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Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley |
| Interview with Gordon Murray |
| We were lucky to get an interview with Gordon Murray, the creator of Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley and many more. |
| Q: How did you come up with the idea of the Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley? |
| A: I had the shows in mind for several years. |
| Q: Camberwick Green was the first series to be created, but had the county of Trumptonshire been created at this time, or was this added once Trumpton was created? |
| A: The county of Trumptonshire was not envisaged until Chigley was produced. |
| Q: Did you originally plan to have 3 series created, each in a different location? |
| A: No. |
| Q: Was it true that you burnt all the puppets so that no one else could make anymore series of the shows? |
| A: Yes. The puppets were disintegrating and I felt that they were not fit to be seen by anyone. |
| Q: Do you wish you'd made more series or capitalised more on the merchandising? |
| A: The books were extremely successful, which were followed by other merchandising. |
| Q: Were you happy with the final results of the shows, or were you disappointed with some aspects of it? |
| A: I was happy with the final results. |
| Q: How did it become a TV Show? |
| A: It was always intended for TV. I had been producing puppet plays for 10 years with the BBC. |
| Q: How long did it take to create one episode and what was the procedure? |
| A: It took 4 Weeks to create one. First the script was created, followed by the sound recording. Next the programme was filmed and finally it was edited together. |
| Q: Did you enjoy making the programmes and was it stressful? |
| A: It was certainly stressful making them. I didn't have time to enjoy it! |
| Q: What’s your favourite character and why? |
| A: I have no favourites. |
| Q. What episode did you enjoy writing the most? |
| A: It's such a long time ago, I can't remember! |
| Q: Where was the series written, created, filmed? |
| A: The series was written in Kensington, filmed in East London and the sound recording carried out in Ewell. |
| Q; Were you pleased with Brian Cant doing the voices, or did you have someone else in mind? |
| A: Yes I was pleased with Brian and I didn't have anyone else in mind. |
| Q: How did Brian get involved? |
| A: He was recommended by the BBC. |
| Q: What other shows have you written? |
| A: None that made much impact. |
| Q: What was your favourite show you worked on and why? |
| A: Camberwick Green. |
| Q: What were the Puppets etc made out of? |
| A: They were made out of Aluminium wire, plastic sponge and ping-pong balls. |
| Q: How tall were the Puppets? |
| A: 8 inches. |
| Q: How long did it take you to make them? |
| A: ? I developed a one-man factory. |
| Q: Who came up with the names of the characters? (What’s the story behind them?) |
| A: I did. The telephone directory was a great help. |
| Q: The show was very successful at the time, were you surprised about that? |
| A: I was just relived! |
| Q: Are you contacted about the shows much? |
| A: No, not at all. |
| Q: Once the 3 Trumptonshire programmes finished, what did you get up to? |
| A: I had a good rest. |
| Q: Are you surprised that 40 years after they were created that people are still so enthusiastic about the shows you have made? Why do you think that is? |
| A: The Toddler-viewers grew up. |