The Gingerbread Man (TV series)
| The Gingerbread Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | David Wood |
| Written by | David Wood |
| Directed by | Martin Pullen |
| Creative director | Alan Murphy (art director) |
| Voices of | Andrew Sachs Jacqueline Clarke David Wood |
| Narrated by | Anton Rodgers (uncredited) |
| Theme music composer | David Wood |
| Composers | Peter Pontzen David Wood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Yates |
| Producer | Kath Swain |
| Editor | Andi Sloss |
| Camera setup | Simon Paul |
| Running time | 10 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production companies | FilmFair Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 April – 24 July 1992 |
The Gingerbread Man is a British stop motion animated children's television series about a gingerbread man and his friends, who come to life in their home on the kitchen dresser when the Big Ones are asleep.
The series was written by David Wood, adapted from his two-act musical play The Gingerbread Man, which premiered in 1976 at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon, Essex, and went on to great international success. The play is inspired by "The Gingerbread Man", a 19th-century fairy tale.
The screen adaptation was co-produced by FilmFair and Central Independent Television in 1991, and broadcast on ITV in 1992. Andrew Sachs voiced the Gingerbread Man, Mr Salt the Sailor, Herr Von Cuckoo and Sleek The Mouse. Jacqueline Clarke voiced Miss Pepper and Old Tea Bag. Although uncredited, Anton Rodgers voiced the narrator. David Wood and Jacqueline Clarke voiced The Big Ones.