Fourways Farm

Fourways Farm is a British 1993 Science-themed children's stop-motion animated television series produced by Case Television and Dutch Education Television from the Netherlands, and aired on Channel 4 UK during Channel 4 Schools between 1993 and 1996 and regularly repeated until 2007. ^[1] A Welsh version titled Fferm Bryn Gwynt was broadcast on the S4C Ysgolion strand from 1994 to 1997. ^[2]

Plot

Nine talking animals (all voiced by Martin Jarvis in the United Kingdom) live together in Fourways Farm. In every episode in the series, one or more of the animals make an accidental but interesting scientific discovery. At nightfall daily, the animals try to deduce a logical explanation for it as they prepare to go to sleep; it happens in most of the episodes. Often, the three rats, Uno, Duo and Trio, make mischievous attempts to get some food out of the animals during the series, but they occasionally put their mischief aside to help out whenever there is trouble afoot. In the first nine episodes, the farm animals say "Good Night" to each other, but in the other sixteen episodes, only the closing theme tune is used, as the end credits roll on screen.

Characters

Davenport the Dog - Has black and white fur and pointy ears, like a sheepdog, and speaks in an excitable, posh voice.
Martha the Brown Cow - Has udders (like all real cows) and mulls over all situations. She speaks with a West Country accent.
Godfrey the Horse - Has a blue roan coat, and prides himself on his talents. He speaks with a memorable Yorkshire accent.
Ginger the Cat - Has red and white ginger fur and speaks with a posh Edinburgh accent.
Dudley the Pig - Tends to waddle like a penguin whenever he trots and loves to eat turnips. He speaks with a West Country accent.
Brenda the Duck - Has white feathers and an orange beak and still speaks quite loudly, with a Scottish accent.
Uno the Large Man Rat - Has dark brown fur, always wears sunglasses, does most of the scheming, and is a cockney, just like Duo and Trio.
Duo the Medium Boy Rat - Has dark brown fur, just like Uno, two buck teeth always stick out of his mouth, is not very bright, and speaks in a deep voice.
Trio the Small Girl Rat - Has buff coloured fur and a pink nose, just like Uno and Duo, and speaks in a distinctively high-pitched voice.
Voltaire the Weathercock - The narrator with gold metalwork and small black eyes who can mostly be seen on top of the farm's archway near the barn where most of the animals live and sleep at night. He speaks in Received Pronunciation.

Episodes

VHS Tape Releases

References

^ "Fourways Farm".
^ "Fferm Bryn Gwynt".

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