The strange story of Boxi, the cardboard dog, and Cartommy, the cardboard boy, who come to life in the imaginery world of a child, built from household waste. All characters in the series can actually be cut and folded from paper.
This Friday afternoon series from Thames Television presented six standalone half-hour situation comedies for children, with each episode considered as the pilot for a possible new comedy series.
Following day-to-day life at a nursery with a difference, set up by child psychologist Laverne Antrobus to help the UK’s most challenging children. Many have already been excluded from nurseries nearer home, and this could be their last chance to curb their unruly behaviour before they enter mainstream education. But with tears, tantrums and sulks a daily occurrence, even an expert like Laverne may find them difficult to handle.
Edward and Friends was a children's TV series in clay animation from FilmFair that aired on British and Canadian television in 1987. The series was 5-minute stop-motion shorts based on the LEGO's "Fabuland" line of toys that lasted 10 years from 1979 to 1989.
Edward was the main character in the show and the episodes were centered around him and his two friends Bonnie and Max. The series was set in the fictional town of Fabuland.
It was Lego's first foray into animation and television in general.
Bernard Cribbins provided the voice-over for the show. Written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. A FilmFair London Production.