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'''Badger Girl''' was a ten-part educational BBC ''[[Look and Read]]'' production, which was first aired on [[BBC Two]] in 1984.

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| starring = [[Charles Collingwood (actor) |Charles Collingwood]], [[Julia Millbank]], [[Margo Gunn]], [[Katie Hebb]]
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| preceded_by = ''Fair Ground'' (1983)
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'''''Badger Girl''''' is a ten-part educational BBC ''[[Look and Read]]'' television production, which was first aired on [[BBC2]] in 1984.
==Cast==


*[[Gary Watson]] as Narrator
*[[Margo Gunn]] as Jane Miles
*Ashiek Madhvani as Kiran Singh
*Julia Millbank as Debbie West
*Kieron O'Shea as Norman Bolt
*Nick Orchard as Mick Rudge
*[[John Hollis]] as Mr. Barker
*James Marston as Mr. Deal
*[[William Squire]] as Sam North
*June Marlow as Mrs. Rudge
*[[Charles Collingwood (actor)|Charles Collingwood]] and Katie Hebb as Wordy
*Mary Edwards as Puppeteer

==Crew==

*Writers - [[Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies]] and [[Mary Hoffman]]
*Director - [[Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies]]
*Producers - Susan Paton and Roger Fry
==Plot==
==Plot==
Three children are on holiday on a farm in [[Dartmoor]]. They discover two crooks who are pony-rustling, and are determined to stop them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6z55/episodes/guide|title=BBC Two - Look and Read, Badger Girl - Episode guide|website=BBC}}</ref>
Three children are on holiday on a farm in [[Dartmoor]]. They discover two crooks who are pony-rustling, and are determined to stop them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6z55/episodes/guide|title=BBC Two - Look and Read, Badger Girl - Episode guide|website=BBC}}</ref> Educational songs featured the character Stripey the 'superbadger'. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Look_and_Read/Badger_Girl|title=Broadcast For Schools - Look and Read: Badger Girl}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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# Stripey the Super Badger
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# Panic on the Lake
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# Finding the Ponies
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# Mick's Map
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# The Secret Passage
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# Lost on the Moor
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# The Badgerman
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# Running Away
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# Stripey the Badger
# Sounds in the Night
# Sounds in the Night
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# Stripey the Badger
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# Running Away
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# The Badgerman
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# Lost on the Moor
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# The Secret Passage
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# Mick's Map
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# Finding the Ponies
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# Panic on the Lake
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# Stripey the Superbadger

==Further reading==
* [http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Look_and_Read/Badger_Girl Badger Girl] at Broadcast for Schools - containing airdates, summaries and full cast information


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 22 June 2024

Badger Girl
Written byAndrew Davies[2]
StarringCharles Collingwood, Julia Millbank, Margo Gunn, Katie Hebb
Country of originVereinigtes Königreich
Original languageEnglisch
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerSue Paton[3]
Running time20 minutes
Original release
NetworkBritish Broadcasting Corporation
Release21 September (1984-09-21)[1] –
27 November 1984 (1984-11-27)
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Badger Girl is a ten-part educational BBC Look and Read television production, which was first aired on BBC2 in 1984.

Cast

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  • Gary Watson as Narrator
  • Margo Gunn as Jane Miles
  • Ashiek Madhvani as Kiran Singh
  • Julia Millbank as Debbie West
  • Kieron O'Shea as Norman Bolt
  • Nick Orchard as Mick Rudge
  • John Hollis as Mr. Barker
  • James Marston as Mr. Deal
  • William Squire as Sam North
  • June Marlow as Mrs. Rudge
  • Charles Collingwood and Katie Hebb as Wordy
  • Mary Edwards as Puppeteer

Crew

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Plot

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Three children are on holiday on a farm in Dartmoor. They discover two crooks who are pony-rustling, and are determined to stop them.[4] Educational songs featured the character Stripey the 'superbadger'. [5]

Episodes

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  1. Sounds in the Night
  2. Stripey the Badger
  3. Running Away
  4. The Badgerman
  5. Lost on the Moor
  6. The Secret Passage
  7. Mick's Map
  8. Finding the Ponies
  9. Panic on the Lake
  10. Stripey the Superbadger

Further reading

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  • Badger Girl at Broadcast for Schools - containing airdates, summaries and full cast information

References

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  1. ^ "Badger Girl, Look and Read - BBC Two". BBC.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Davies, Andrew (1936-) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Badger Girl (1984)". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "BBC Two - Look and Read, Badger Girl - Episode guide". BBC.
  5. ^ "Broadcast For Schools - Look and Read: Badger Girl".
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