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���"Watch out, Roary, they're right behind
ya!..."
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��� Roary
is a bright red Formula One racing car who runs rings around his pals
����and competitors, both on and off the tarmac at
Silver Hatch Racetrack.
����Keeping him on course - or at least, attempting
to - are his cheery mechanic
��� Big Chris, Marsha the track�Marshal and Silver
Hatch's flamboyant italian
��� owner Mr Carburretor. And competing against him on
the track are the
����likes of Maxi, CiCi, Tin Top and Drifter, a big
mix of Formula One vehicles,
��� saloons�and steet cars revving up for fun round
those Silver Hatch curves.
����"Roary the Racing Car" was originated
by David Jenkins, who was a former
����manager at the real-life Brands Hatch racetrack.
The series was then designed
��� and developed by Keith Chapman and Chapman Entertainment.
Cosgrove Hall
��� Films brought the cars to life, initially, with�Mackinnon
& Saunders on
��� model-making duties. The three firms�had previously
come together on
��� Fifi and the Flowertots.
In time, Chapman brought the animation in-house,
����to their own studio set-up.
����That's big time comedian Peter Kay giving voice
to Big Chris, and belting out
��� the theme song. Chris is a karaoke fan, so you'll often
here him singing in the
����series. Peter Kay also voices Chris' blousy�mother,
Big Christine, and he
��� plays Tin Top as well.
�����
����Silver
Hatch Hero
����Roary's ractetrack is an amalgamation of the UK's
two most famous
����real-life track locations. Silverstone and Brands
Hatch have both hosted
����some memorable Grand Prixs over the years, thus
Silverstone + Brands
��� Hatch = Silver Hatch.
����But the real-life racing connections don't end
there, because legendary
����British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss provides
the opening and closing
����narration on each episode. He's widely regarded
as "the greatest driver
��� never to win the World Championship". And Conrod the
Australian V8
����who arrived later in the series run, is voiced
by Australian Touring Car
��� champion Craig Lowndes.
����C'mon,
Roary!���
��� Roary's races are full-throttle affairs, with the camera
making dynamic
��� low-angle�pans and overhead sweeps when ever the
revved-up cars speed
��� around Silver Hatch. There are also some great camera
kicks and shakes
��� as they roar by. This isn't "Cars", though,
it's very much its own vehicle
����with the human stories sharing screen time with
young Roary and
��� company, and lots of in-jokes and asides for Grand
Prix fans to savour.
����And there's a rabbit too. And a mole. Flash's
tree sits in the middle of
����a Silver Hatch hairpin ("hare"pin, geddit?).
He's mischievously similar to
����young Spud in Bob the Builder, but at least Molecom's
there to bring him
����down to earth again, when his escapades go too
far
����
����As for Roary himself, well, our Number One Star
takes his place alongside
��� the likes of Thomas
the Tank Engine, Jimbo the
jet plane, Budgie the helicopter
��� and Bob the Builder's
busy construction gang in a line-up of classic vehicluar
��� stars engineered in the UK.
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��� Four
wheels
����Roary - a red F1 car
����Maxi -�a yellow F1 car
����Tin Top - a blue Stock Car Saloon
����Drifter - an orange Hot-hatch street car
����CiCi - a pink hybrid stunt car
����Plugger - Big Chris' sky-blue 4x4
����FB - Flat Bed, a light green flat-bed truck
����Conrod - the V8 supercar
����Breeze - an Australian beach buggy
����Loada - Mr Carburretor's orange transporter lorry
����Nick - PC Pete's police car
����James - Mrs Carburretor's classic silver car
����������������������������������������������������������
����Two wheels
��� Zippee - Marsha's orange scooter�����������
����Rusty - Big Chris' aged caravan
����No wheels
����Hellie - a helicopter
����Two Legs
��� Big Chris - Roary's mechanic
�� �Marsha - the Silver Hatch marshall
� ��Mr Carburettor - Silver Hatch owner
�� �Farmer Green - Biofuel specialist
��� Flash - the merry meddling rabbit
��� Molecom - a mole
����PC Pete - Silver Hatch safety officer
��� Mama Mia - Mr Carburettor's mother
�� �Chubby - Mr Carburretor's Hollywood Cousin
����Big Christine - Big Chris' mother
����Four legs
��� Dinkie- a donkey
����Eight legs
����Nigel - a crab
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����Broadcast
info
����The series premiered on Five, on 7th May 2007...
