Romuald the Reindeer
| Romuald the Reindeer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated |
| Created by | Robin Lyons Andrew Offiler |
| Written by | Roger Planer Robin Lyons Andrew Offiler |
| Directed by | Wayne Thomas |
| Voices of | Nigel Planer Julie Higginson Arthur Smith Emma Wray Kenneth Waller Howell Evens Jonathan Kydd Christian Rodska |
| Theme music composer | Roger Planer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom France |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Patrick Moine Mikael Shields Steve Walsh |
| Production companies | Siriol Productions La Fabrique EVA Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1, TCC, CBBC |
| Release | 24 September – 20 December 1996 |
Romuald the Reindeer is a short-lived British children's animated series, created by Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler, and produced by Siriol Productions, France 3 and La Fabrique in association with EVA Entertainment, BBC and ZDF. It aired on the BBC on 24 September 1996 and focuses on the adventures of a Christmas reindeer named Romuald, a character who had previously appeared in Siriol Productions and La Fabrique's thirty-minute specials Santa and the Tooth Fairies and Santa's First Christmas and an episode of their television series Tales of the Tooth Fairies. The series ran for a single season, consisting of thirteen ten-minute episodes.
Synopsis
The series takes place in Reindeersville, Lapland, a community of Christmas reindeer. The reindeer populace can all fly, and use their antlers like hands, playing instruments, picking up phones, etc. The focus is on Romuald Haroldson, a sullen teen reindeer, and his misadventures.
Production
The series was first announced on December 20, 1994 and began production in 1995.[1][2]
Characters
- Romuald Haroldson (voiced by Nigel Planer) – A teenage Christmas reindeer. Melancholy, woebegone, and always carrying around a sledful of teen angst, Romuald suffers life's twists and turns more than most, although things usually work out for him in the end.
- Ulrika Haroldson (voiced by Julie Higginson) – Romuald's three-and-a-half-year-old younger sister. She usually gets her own way at home, and loves to pester her older brother.
- Harold and Hilda Haroldson (voiced by Jonathan Kydd and Emma Wray) – Romuald and Ulrika's parents. Harold is your average working Reindeer, whilst Hilda is knitting mad. Both are clueless towards their son's angst-ridden attitude, and powerless to say "no" to Ulrika's demands-usually.
- Grandpa Ivy (voiced by Kenneth Waller) – A senior member of Santa's elves. He tends to the sheep around Lapland, and teaches classes at the reindeer school.
- Clint, Kirk and Burt (voiced by Arthur Smith, Jonathan Kydd and Christian Rodska) – the local reindeer bullies, determined to make life miserable for everyone, particularly Romuald. All three wear leather jackets. Clint wears shades, Kirk wears a cap over his antlers, Burt has a permanent black eye and his antlers wear boxing gloves.
Episodes
- Baby Sitter (24 September 1996)
- Deerwatch (1 October 1996)
- Flee on the Wall (8 October 1996)
- Migration World (15 October 1996)
- Knitted Patterns (22 October 1996)
- Reindeer School (29 October 1996)
- Ulrika's Solo Flight (5 November 1996)
- Camping Trip (12 November 1996)
- Space Reindeer (19 November 1996)
- Computer Whizz (3 December 1996)
- Pet Swap (10 December 1996)
- Pen Pals (17 December 1996)
- Music Maestro (20 December 1996)
Home release
A single video, entitled Adventures With Romuald the Reindeer was released, containing the episodes "Music Maestro", "Computer Whizz", "Space Reindeer", "Reindeer School" and "Baby Sitter".