I Love Toys (2002)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 21 December 2002
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times:
Format: colour
Sound: stereo

PRODUCTION
Production Company, BBC Manchester
Executive Producer: Alan Brown
Producers: Will Bryant, Jane Stanton
Assistant Producers: Mark Helsby, Suzanne Murray
Production Manager: Deborah Creaven

SCRIPT
Script: Andrew Dawson, Gavin Robertson, Bernard Kelly

DIRECTION
Director: Jane Stanton

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera: Conor Connolly, Paul Lilley, Sarah Myland, Chris Kenny
Film Camera: Andy Baybutt

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Online Editor: Ian Wilson
Editors: Craig Stobart, Gavin Weaver, John Edwards

SOUND
Sound: Stuart Hall, Paul Parragon
Dubbing Mixers: Tony Greenwood, Ashley Gobbett

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Puppeteers: Mary Turner, Ian King, Dave Finchet
Thunderbirds Production: Leigh Davies, Paul Mann, Ivan Naisbitt, Machine Shop Special Effects

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Graphics: Voom

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Alyson Patchett
Celebrity Bookings: Janet Hampson
Researcher: Zoe Thorman

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Archive Courtesy of: Granada Visual, ITN, Huntley Film Archives, British Movietone, Canal Plus, Cinar Films, Film Images, Carlton International, ITV Sport, Fred McDonald, Sabucat, John Eaton

VOICES
Sylvia Anderson (Lady Penelope)
Gavin Robertson (Parker)
Matt Zimmerman

WITH
Trinny Woodall
Susannah Constantine
Gary Alston
Bobby Davro
Jane Goldman
Colette Mansell
Emma Kennedy
Alan Carr
Julieanne Kay
Julia Morris
Ed Byrne
Richard Blackwood
Sam Gates
Lee Majors
Roland Rivron
Paul Tonkinson
Trevor Neal
Simon Hickson
Evel Knievel
Gary Cartmel
Phil Spencer
Kirsty Allsop
Giles Brandreth
Victor Watson
Simon Donald
Eddie Goldfarb
Betty James
Toyah Wilcox
George Baker
Claire Sawkins
Shazia Mirza
Johnny Ball
Charlie Dimmock
Xavier Roberts
Dom Littlewood
Jason Barlow
Pierre Picton
Henrik Fisker
Simon Carroll
Michael Bond
Ivor Wood
Jeremy Clarkson
Shirley Clarkson
Craig Charles
Simon Furman
Graham Thomson
Peter Cullen
John McCririck
Selena Thomas
Hope Swift
Geoffrey Swift

PLOT SUMMARY

A light-hearted look at some of the most popular toys and games, including clips from relevant TV shows and introduced by the Thunderbirds puppets.

Lightweight and fun, this is the perfect precursor to Christmas, waxing nostalgic about Barbie, Monopoly, teddy bears and the mighty Six Million Dollar Man doll. Very silly but lots of fun.

UK
Television Distributor: BBC

2002
December
21: UK - television broadcast (on BBC2)

2003
December
21: UK - television broadcast (on BBC2)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Thunderbirds (1964 - 1966)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973 - 1978)
The Young Ones (1982 - 1984)
Jim'll Fix It (1975 - 1994)
Willo the Wisp (1981)
Think of a Number (1984)
Goldfinger (1963)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Paddington (1975 - 1979)
Multicoloured Swap Shop (1974 - 1982)
Transformers (1984 - 1987)
Transfomers: The Movie (1986)
Blue Peter (1958 - )

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

animated sequences, clip shows, games, my little pony, puppets, thunderbirds, transformers, toys

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009