"Dolls are not like people, people choose, but dolls can only be chosen" We have recently had the pleasure of working with The Dragon's Friendly Society once again to produce a DVD Video of the classic children's TV series "Tottie - The Story of a Doll's House".
Tottie is a 1984 animated series produced by Smallfilms for Goldcrest, directed and narrated by Oliver Postgate and based on a children's novel by Rumer Godden. For those who remember Tottie when it was first shown, these films made quite an impression, not only because they have gone down in history as the first childrens' programme to include a murder, but for the enormous skill in animation, voice, and editing which Oliver Postage brought to Rumer Godden's haunting story.
The Tottie DVD is the latest in a series of DVD's we have produced with The Dragon's Friendly Society, including 'Noggin the Nog', 'The Pingwings' and 'The Pogles'. All of these DVD's, including the full Tottie DVD can be purchase from The Dragon's Friendly Society. You can also buy DVD's of Bagpuss and Ivor the Engine and The Clangers.
You can view short extracts from the DVD on our You Tube Channel.
Review from a delighted customer: "...it's a little masterpiece of a series. 5 episodes, each one a magical, delicate thing, dealing with loneliness, dreams, childhood and even grief with such a light touch that it seems as though if you concentrate too hard you might break it. It's a charming series, a delightful and a dark series, its story of dolls that come alive in their antique house touched by an undercurrent of despair that becomes more prevalent as the series goes on.The animation is handmade, rough around the edges and slightly creepy, giving the show a strange air of dusty magic. Oliver Postgate's narration is warm and understanding, and the dialogue is truly beautiful. This is a special programme, a little wonder. It cast a spell on me for every one of its 75 minutes." (Click here for source and full review)
