause that Mike supported, then please choose either the British Heart Foundation or a reputable children's charity in your country.

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❤ Amazing!, I've never seen it before. Except the snowy episode.