Plucky (Farthing Wood)
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| Name: | Plucky |
|---|---|
| Species: | Red Fox Red Fox The red fox is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia... |
| Season(s): | 3 |
| First Appearance: | In the Path of the Storm Comings And Goings (3x01) |
| Last Appearance: | Battle for the Park Bully, Bully, Bully (3x13) |
| Mate: | None |
| Offspring: | None |
Plucky is a fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann
Colin Dann
Colin Dann is an English author. He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series....
. Plucky is the grandson of the red foxes Bold and Whisper
Whisper
-In fiction:* Whisper , fictitious character in the popular Fantasy RPG Fable* Whisper, a character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond novel and film Live and Let Die* Whisper , a 2007 horror film...
, and the great-grandson of the original Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
and Vixen
Vixen
A vixen is a female fox.Vixen may also refer to:-In the military:*HMS Vixen, various British Royal Navy ships*USS Vixen, various ships in the US Navy*Vickers Vixen, a biplane produced in small numbers in the 1920s...
. He is an intelligent fox who takes after his grandfather.
Although most of the original Farthing Wood creatures had either died or vanished by the time Plucky was born, Plucky still is loyal to the Oath. He befriends a female hare named Dash
Dash
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, who is the daughter of Hare
The Hares (Farthing Wood)
The hares are fictional characters who appeared in the Colin Dann series The Animals of Farthing Wood.-Season 1:Mr. Hare is often critical of other animals, in particular Mr. Pheasant, who he sees as pompous and attention seeking. He scorns the way Mrs. Pheasant acted towards her husband. Mrs....
's son Leveret. Plucky often races with her to see who is the swiftest.
At some time in the story, he vanishes. It is later found out that he had been taken to a new fenced off section of White Deer Park by the Warden
Game warden
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, along with several other residents of the Park.
In the television adaption, Fox makes Plucky the new 'leader' of the Farthing Wood animals at the end of series 3, as he steps down from the role. He is portrayed as Bold and Whisper's son instead of their grandson.