EndedCITV1992-09-04

Astro Farm

Name: Astro Farm
Genre: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1992-09-04
Rating: 8
Cast: Jonathan Kydd, Richard Tate

Animation Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy~10 min

Cast

5

Episodes

29

Networks

CITV

Countries

GB

First aired

1992-09-04

Last aired

1996-12-04

Language

en

Rating

8.0 / 10

Synopsis and details

Astro Farm is an English children's television series animated in stop motion. It featured the adventures of the Foxwoods, a small family who work on an asteroid, which is covered in farmland. Astro Farm was produced by FilmFair for Central Independent Television, and was first broadcast on CITV in 1992; Nick Jr. later repeated it. The main action takes place on an asteroid dedicated to farming. The Foxwoods live in a small cottage with a barn nearby. Daisy, the cow lives in a separate farm. The atmosphere is artificial and is controlled by the weather machine in the cottage. The Gorps live on a nearby asteroid known as 'Gorpdale' which is dark and wet. The principal characters are Lizzie; Lizzie's husband Sam; their son, Tom; Dinko, a dog; Daisy, the big moo and Clucks the blue chicken; featuring Gorps, Splodger and Biff, three miscreants who steal food and cause trouble at the farm.