Roland Rat - TV-am Serials (selected)

TV-am Serials (selected)

  • The Shedvision Show (1983)
  • Rat on the Road (1983) introduced Errol the Hamster in the final edition although Roland had ordered him by walkie-talkie to "Run VT" whenever it was time for the cartoon to air.
  • Roland's Winter Wonderland (1983) - filmed in Switzerland
  • Roland Goes East (1984) - filmed in Hong Kong. Introduced Little Reggie
  • Rat on the Road II (1984) - featured Kevin's cover of Summer Holiday and Roland's of Love Me Tender.
  • Operation FOGI (1984) - introduced Glenis the Guinea Pig who was rescued from the pet department in Harrod as a result of Operation FOGI (Free Our Glenis Immediately)
  • Roland's Countdown to Christmas (1984) - featured Roland and friends singing a rewritten version of The Twelve Days of Christmas featuring such paraphernalia associated with the show as Kevin's pink bucket, Errol's favourite leek pie and a Roland Rat Superstar cap.
  • Roland's Rat Race (1985) - featured the first appearance of the late James Saxon as Roland's incompetent PA D'Arcy De Farcey.
  • OWRRAS (1985) - This stood for Official Worldwide Roland Rat Appreciation Society. Broadcast in the summer of 1985, a studio based programme like The Shedvision Show and the half-term series Roland Live. The last TV-am Roland Rat serial.

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