"Rainbow" (1972) TV series 1972-1992

User Rating:

8.2/10   

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, 1977-1986)
Jane Tucker	...	Jane (singer) / ... (10 episodes, 1977-1986)
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:

Continuity: In an episode called Night Out, Zippy makes an arm gesture, which knocks over a bottle of washing up liquid and it rolls off the counter and onto the floor. This incident is ignored by all four characters and, after we cut back from Geoffery to Zippy, someone has replaced the prop, so that Zippy can then pick it up and start squeezing it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Extras: Ross Kemp (#1.2)" (2005)

one of the greatest

Rainbow is one of the greatest Children's shows of all time it always had something new every week it helped kids learn about life and have fun at the same time why itv Axed this show i will never now