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The Riddlers
The Riddlers was first shown (feel free to correct me if I am wrong here - I'm going off information in my TV Times collection) on ITV during early lunchtime programs for children in 1986. It was made by Yorkshire television and ran for over 10 years finally being stopped in 1996. It concerned the goings on in the magical garden of a cottage owned by miss Marjorie Dawn (played by Victoria Williams). The Riddlers (Mossop - older/wiser and Tiddler - young and inexperienced) live in a well in Marjorie's garden and appear to help both Marjorie and Mr. Grimley the chimney sweep (played by Peter Llewellyn Jones). The Riddlers have the ability to magically transport themselves to anywhere. Sometimes the Riddlers would transport Marjorie and Mr. Grimley with them. Tiddler was an inexperienced young female Riddler. She had to solve twelve Riddles (Aesop's Fables) in order for her to be upgraded to full Riddler status.
Characters
![]() Miss Marjorie Dawe |
![]() Mr. Grimley |
![]() Mossop |
![]() Tiddler |
![]() Yorkshire Television |
![]() Middler |
Credits
| Mr. Grimley | Peter Llewellyn Jones |
| Marjorie | Victoria Williams |
| Mossop / Middler | Richard Robinson |
| Tiddler | Mike Gallant |
| Assistant Puppeteer | David Baker |
| Written by | Rick Vanes |
| Illustrations by | Richard Robinson |
| Music | Neil Innes |
| Floor Manager | David Nightingale / John Heaton / Jill Hinchliffe |
| Production Assistant | Eileen Colehan |
| Stage Manager | Terry Knowles |
| Make up | Jo Taylor |
| Costume | Mary Gallagher / Anne Weatherill / Sue Preston |
| Production Buyer | Mick Speight |
| Graphics | Pat McCarthy / Grafax |
| VTR Editor | Richard Jackson |
| Technical Supervisor | Mike Wilkinson |
| Vision Mixer | Karen Hall-Carter / Jean Heeley |
| Vision Control | Peter frost |
| Cameras | Nev Clarke |
| Sound | Norman Blight / Keith Hargreaves |
| Lighting | Paul Thompson / Peter Hardman |
| Designer | Gordon Livesey / Tony Jones |
| Executive Producer | Chris Jelley |
| Producer | Ian Fell |
| Director | Chris Ryder |
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