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The Spooks of Bottle Bay
Created by Ian Allen
The Spooks of Bottle Bay was a brilliant little series first shown in the 1990s on ITV. It concerned the adventures of the nice, honest and friendly Sidney Sludge and his fellow towns folk who are plauged by Sid's evil sister Sybil Sludge and brother Cedric. Sybil was a mean, nasty, and lazy, always up to no good sister who was forever drawing up plans to steal wealth and acquire it using her brother. Sid wanted no part of these goings on and so spent most of his time trying to avoid the problems. He was always helped (unknowingly to Sid) by the local town spooks. When the clock struck ten and the Moon was full and the night sky was dark then it was time for the spooks of Bottle Bay town to come forth in their sheets and stop the rotten Sybil from getting up to evil deeds. Lead by Sally Spook and Fred along with Baby Spook, the local spooks will stop at nothing to help Sid evade his scheming sister. Sidney so hates his sister and her life that he left their home and went to live and Ted and Lilly's guest house in Hill Street.
Main Characters
 Sidney Malcolm Sludge |
 Sybil Sludge |
 Cedric Sludge |
 Bella |
 Ted |
 Maxwell |
 Fred |
 Sally |
 Baby Spook |
 Tommy |
 Batty Bat |
 Daffy Spook |
 Lily |
 Madge |
 School Master |
 Joe (owner of Mermaid Molly Galleon) |
 The Owner of the Hair Salon |
 Second Hand Shop Owner |
 Captain Patch |
 Will Spook |
 Duchess of Dingle Dale |
 One of the Crew (bit scary if you ask me) |
 Punch and Judy Man |
 Spooky Night School |
 Lucy Spook (courtesy of George W.) |
 More of Spooky Night School locals |
 Nancy Spook (courtesy of George W.) |
Credits
| Original Story and Characters created by | Ian Allen |
| Performers | Francis Wright, Richard Coombs, Ian Allen, Simon Buckley, Sue Dacre, Phil Eason, Tony Holtham, Steve Nallon, Nigel Plaskitt, John Thirtle, Heather Tobias |
| Lighting Director | Rob Kitzman |
| Camera Team | Tony Etwell, Ross Oglethorpe, Tristan Mullane |
| Grip | Joe Smythe |
| Gaffer | Sonny Burdis |
| Rigging Gaffer | Mike Chambers |
| Sound | Roy Drysdale, Sean O'Donnell |
| Puppets & Sets by Playboard Puppets Crew |
Francis Wright, Bebe Barrett, Judith Bucklow, Ann Cartwright, Elaine Cartwright, Dodge, Peter O'Rourke, Paul Jomain, Mick Hockney, Neil Arnold, Iain Mennell, Glyn Pugh, Rob Matson, Lesley Hussain |
| Production Coordinator | Anna Lisa Seccombe |
| Production Assistant | Sarah Jane Wright |
| Continuity | Elisabeth West |
| 2nd Assistant | Jemma Forte |
| Online Editor | Matthew Hall |
| Dubbing Mixer | Ian Tapp |
| Associate Producer | Matthew Justice |
| 1st Assistant Director | Melanie Hicks |
| Editor | Paul Endacott |
| Music | John Beckett |
| Spooks Theme | Charlie Skarbet & Richard Blanshard |
| Executive Producers | Ian Allen, Jim Beach, Dominic Anciano |
| Producers | Roy Burdis & John Thirtle |
| Script Editor and Director | Paul Cole |
Click image below to see The Spooks of Bottle Bay episode guide.