Preston Pig

Preston Pig
Created byColin McNaughton
StarringAdam Godley
Nicky Croydon
Hugh Laurie
Susan Sheridan
Neil McCaul
Ada Posta
ComposerKeith Hopwood
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time15 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companiesLink Entertainment
Varga London
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV)
Release21 September (2000-09-21) –
29 October 2000 (2000-10-29)

Preston Pig is a British traditionally animated children's television series which aired on CITV in 2000. It was based on a series of children's books, written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton. It was shown on weekdays from 3pm until 3:15pm, on CITV. However, since 2011, it no longer airs on CITV. The show officially went into production in March 1999, to air in September 2000.[1]

Characters

  • Preston Pig – The main character, a pig who is a football fanatic.
  • Mr. Wolf – A wolf who always unsuccessfully tries to catch Preston for dinner.
  • Pumpkin – Preston's best friend.
  • Granny – Preston's grandmother.
  • Billy – A bully who is rude to the little pigs.

Episodes

# Title Summary Air Date
1 Goal Preston the world's most brilliant football player, is on his way to the store. He takes his ball and dribbles right through a flower garden, shoots hitting Billy the Bully, and scores knocking off a police officer's hat. But Preston doesn't realise that Mr Wolf, who keeps getting blamed for the pig's messes, is in hot pursuit, and getting closer every minute! 21 September 2000
2 Splash Preston Pig goes for a swim in the Synchronised Swimming Class with his teacher, Miss Mioa, but, as usual, things don't turn out quite as expected. 22 September 2000
3 Saturday Job Preston gets a job working at the supermarket so he can have money to buy his dad expensive tickets to a football game. 23 September 2000
4 Mr Wolf's Own Goal Preston's football mania nearly lands him in hot water. 24 September 2000
5 Wolf on the Run An unexpected encounter with Mr Wolf leads Preston to believe in magic. 25 September 2000
6 Ham of the Match Football is the name of the game when Preston sets out to win the cup, and Mr Wolf pitches in to save the day. 26 September 2000
7 Pooh! Preston Pig and Mister Wolf are both on babysitting duties. 27 September 2000
8 Quiz Show Preston and Mr Wolf go head to head on a television quiz show. 2 October 2000
9 Fancy That Mr. Wolf takes over Preston’s class as a new teacher named Miss Howler and does a terrible job at it. 3 October 2000
10 The Princess and the Pig Preston falls asleep in class and dreams of being a knight in shining armour destined to save the kingdom from the villainous Baron Von Wolf. 4 October 2000
11 Whee! Pumpkin helps Preston to become a skateboard champion, when Billy thinks he's going to win the skateboarding competition, but will Mr. Wolf catch Preston before he wins? 5 October 2000
12 Marrows Add Description 6 October 2000
13 Oops! Preston takes the basket full goodies to visit Granny and Mr. Wolf follows him when his mother tells the story the Little Red Riding Hood, and Preston's father got woodcutter to chase that wolf away. 7 October 2000
14 Parp Preston is left in charge of picking his own instrument to take home and lock the school door whilst Miss Thump goes out for a “hair appointment”. 8 October 2000
15 The Package It’s Preston’s birthday, but his dad says that he must go out to buy a package at the train station. 9 October 2000
16 The Good, the Bad and the Porky Add Description 10 October 2000
17 Pigsvillathon Add Description 11 October 2000
18 Boo Add Description 12 October 2000
19 Preston's Pet Add Description 13 October 2000
20 Mr Wolf Learns a Lesson Add Description 14 October 2000
21 Wolf Club Add Description 15 October 2000
22 Dig, Dig, Dig Add Description 20 October 2000
23 Forsakin' Bacon Add Description 21 October 2000
24 Grandpa Wolf Add Description 22 October 2000
25 Snout Snouts Preston is practising his scouting skills, while Mr Wolf is still scouting around for a pork dinner! 24 October 2000
26 Robopig Add Description 29 October 2000

Voice Cast

The music was composed by Keith Hopwood.

Home media

Preston Pig was released on VHS in the United Kingdom in 2000 and two VHS tapes were also released in Australia, Pig School and Ham of the Match. A single DVD of the show was released in the United Kingdom, called Football Champion.

Broadcast

Preston Pig aired on CITV in the United Kingdom. However, the programme itself no longer airs on CITV, but can apparently be found on VHS, DVD, and online.

References

  1. ^ "PRESTON PIG in production". www.awn.com. 7 March 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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