This popular ITV series for preschool children featured Rosie (voiced by Rebecca Nagan) and Jim (voiced by Robin Stevens), two rag dolls aboard a narrowboat named Ragdoll.
The duo came to life when nobody was looking and explored Britain’s canals and waterways with the boat’s owner. A small marionette duck sitting on the roof of the narrowboat acted as a lookout, quacking to alert Rosie and Jim whenever the coast was clear.
There were three owners during the run of the series: author John (John Cunliffe, the creator of Postman Pat), illustrator Pat (Pat Hutchins) and musician Neil (Neil Brewer) – who Rosie and Jim referred to as “fizzgog”, “loopy lobes”, and “tootle” respectively.
Episodes were filmed entirely on location, including the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, the River Avon, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the Shropshire Union Canal, and the Grand Union Canal.
The Ragdoll‘s home mooring was at Bancroft Basin marina in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The series was created by Anne Wood, the mastermind behind Ragdoll Productions, who would later create global juggernauts like Teletubbies, In the Night Garden and Tots TV.
Rosie
Rebecca Nagan Jim
Robin Stevens John (“Fizzgog”)
John Cunliffe Pat (“Loopy lobes”)
Pat Hutchins Neil (“Tootle”)
Neil Brewer
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Episodes were filmed entirely on location, including the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, the River Avon, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the Shropshire Union Canal, and the Grand Union Canal.
