Mr. Benn Complete Series 50th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [2021]

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The fez-wearing moustachioed owner would offer him an outfit to try and he'd go through a magic door and become a cowboy, spaceman, wizard or some other magical being. Mr Benn was adapted for the stage by Tall Stories Theatre Company. It was first performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe and toured until 2013. [14] [15] DVD release [ edit ] Title: Mr Benn: The Complete Series Label: Contender Home Entertainment Release Date: 2005 Catalogue N°: CTD10390 Availability: In Print Advertising [ edit ] As a person of that certain age, I was looking forward to seeing the episodes again, so I was very pleased to find the test disc in the bottom of my regular Reviewer jiffy bag.

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All at Andersen Press hope his spirit lives on for many more generations through his joyful, heartfelt stories." Read More Related Articles In 2013 Mr Benn appeared in an advert for 'Mr Porter.com', an on line clothing retailer. The advert was called Mr Benn at Christmas' [17] I remember stories of Scotland and, although I didn't use any of them directly, things that happened might have come from them.

Mr Benn's stories saw him leave a house at 52 Festive Road to go to a fancy dress shop where "As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared". The series also had a memorable Don Warren theme tune and Ray Brooks’ reassuring narration, which made the endlessly repeated programmes essential viewing for generations of children not yet ready for the giddy, confusing heights of Blue Peter or, for true rebels, Magpie. Devon-born David was also known for he books on Elmer, about tales of the titular Patchwork Elephant, and sold more than 10 million copies of his books around the world.Mr Duncan Lamont on Score Exchange". Score Exchange. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014 . Retrieved 22 October 2015. There is one book for which no corresponding television episode has (yet [update]) been made. 123456789 Benn was published in 1970 ( ISBN 0-234-77361-8) and tells the story of Mr Benn as a convict (hence the number) inspiring his jail-mates to brighten up their cells. This was after the BBC – who screened the television series – felt that the story was too mature for a children's series. [5]

Mr Benn is asked by a Queen to change her husband's appearance, feeling he is not kingly enough. However, the spells cast by Mr Benn do not turn out as expected, and Mr Benn eventually convinces the Queen that how the King looks is not important. There is great speculation as to whether Mr Benn actually does travel through space and time or whether he is simply imagining these extraordinary places as an antidote to his sedate and rather ordinary existence. On returning from each adventure however, he always finds a small memento of his trip (a clown’s red nose, a parrot’s feather, a stone hammer etc.) that he has retained, which implies he really was there. Often the street scene on his way to and from the shop will also reflect an aspect of his experience as well, so in the episode where Mr Benn becomes a frogman and dives under the sea to help King Neptune, the children playing near his house are holding shells to their ears to listen for the sound of waves. Mr Benn helps King Neptune and his mermaid friend outwit the crews of two submarines, who are out to find and photograph the King's pet sea monster. He continues: “I often say your characters are like your children, you potty train them and look after them and point them in a good direction, but they go off do things you don’t expect – Mr Benn is living his own life and I’m excited to see what people make of the new products that are coming – and hope a new generation of children enjoy them as much as me!” The format was simple. Mr Benn was a bowler-hatted businessman who had a bit of a kink for dressing up. Every episode, he'd toddle off to the fancy dress shop, where the magic shopkeeper would furnish him with a new outfit. He'd then step into the changing room and be transported to the appropriate setting (the Wild West if he put on a cowboy suit, a submarine if he put on the diver's suit, etc.).David said: "He was a Mr Everyman for me – anyone could associate with him, so I didn’t want to define him too much. Mr Benn is a good, correct gentleman, but I had no idea what job he’d have and I wanted to keep it that way. I wanted the feeling he could be someone you knew, or indeed could be you." As with so many kids' shows of the era, only a small number of episodes were ever made (13), but they were so often repeated that it felt like a constant presence. Mr Benn was a Londoner... and there's a plaque to prove it