The Ratties
| The Ratties | |
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| Directed by | Mike Wallis |
| Narrated by | Spike Milligan |
| Theme music composer | Ed Welch |
| Composer | James Harpen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producer | Mike Wallis |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 November – 22 December 1988 |
The Ratties is a British animated series about a family of six rats who live in the wall of a country house. The rats try to emulate the human family who own the house.
The idea for The Ratties was conceived by Laura Milligan, daughter of comedian Spike Milligan. Laura Milligan and Mike Wallis developed the idea into a series of animated shorts; Wallis served as director and producer. Spike Milligan narrated the series with much of the narration ad libbed.
ITV aired 26 episodes in 1988; each episode is under five minutes in length. The series was repeated by ITV from 1991 to 1994.