Jamie and the Magic Torch

This was made by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall - I suppose these were the answer to Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin. It is animated rather than stop motion figures. It was shown in ITV regions between 1976 and 1979. The opening title to this is great! First off we are treated to something that could have jumped off an Evanescence album. This accompanies the scene of Jamie's street, the zooming through his bedroom window where Jamie is put to bed by a black silhouette, we can only assume is his mum. "sleep well Jamie" Suddenly the music comes to life And Wordworth, Jamie's dog, brings the Magic ...  Read the complete review

Night-time in a quiet, suburban street. In one of the houses, it's bedtime... "Sleep well, Jamie", his mum calls, and he drifts off to sleep. Well, not quite, as Jamie, unbeknown to his Mum, is wide awake. You see, Jamie had a magic torch (oooer) - and in each episode of this classic series, Jamie and his dog Wordsworth enjoyed amazing adventures together - and no-one even noticed they were gone! Also, no-one even noticed Jamie must have been completely knackered at school, or falling asleep in his dinner, but there we go, that’s cartoons, folks. By shining the torch on his bedroom floor Jamie opened up a ...  Read the complete review

From the first strident guitar chord, you KNEW this cartoon was just a little different. KKKKKRRRRRANNNNNNGGGGGG! The music was almost as good as the programme. And that was damn good. OK... now just forget about the fact that you're becoming a wrinkly, bits of you are sagging and becoming unreliable and you'd kill for a good night's sleep. And cast your mind back to those looooong nights when you were pre-teen and you had to go to bed sooooo early. And EVERYONE in my class is allowed to stay up to watch that, Mum! Pllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaasse!! I'll even brush my teeth, Mum!" OK? Recaptured the ...  Read the complete review