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Woolly Valley - Series One Compilation

Television (Full Length Episodes) – 1982

The magpie quardle oodled and the narrator uttered, "Welcome to Woolly Valley", in the intro to this children's TV classic. The low-tech puppet show with its rustic charm was familiar to a generation of kids who grew up in the 80s. It follows the lives of woolly-haired farmer Wally and his long-suffering wife Beattie, who live with talking ewe Eunice. Also featured is hippie Tussock, voiced by Russell (Count Homogenized) Smith. Woolly Valley marked an early piece of screenwriting by children's writer Margaret Mahy. This compilation is the entire first series.

Welcome to Woolly Valley!
– From the show's fondly-remembered intro

Key Cast & Crew

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Kim Gabara

Producer, Director

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Margaret Mahy

Writer

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Tony Wahren

As: Wally

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Ann Simpson

As: Beattie

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Sara Jones

As: Eunice

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Russell Smith

As: Tussock

See all 10 credits

Acknowledgements

NZ On Screen acknowledges the talent and creatives for allowing NZ On Screen to reproduce this title on this website.

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