EndedITV11996-01-01

Roger and the Rottentrolls

Name: Roger and the Rottentrolls
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-01-01
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Martin Clunes, Holliday Grainger

Comedy~10 min

4

Episodes

36

Networks

ITV1

Countries

GB

First aired

1996-01-01

Last aired

2000-01-01

Language

en

Rating

7.5 / 10

Synopsis and details

Roger and the Rottentrolls is a children's comedy television series made for ITV by The Children's Company, which combined puppets with live action human actors. It was first broadcast on 1 January 1996. Written by Tim Firth, it was based on characters created by Gordon Firth directed by Julian Kemp and executive produced by Robert Howes. The first series won the 1997 BAFTA for "Best Children's Entertainment Show", beating the Ant and Dec Show. Later series were nominated for awards from both BAFTA and the Royal Television Society.