James the Cat

James the Cat
Created by	Kate Canning
Voices of	Jeremy Irons; Anna Bentinck; Adrienne Posta; James Earl Jones; Terrence C. Carson; Michael Brandon
Narrated by	Sean Arnold (1984); Alistair Magowan (1998)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer(s)	Jan Clayton
Running time	5 minutes
Production company(s)	Grampian Television; Universal Pictures; The Britt Allcroft Company (1998 Series)
Distributor	HiT Entertainment
Release
Original network	ITV Network (Children's ITV) (Original Series); Channel 5 (Milkshake!) (1998 Series)
Original release	10 March 1984 –; 24 December 1998

James the Cat is a 1984 British children's series created by Kate Canning and produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television. It chronicles the many events which take place at the Cornerhouse (number 104) between James and his new animal friends. Fellow characters include Mrs. Lavender, a snail; Frieda, a kangaroo; Citroen, a French frog; Rocky, a dimwitted rabbit; and Dennis, a pink fire-breathing Welsh-accented Chinese dragon. There is also a beehive in the garden at the Cornerhouse. Next door are Ma and Pa Rat, and their rat children.

Description

The program changes quite a bit between the 2 series. In the first, James is a newcomer to the garden at the Cornerhouse, and must learn to live with the other animals there. In the first episode of the second series, James becomes a diplomat (though sometimes he is referred to as a VIP). In subsequent episodes, he and the others travel to distant lands or receive important visitors.

The show was revived in 1998 for Milkshake!

VHS

There were two VHS tapes released by Tempo Video.

VHS Name	Catalogue Number	Release Year	Episodes
James the Cat and Friends	V9005	1987	Friends Rock Garden The Corner House The Inventor The Takeover Art Attack Treasure The Greedy Caterpillar
Out and About with James the Cat	V9006	1987	Kites Lunch James G.P. The Seaside Arfur Mark The Thunderstorm Sums The Big Top

Screen Entertainment also released one VHS tape.

VHS Name	Catalogue Number	Release Year	Episodes
James the Cat: Neighbors	SE 9002	1988	Tea for Toad The Confused Playground Bee Bop Par Rats Problem Waterworks Dentist Slim Chance The Birthday Party

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External links

The Canning Factory
James the Cat at Toonhound
James the Cat at ClassicKidsTV

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