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Each episode
of Trumpton would begin with the announcement:
"Here is the clock, the Trumpton clock. Telling the time steadily,
sensibly, never too quickly, never too slowly. Telling the time
for Trumpton."
The clock tower would then do its stuff, and with the clock showing
nine o'clock, some of the townspeople would begin their daily business:
Mr Clamp showing off his fine display of vegetables, and Mrs Cobbit
arriving with her flowers.
Then the day's events would unfold with the arrival of perhaps Chippy
Minton in his truck, or perhaps Mr Troop the town clerk.
Trumpton was the main town in the county of Trumptonshire. It had
a town hall, with a clock tower, numerous shops, and a fine market
square in the middle of which stood a statue of Queen Victoria.
The town also had a rather nice park with a bandstand, and it was
at this bandstand that the Trumpton fire brigade would play us out
at the end of each episode, while the people from Trumpton and nearby
areas listened and watched.
The characters of Trumptonshire obviously created a strong impression
on the young television viewers of the time, and today, most British
adults of around 30 years of age will look back with fond memories
at Windy Miller, the Trumpton Fire Brigade, and the little steam
engine, and yet many will be confused as to which characters belonged
to which programme. This is probably due to the similarity in the
three series - Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green, and the fact
that the characters from one series would often appear in another.
Though the buildings were unfeasibly small - particularly the upper
floors, and the characters appeared to wear heavy boots the Trumptonshire
trilogy is undoubtedly a classic in children's television programmes.
So what makes the programmes so memorable?
Probably a variety of reasons: the plots were simple to follow without
being silly. The settings were pleasant and brightly coloured. The
Trumptonshire characters were meant to be real people with everyday
problems. None of the characters had magical powers, so when Mr
Carraway's truck broke down Mr Crockett had to tow it to his garage.
Freddie Phillip's songs and music were very important to the programmes.
Virtually every character had his or her own song, identifying the
character and his/her occupation. In fact, the characters' occupations
were a central theme to the series - most of the jobs being practical
in nature eg. postman, window cleaner, doctor, various shopkeepers,
butler, farmer. Service industries were not well supported. Where
was the accountant ? It could be said that the Trumptonshire programmes
were all about the jobs people did.
There was a susprising lack of young children - Paddy and Mary Murphy
Baby Honeyman in Camberwick Green, Winnie at the Chigley Pottery
and no children at all in Trumpton.
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