The Adventures of Grady Greenspace
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The Adventures of Grady Greenspace is a children's TV programme that was originally a French/Canadian programme called "Les Enquêtes de Chlorophylle" (roughly translated as "The Investigations of Chlorophylle"), which was co-produced by Damned Productions (Paris), la Société Française de Production, France 3
, Productions Espace Vert (Montreal) and Logos Distribution http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.carriere/Bio_2E.htm and aired between 1992-1993 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800969/.
The UK version was produced by Central Independent Television
in 1995.
The series was based on the character Chlorophylle created by Dargaud
http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.carriere/Bio_2E.htm and was about a group of environmentally aware creatures and their adventures.
The shows characters were a combination of around twelve puppets and a large number of live animals.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.montpellier-agglo.com/85240303/0/fiche___actualite/%26RH%3D1150966457702&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLes%2BEnqu%25C3%25AAtes%2Bde%2BChlorophylle%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
, Productions Espace Vert (Montreal) and Logos Distribution http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.carriere/Bio_2E.htm and aired between 1992-1993 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800969/.
The UK version was produced by Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
in 1995.
The series was based on the character Chlorophylle created by Dargaud
Dargaud
Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...
http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.carriere/Bio_2E.htm and was about a group of environmentally aware creatures and their adventures.
The shows characters were a combination of around twelve puppets and a large number of live animals.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.montpellier-agglo.com/85240303/0/fiche___actualite/%26RH%3D1150966457702&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLes%2BEnqu%25C3%25AAtes%2Bde%2BChlorophylle%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Puppets
- Chloro (French) / Grady (English) - The shows main character. A black and white dormouse that solved environmental issues with the aid of his friends. Grady lived inside an old building and slept in a human's old slipper.
- Radar - Radar was a bat and close friend of Gradys
- Anthracite (French) / Scuzzy (English) - The main villain of the series. Scuzzy was a black rat and leader of a group called the Rafia who were usually the cause of the problem that Grady was trying to solve.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://television-jeunesse.site.voila.fr/Chloro.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLes%2BEnqu%25C3%25AAtes%2Bde%2BChlorophylle%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
- Maeva (French) / Rhonda (English) - A white rat that was the sister of Scuzzy. She was also Grady's love interest.
Live Animals
- The Council - A group of owls that Grady would often consult when he needed advice
Directors
- Frédéric Goupil
- Claude Grégoire
- Michel Marin
- Bruno Carrière
Writers
Voice Actors
- Terrence ScammellTerrence ScammellTerrence Scammell is a Canadian actor and voice actor who commonly playes multiple characters in cartoon series. He is a member of the ACTRA and Canadian Actors' Equity Association unions.-TV series:* 3 Gold Coins...
- lead voice actor for English version.http://www.mensour.ca/Resumes/Scammell.htm
Episodes
There were 52 episodes in total.http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.carriere/Bio_2E.htm Known episodes:- Vote For Grady - first aired in the UK on 03/05/1995.http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24842
- Shady Business - first aired in the UK on 17/05/1995.http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24842
Around the world
The show originally aired in France and Canada and is known to have aired in the UK| Country | TV network | Year first broadcast |
|---|---|---|
 Early Modern France |
France 3 France 3 France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô.... |
1992 |
 Canada |
Canal Famille | 1992 |
 Sweden |
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1994 |
 United Kingdom |
ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... |
1995 |