The Poddington Peas

S01E10: Zip-Pea's Shadow

Zip-Pea, the fastest pea in Poddington, notices his shadow is missing. After asking some of the other peas if they have seen it, G-Pea tells him that he may know something about his missing shadow.

Overview

The Poddington Peas is an animated British children's television series made by Paul Needs and Colin Wyatt; the single series has 13 episodes and was first aired on the BBC in 1989.

The theme song describes the peas as being "down at the bottom of the garden". Human size garden objects, giant in size to them, are seen such as up turned flower pots serving as most of their buildings. Humans themselves are never seen or mentioned.

In 1992, writer Phil Gardner was employed by Poddington plc to help write some new episodes - including one intended to pilot the series in the USA, and featuring a new group of characters, the Bugz. however these were never published.

There were also paper back books by Paul Needs, illustrated by Colin Wyatt and published by Box Tree / Award Publications. The paper back books including new titles will be released with a new AP and merchandise to complement these titles is being prepared for release in 2013.

Episodes

S01E01 The Vegetable Show

September 14, 1989 10 min
Poddington is holding its annual vegtable show and everyone enters, everyone apart from Creep-Pea and Black Eyed-Pea who have forgot to grow anything. But before the show starts the two Peas come up with a...

S01E02 Creep-Pea Gets Carried Away

September 21, 1989 10 min
The troublesome Creep-Pea and Black Eyed Pea steal a boat from Captain Hop-Pea and sail it out into the middle of the sea. When P.C Pod arrives to investigate the crime he tells Captain Hop-Pea...

S01E03 Dump-Pea's Diet

September 28, 1989 10 min
Dump-Pea visits Tea-Pea's tea shop and eats so much food he can't fit out of the door. Tea-Pea decides to leave him there overnight in the hope that Dump-Pea can lose some weight by morning.

S01E04 Mound of Trouble

October 5, 1989 10 min
Snoppy-Pea investigates several houses in Poddington that have suddenly risen into the air, only to find that a mole maybe the culprit.

S01E05 Hip-Pea's Band

October 12, 1989 10 min
Hip-Pea decides to put on a music event at Poddington Dance Hall, but the band members encounter numerous problems which mean they may not be able to perform.

S01E06 Well Done Dump-Pea

October 19, 1989 10 min
The pea's find a birds egg in their garden, and decide to look after it until the mother returns.

S01E07 Zip-Pea Saves the Day

October 26, 1989 10 min
Sweat-Pea and Hap-Pea are on the way to the chip shop to get Pop-Pea some food but they get distracted by Hip-Pea's music. Luckily Zip-Pea offers to help them out, but even the super fast...

S01E08 Poddle Island Mystery

November 9, 1989 10 min

S01E09 Dough-Pea Gets Lost

November 16, 1989 10 min

S01E10 Zip-Pea's Shadow

November 23, 1989 10 min
Zip-Pea, the fastest pea in Poddington, notices his shadow is missing. After asking some of the other peas if they have seen it, G-Pea tells him that he may know something about his missing shadow.

S01E11 Bubble Trouble

November 30, 1989 10 min
Hap-Pea and Soap-Pea decide to borrow a boat and sail it to Poddle Island. Whilst there Black Eyed-Pea and Creep-Pea steal the boat and return it to Poddington. With the boat returned and no sight...

S01E12 The Balloonatics

November 30, 1989 10 min

S01E13 Creep-Pea's Christmas Surprise

December 7, 1989 10 min
It's Christmas eve in Poddington and all of the Pea's are excited. Cree-Pea is visited by Santa and asked if he can deliver everyone's presents as Santa is Busy, Creep-Pea agrees but comes up with...

Cast

Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson

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