"Rainbow" (1972) TV series 1972-1992

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creator:

Pamela Lonsdale

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

16 October 1972 (UK)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Geoffrey Hayes	...	Presenter / ... (10 episodes, 1973-1992)
Rod Burton	...	Rod (singer) / ... (10 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jane Tucker	...	Jane (singer) / ... (10 episodes, 1977-1982)
Roger Walker	...	Singer (6 episodes, 1977-1981)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U

Company:

Thames Television

Trivia:

The show was created with the notion of its being a British equivalent of American children's hit "Sesame Street" (1969), complete with puppet characters and animated inserts between the story as in the US show.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout "The Show-Offs", Stanley Bates' eyes can be seen through the Bungle costume.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)

A Great TV Show!

Rainbow was one of the best TV shows that I grew up with, and it was one of the jewels in the crown for ITV (Independant Television).

It was produced by Thames Television who were the operators of ITV in the London region during weekdays from 1968 to 1992. In 1992, Thames lost the London franchise to Carlton Communications, and they didn't want Rainbow, so it was axed.

There have been recent attempts to resurrect it, but none have been successful. Presenter Jeffrey, was recently revealed in a tabloid newspaper to be a trolley pusher at a supermarket in North London!