The Treacle People
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The Treacle People

8.7 / 10
1996
2 seasons
5 episodes
AnimationComedyFamily

The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.

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The treacle mines of Sabden have run dry - can Rosie, Wizzle, Tapper and the gang find a new seam, or will The Treacle People come to a sticky end?

  • Ep 1

    1.Treacle Trouble

    10.0
    03-05-199610m

    As the story starts, times are hard for The Treacle People. The once great treacle mines of Northern England are running dry and the treacle industry is in trouble. Things look ble...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Great Escape

    10.0
    10-05-199610m

    Having discovered treacle in the mines, our sticky heroes also discover that they can't get out. However, thanks to the Professor, two old mine-carts and a sack full of bubbles, al...

  • Ep 3

    3.Trouble at t'Mill

    10.0
    17-05-199610m

    Uncle Silas discovers that Rosie and Wizzle are better employed being unemployed,when they go in search of a job for the school holidays. The great treacle mines of Sabden roar int...

  • Ep 4

    4.Up, Up and Away

    10.0
    24-05-199610m

    The Prof builds a balloon to map out a treacle-exporting route, with Bert the Boggart in the pilot's seat.

  • Ep 5

    5.Double Digging

    10.0
    31-05-199610m

    In this glutinous instalment, the villagers are still searching for a treacle exporting route, and with the help of Tapper's new creation, set about digging their way to success.

  • Ep 6

    6.It Must be Fête

    07-06-199610m

    The villages hold an ill-fated fête, with over-competitive competitors, misjudged judging and a band that should be banned.

  • Ep 7

    7.Stormy Weather

    14-06-199610m

    When rain stops play, Wizzle goes to rescue Moobark and ends up trapped in a ginger beer flood.

  • Ep 8

    8.Revolting Boggarts

    21-06-199610m

    There's trouble when the Boggarts revolt and run riot in Bessie. Luckily, Silas is there to negotiate, even more luckily, Rosie is there to stop him.

  • Ep 9

    9.What's the Drill?

    28-06-199610m

    The Professor's latest invention the "Frothmatic Turbo Drill" causes chaos by tunneling through treacle and wrecking rocks.

  • Ep 10

    10.Sticky Like us

    05-07-199610m

    The Professor's new Treacle Vapour system goes horribly wrong, and the villagers find themselves somewhat stuck. Will they ever get free?

  • Ep 11

    11.Where's Charlie?

    12-07-199610m

    Charlie leaves the "Bubble and Boggart" after constant harassment off Lil, and goes to seek his fortune, but only finds misfortune when he ends up at Nellie Newchurch's Perfect Par...

  • Ep 12

    12.Slippery Slopes

    19-07-199610m

    Silas tries to make a fortune out of waffles and when that ends in disaster, Tapper accidentally makes an artificial Ski Slope with the remaining waffles, much to Rosie's delight.

  • Ep 13

    13.Show up for Showdown

    26-07-199610m

    Will the sticky heroes survive the village show? And what on Earth are they going to do with 300 tonnes of candyfloss?

  • Ep 14

    14.Sticky Christmas

    13-12-199615m

    It's Christmas time in Sabden and the Professor has invented a weather making machine to create snow. But when the machine smothers the sky full of thick fog and snow clouds, Rosie...

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