What-a-Mess: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the popular Frank Muir book series, this series follows a scruffy, noble Afghan puppy on his comical adventures through life. Although this messy, sloppy, clumsy, yet extremely lovable puppy always strives to do right, he somehow always ends up making a bigger mess than ever.

Series details

• Title: What-a-Mess
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Family
• Premiere date: 1990-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31126
• IMDb ID: tt0242239
• TVDB ID: 72124

Cast and credited roles

• Frank Muir — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-03-26; final listed air date 1990-07-23; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from What-a-Mess 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.