The Treacle People

Overview

The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.

Cast

Glynn Mills

Tapper Knowle (voice) / Ike Mitton (voice) / Narrator (voice)

Alec Bregonzi

Prof. Baines-Pilling (voice) / Nellie Newchurch (voice)

Brian Trueman

Charlie (voice) / Furness (voice)

Jim Norton

Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)

Jim McManus

Bill Wizzle (voice) / Nicko Pendle (voice)

Caroline Bernstein

Leyland Lil (voice) / Rosie Mitton (voice) / Bert (voice)