Wombling Free

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Wombling Free
Directed by Lionel Jeffries
Produced by Ian Shand
Written by Lionel Jeffries
Narrated by Lionel Jeffries
Starring David Tomlinson, Bonnie Langford, David Jason (voice), Jon Pertwee (voice)
Music by Mike Batt
Cinematography Alan Hume
Editing by Peter Tanner
Release date(s) 1977
Running time 96 min
Country UK
Language English
IMDb profile

Wombling Free was a 1977 film adaption of the children's television series The Wombles.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Humans

[edit] Wombles

The Womble characters were portrayed by dwarf actors Kenny Baker, Eileen Baker, Sadie Corre, Tony Friel, John Lummiss, Jack Purvis, Albert Wilkinson and Marcus Powell. Womble voices were provided by David Jason, Janet Brown, Jon Pertwee, John Graham and Lionel Jeffries.

[edit] Songs

The songs and incidental music were composed by Mike Batt. Some of the songs had previously been released by Batt's novelty band The Wombles, several becoming Top 10 hits.

  • The Wombling Song
  • The Creation Of The World
  • Edinburgh Rock
  • Minuetto Allegretto
  • The Womble Burrow
  • Wombling White Tie And Tails
  • Under The Hill And Not Far Away
  • Madam Cholet
  • The March Of The Machine
  • Exercise Is Good For You
  • The Underground Garden
  • Count Down And Lift-Off
  • Womble Of The Universe
  • The Queen

A soundtrack album was released in 1978.

[edit] Production

[edit] Locations

Most exterior shots were filmed in Black Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire.

[edit] External links

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