Creepy Crawlies
Creepy Crawlies is a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall Productions. The series consisted of 52 ten-minute episodes, which were broadcast on Children's ITV between 1987 and 1989. All episodes were written by Peter Reeves and directed by Franc Vose and Brian Little; narration and character voices were provided by Paul Nicholas.
Overview
The series was based upon the daily goings-on of a group of common minibeasts that lived at the bottom of a garden around an old sundial.Characters
- Mr Harrison the snail
- Suppose the worm
- Ariadne the spider
- Anorak the pillbug
- Ladybird the ladybird
- Lambeth the beetle
- Ancient the caterpillar
Home media
The Video Collection and Thames Video released 2 VHS tapes containing 5 episodes each.| VHS title | Release date | Episodes |
| Creepy Crawlies | 9 February 1987 | The Cold, Lambeth the Conqueror, Storm in a Tea Cup, The Leaving, The Best Day Ever |
| Creepy Crawlies - Sundial Stories | 16 November 1987 | The Red Voice, Pleasurabolosities, The Stone Dream, The Art Noise, When the Garden Lost its Grip |