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Flossie, their lodger who’s a clueless bimbo and wannabe actress whose boobs are always falling out. Sam, his kid sister who’s always pranking people in ways that the police and social services would need to know about. We’ve re-watched all three seasons recently and they really are still hilariously vulgar in the best way. Crapston Villas is a comedy satire on inner-city London life, directed at a mature audience. It features a set of characters, living in a grim apartment building in the fictional postcode of SE69, who are plagued by all sorts of modern society dilemmas. Foul language, sex and violence are present. Does the Current British Higher Education system really prepare graduate animation students for a developing and changing industry?European Scientific Journal. ISSN 1857-7881

Marge and Gower Champion Show, The 1 9 5 7 (USA) 11 x 30 minute episodes Real-life husband and wife dance team, Marge and Gower Champion, attempted… Crapston Villas was home to a whole host of characters, most of whom were highly offensive to the stereotypical groups they represented. It was made by the Spitting Image Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 from 1995 to 1998. It was written by Sarah Ann Kennedy, who was also director (series 1) along with Peter Boyd Maclean (series 2). The music for the show was composed by Rowland Lee.Sarah is a voting member of BAFTA and is a regular on the panel for the Royal Television Awards. Sarah has extensive links with industry and continues to work. The show often came very close to the bone with regards to its social commentary but it was always done in a way that was funny. Crapston Villas" was a notorious British animated television series, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay animation.

Something Stupid 1 9 9 8 (Australia) 6 x 50 minute episodes The former Big Girls Blouse team of Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley… In the USA five episodes from Series 1 have been released on DVD, but so far no other DVD releases from either series have occurred. British Women Breaking The Mold.Sky Channel Showcase 192 and Freesat 161. Documentary written and directed by Sarah Ann Kennedy-Parr. Sarah has worked as an animation academic for the past 16 years, having previously worked solely in animation series for 20 years. Her research stems from her experience working in the animation. The total number of animation series commissioned or co-produced in the UK between 1990 – 2018 which only 6.5% were created by women (En.wikipedia.org. 2018). 8.5% of these shows are directed by women and 91.5% by men (En.wikipedia.org. 2018). In 1996 there were 2 UK adult shows aired on mainstream TV created by women, Crapston Villas (Sarah Ann Kennedy , 1995 - 1997) and Pond Life (Candy Guard, 1996 - 2000) (Kitson, 2008 pgs 157 – 162, 166 – 169). Less than a fifth of creative/directorial roles are held by female workforce in the states but overall in the industry its more equal (Honess Roe, 2017). Rich Tea & Sympathy 1 9 9 1 (UK) 6 x 60 minute episodes Following on from his enormous success with A Bit of a Do,…

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It was made by the Spitting Image Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 from 1995 to 1997. It was written by Sarah Ann Kennedy, who was also director (series 1, 1995) along with Peter Boyd Maclean (series 2, 1996). The characters on the screen are vile and the stuff coming out of their mouths is pretty gross for the time. Is the Straight role in Comedy essential and why is it usually played by a woman in animation?Animation Studies 2.0.3 Marge, their mum who’s at breaking point with her kids as well as her mum that lives in their flat. We’re not going to lie, it has dated badly, that said it’s definitely still fun and if you have no issues with sex, violence, drugs and social commentary then we say go for it.

All three seasons are available to stream on All4 as well so even better, you can watch them for free. As of January 2012, all 20 episodes of Crapston Villas are available to watch on Channel 4's digital on-demand service 4oD (now called All 4). Reruns of the Series are also available to watch on G.O.L.D. late at night.Crapston Villas is a British animated television series, written, created and directed by Sarah Ann Kennedy, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay animation. It was a comedy satire on inner-city London life, directed at a mature audience. It featured a set of characters, living in a grim apartment building in the fictional postcode of SE69, who were plagued by various dilemmas. Foul language, sex and violence are present. [1] Production [ edit ] These dilemmas would usually be resolved in the most farcical or offensive way possible adding to the comedy factor massively. Who Were The Characters? Castle Haven 1 9 6 9 - 1 9 7 1 (UK) 100 x 25 minute episodes Two large Victorian houses converted into… Sarah created a documentary for a Sky Channel exploring diversity within the British Animation Industry that has been screened across the world at numerous festivals including Orlando International Festival, Ambitus Festival, World of International Film Glasgow, Manchester Animation Festival Conference and Accolade Global Film Festival. Please view the documentary. The show would be one of the first animated series on British television to present openly gay characters, specifically Robbie and Larry. [2] [3] Availability [ edit ]