History
Roger and the Rottentrolls started life as a book and audio tape, written by Tim Firth and commissioned by EMI and W H Smith and produced by Robert Howes and The Children's Company, intended as a 'spooky story' for children part of a series, of over 30 titles.
Tim's dad, Gordon, who had originally invented the characters, drew the designs for all the characters from which the puppets were made.The pilot for the TV series was filmed in and around old lead mines in the Yorkshire Dales, by multi award winning documentary director /cameraman Paul Beriff, as a gesture of support for the project.
The TV series was filmed at Brimham Rocks near Harrogate, Yorkshire.
There were two spin-off series: a half-hour special for the BBC named Combat Sheep (based around Commander Harris (see below)), and a series for pre-school children (ITV)called Ripley and Scuff.
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