James the Cat

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James the Cat
Created by	Kate Canning
Narrated by	Sean Arnold (1984) Alistair McGowan (1998)
Country of origin	United Kingdom Scotland (1984)
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer	Jan Clayton
Running time	5 minutes
Production company	Grampian Television
Distributor	HiT Entertainment (1998 series)
Release
Original network	ITV Network (Children's ITV) (Original Series) Channel 5 (Milkshake!) (1998 Series)
Original release	10 March 1984 (1984-03-10) – 24 December 1998 (1998-12-24)

James the Cat is a 1984 British children's series created by Kate Canning and produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television. It chronicles the many events which take place at the Cornerhouse (number 104) between James and his new animal friends. Fellow characters include Mrs. Lavender, a snail; Frieda, a kangaroo; Citroen, a French frog; Rocky, a dimwitted rabbit; and Dennis, a pink fire-breathing Welsh-accented Chinese dragon. There is also a beehive in the garden at the Cornerhouse. Next door are Ma and Pa Rat, and their rat children.

Description[]

The program changes quite a bit between the 2 series. In the first, James is a newcomer to the garden at the Cornerhouse, and must learn to live with the other animals there. In the first episode of the second series, James becomes a diplomat (though sometimes he is referred to as a VIP). In subsequent episodes, he and the others travel to distant lands or receive important visitors.

The show was revived in 1998 for Milkshake!

VHS[]

There were two VHS tapes released by Tempo Video.

Screen Entertainment also released one VHS tape.

External links[]

• The Canning Factory
• James the Cat at Toonhound
• James the Cat at ClassicKidsTV