Mop and Smiff
Mop and Smiff is a children's television programme first broadcast on BBC1 in 1985. The show creator Mike Amatt also acts himself with his dog Mop and cat Smiff. Mop and Smiff was a television series aimed at preschoolers.[1]
| Mop and Smiff | |
|---|---|
| Genre | animation/Children's |
| Created by | Mike Amatt |
| Written by | Mike Amatt |
| Directed by | Sid Waddell |
| Voices of | Timothy West (Mop), Prunella Scales (Smiff) |
| Theme music composer | The Thornsett Brass Band |
| Opening theme | "Mop and Smiff, they are two of a kind" |
| Ending theme | "When the walking is done, they've had their fun" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | David Brown |
| Editor(s) | Martin Bohan |
| Running time | 15 minutes (Series) |
| Production company(s) | BBC Manchester Network, New Broadcasting House, Honeycomb Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 1985 – 1989 |
Characters
Mop is a shaggy-haired sheepdog.
Smiff is a bright-eyed tabby cat.
Mike, their owner, is an artist and storyteller.
Setting
The show used a Portmanteau Format with a small cartoon show embedded inside a narrative. The show starts with detailing a day of Mike, Mop or Smiff in real camera recording format. When they return home later, Mike would use the day's events for artistic inspiration to draw a cartoon. The show cuts into Mike's imagined animated sub-story with Mop and Smiff as talking friends who care for each other and go on their own adventure.
Mike, Mop and the Moke
A spin-off series, Mike, Mop and the Moke, was produced in 1985, and featured Amatt and Mop driving to various seaside towns in an Austin Champ.[2]
References
- "Virginmedia page on the show". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- Curious British Telly - Mop and Smiff