Star Hill Ponies

Star Hill Ponies is a British children's stop-motion animation series produced by Bumper Films and co-produced by Mike Young Productions for S4C. It was the last production by Bumper Films before they shut down in February 2002. The voice actors are Josie Lawrence and Andrew Sachs.

Plot

The series follows a young girl named Baz who dreams of nothing more than finding a best friend. Her wish comes true when two roaming Welsh Mountain ponies Molly and Dylan, show up at her farm with Shetland pony Scruffy. Their playful frolics change her life forever.

Production

Star Hill Ponies was co-produced by Mike Young Productions in Los Angeles and Bumper Films in Weston-super-Mare, England for S4C and BBC. It is Bumper Films' only television series co-produced in the United Kingdom and North America. The series is distributed in the United Kingdom by S4C International and BBC Worldwide and worldwide by Taffy Entertainment.

Characters

Ponies

• Dylan - the big brown Welsh Mountain pony, with a black mane.
• Molly - the dapple grey Mountain pony, with a grey mane.
• Scruffy - the podgy chestnut Shetland pony, with a long straw-coloured mane. His hobbies are eating and being naughty.

Humans

• Beatrice "Baz" Watkins -
• Will Watkins - Baz's father.
• Kath Watkins - Baz's mother.
• Thomas - Baz's best friend.
• Mrs Horace Morris - the snobbish landlady who can't stand ponies.
• Jim - the local odd job man and good friend of Molly.
• Ambrose Higgins - the half-witted beach shop owner.
• Lottie - the mobile shop owner. Only appears in Series 2.
• Nick - the blacksmith. Only appears in Series 2.

Episodes

Series 1 (1998-99)

Series 2 (2002)

1. Just Desserts
2. Apple Pie
3. Hide and Seek
4. Nothing to be Afraid Of
5. Mrs. HM's Parade
6. Tall Tales
7. The Mystery of Missing Ethel
8. A Fine Mess
9. Scarypony Scarecrow
10. Thomas Riding High
11. The Unlucky Horseshoe
12. The Way Home
13. All I Want for Christmas

Home media

VHS releases

In 1999, one single video of the show was by BBC Worldwide Ltd with five episodes from the first series on it.

DVD releases

In 2006, the series was released on three DVDs by Blackhorse Entertainment.

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