Clangers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space. Under the dustbin-lidded craters that cover the planet's surface is the cave system where the these strange yet cuddly extraterrestrials live. They share their world with the bizarre Soup Dragon, who lives in a soup well and provides them with their staple diet of green soup and blue string pudding; the Glow Buzzers, which supply light and tasty glow honey; and the tiny orange Froglets, magical creatures that live inside a travelling top-hat. Other beings encountered by the Clangers are the Iron Chicken, originally found in pieces and who, once reconstructed by the little planet's inhabitants, now lives in a nest in the sky; the large, odd, blue-skinned Skymoos; and the water-providing Cloud.

Series details

• Title: Clangers
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1969-11-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-10-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7247
• IMDb ID: tt0065282
• TVDB ID: 79166

Cast and credited roles

• Oliver Postgate — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-11-16; final listed air date 1970-02-22; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1971-04-18; final listed air date 1974-10-10; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Clangers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.