The Mersey Pirate
| The Mersey Pirate | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's |
| Presented by | Duggie Brown Frank Carson Bernard Wrigley Billy Butler |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 2 June – 4 August 1979 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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The Mersey Pirate is a British children's television programme that was shown in 1979.[1] Based aboard a Mersey ferry, the Royal Iris, anchored at Liverpool Docks in the River Mersey, it was produced by Granada Television and was introduced to fill the Saturday morning summer break taken by Tiswas.
The programme's presenter was Duggie Brown[2] and guests included Frank Carson, Bernard Wrigley and Billy Butler. Actors Andrew Schofield and Ray Kingsley, who would later work together on the television series Scully, played stowaways.[3] Various guests appeared on the series including The Dooleys, Bad Manners, The Undertones, and Star Wars star David Prowse[4] (who was equally known in the UK for his persona as The Green Cross Code Man at the time).
Most ITV regions showed the programme, though several (including Tyne Tees, UTV and Channel Television) did not. The show had been due to run throughout the summer of 1979, but its run was cut short due to the ITV network strike that ran from August to October that year.
The following year another Granada production, Fun Factory, took the Summer Saturday morning slot.
References
- ↑ Macdonald, Neil (2016-09-03). "When Scully, Mooey and Billy Butler ruled the airwaves". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ↑ Frisby, Norman (September 1979). "The Mersey Pirate" (PDF). Communication and Broadcasting.
- ↑ Worthington, Tim (2024). The Golden Age of Children's TV. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781785306396. Search this book on
- ↑ Prowse, David (2011-09-28). Straight From The Force’s Mouth. Luton: Andrews UK Limited. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-908382-05-4. Search this book on
External links
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- The Mersey Pirate on Paul Morris' SatKids
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- 1979 British television series debuts
- 1979 British television series endings
- 1970s British children's television series
- British English-language television shows
- Fictional people from Liverpool
- Fictional pirates
- ITV children's television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- Television shows set in Liverpool