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Series
one
Roary's first day
Roary Slips Up
Big Chris Flags it�up
Express Delivery
Roary's Day at the Seaside
Roary Takes off
CiCi Takes the Blame
Big Chris' Big Workout
Flash Flips Out
Rusty Remembers
Easy on the Fuel
Communication Breakdown
Blue Light Job
Make Your Mind up Roary
Workshop Roary
Tip Top Tin Top
Tunnel Vision
Molecom Makes Music
Roary Goes Missing
Mama Mia
Surround Sound
Plugger's on the Case
Big Chris Learns to Fly
Musical Mayhem
Braking Promises
Secret
Treasures
Roary on Thin Ice
Drifter's Last Day
Out of Juice
Roary's Wake-up Call
Big Chris says Sorry
Maxi's New Engine
A Busy Day for Big Chris
Tin Top gets Scared
Roary Loses a Friend
Spooky Forest
FB in the Fast Lane
Roary Goes Back to School
The rabbit hat Yelled Stop
CiCi gets Fired up
Stars
'n' Cars
Crash Test Roary
Roary Sees Red
Rusty Takes a trip
Roary Cleans up his Act
Green Eyed Roary
Big Chris Forgets
Big Chris Babysits
Roary and Nigel
Roary Gets it Wrong
Computer Calamity
Roary Digs Deep
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Series
Two
Flash the Marshal
Hellie's a Winner
Dodgems
Tall Story Roary
Car Boot Sale
Hot Stuff
Law and Order
Flash's Tea Party
Horse Power Drinkie
FB's Sleepover
CiCi Spectacular
Cry Cold
Marsha's Woncderful life
Let's Hear it for Big Chris
Funny Business
Nick Solves the Case
Simply the Best
Cici Wins the Day
Heavy Loada
Testing Time for Maxi
Mum's the Word
How the Hatch Was Won
Go Gadget James and Maxi
Mr Carburretor or Bust
Home is Where the Hatch is
Putting on a Show
Motor Mouth
Dancing Queen
Homesick Tin Top
Save our Tree
New Juice
FB for Football
Mr Carburretor's Birthday Suit
Big Bangs
Silver Hatch Pizza
The Silver Hatch Stars
High-Tech Overload
Workshop Chaos
Silver Hatch Shapes up
Pit Stop Perils
Demolition Derby
Manners Please
Big Chris' Big Jump
Brassless Band
Crach Landing
Plugger's New Job
Big Chris gets Lucky
Silver Hatch Fun Run
It's Go, Go, Go at Silver Hatch
Silver Hatch Heroes
PC Roary
Winter Breeze
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director:
producers:
executive producer
for Cosgrove Hall Films:
executive producer
for Chapman
Entertainment:
script editor:
scripts:
theme tune & music:
art director:
storyboard artists:
studio direction:
lighting camera:
assistant lighting camera:
camera assistants:
stills co-ordinator:
animators:
puppets:
cars & vehicles:
props & vehicle
maintenance:
costume maker:
puppet
maintenance:
set
dressers:
sets:
artist:
production
manager:
production
accountant:
production
assistant:
CG animation:
data
management:
IT
support:
recorded
at:
audio
post production:
video
post production:
head of produiction:
production co-ordinator:
commercial
& financial director:
voices:
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Tim
Harper
Owen
Ballhatchet
Chris Bowden
Gregory Lynn
Victoria Wilson
Rachel Dawson, Wayne Jackman,
Di Redmond
written by
Alan Coates and Kim Goody
Bridget Appleby
Fat City Films
Tim Collings, Matt Palmer
Martin Kelly, Simon Lacey
Simon Lacey, Leigh Anderson,
Justin Noe
Rob Evans, Laura Howie,
Leigh Anderson
Gwyn Roberts
Tim Allen, John PH Ashton,
Steve Boot, Joanne Chalkley,
Paul Flannery, Lisa Goddard,
Charlie Hopkins, Russell Hicks,
Mole Hill, Bruce Husband,
Guy Levy, Jan Erik Maas,
John Oates, Matt Palmer,
Bob Scott, Rob Skrzrynski,
Sam Turner, Jonathan Webb,
Nicky Whitfield,
Mackinnon & Saunders
John Wright Model Making
Lucy Burscough, Darren Gillingham
Andrea Lord, Lucy Sturley
Patricia Brennan, Anthony Fallows
Paolo Grando, Dom Lee,
John McGuinness, Dave Mason
As and When Men
Phil Garner
Laura Duncalf
Claire Deane
Lucy Atkinson
Studio Liddell Ltd
Pete Kidd, Roy Huckerby
Phil Atack, Matt Horsfield
The Sounddhouse
Hullabaloo Studios
Flix Facilities Ltd
for Chapman Entertainment
Emily Whinnett
Victoria Coombe
Andrew Haydon
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Sir Stirling Moss (Narrator)
Maria Darling (Roary / CiCi)
Peter Kay (Big Chris / Tin Top / Big Christine)
Dominic Frisby (Rusty / Plugger / FB)
Marc Silk (Maxi / Drifter / Hellie / James / Nick)
Tim Whitnall (Loada)
Craig Lowndes (Conrod)
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