Series 1

The Treacle PeopleSeries 1

1996
14 Episodes

The treacle mines of Sabden have run dry - can Rosie, Wizzle, Tapper and the gang find a new seam, or will The Treacle People come to a sticky end?

Episodes

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S01E01
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Treacle Trouble

As the story starts, times are hard for The Treacle People. The once great treacle mines of Northern England are running dry and the treacle industry is in trouble. Things look bleak for Professor Baines-Pilling, inventor of the world's first treacle-powered engine and all the others who depend on the sticky stuff for a living. That's until Rosie and Wizzle, the local youngsters, enter the scene. Armed with nothing but a simple treacle-divining stick, can they save the village, or will the Treacle People come to a sticky end? Tune in to our YouTube Channel every week and find out for yourself!

03 May 199610m
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S01E02
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The Great Escape

Having discovered treacle in the mines, our sticky heroes also discover that they can't get out. However, thanks to the Professor, two old mine-carts and a sack full of bubbles, all is not lost...

10 May 199610m
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S01E03
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Trouble at t'Mill

Uncle Silas discovers that Rosie and Wizzle are better employed being unemployed,when they go in search of a job for the school holidays. The great treacle mines of Sabden roar into life, then all but roar out with a boggart in the works.

17 May 199610m
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S01E04
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Up, Up and Away

The Prof builds a balloon to map out a treacle-exporting route, with Bert the Boggart in the pilot's seat.

24 May 199610m
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S01E05
10.0

Double Digging

In this glutinous instalment, the villagers are still searching for a treacle exporting route, and with the help of Tapper's new creation, set about digging their way to success.

31 May 199610m
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S01E06

It Must be Fête

The villages hold an ill-fated fête, with over-competitive competitors, misjudged judging and a band that should be banned.

07 Jun 199610m
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S01E07

Stormy Weather

When rain stops play, Wizzle goes to rescue Moobark and ends up trapped in a ginger beer flood.

14 Jun 199610m
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S01E08

Revolting Boggarts

There's trouble when the Boggarts revolt and run riot in Bessie. Luckily, Silas is there to negotiate, even more luckily, Rosie is there to stop him.

21 Jun 199610m
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S01E09

What's the Drill?

The Professor's latest invention the "Frothmatic Turbo Drill" causes chaos by tunneling through treacle and wrecking rocks.

28 Jun 199610m
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S01E10

Sticky Like us

The Professor's new Treacle Vapour system goes horribly wrong, and the villagers find themselves somewhat stuck. Will they ever get free?

05 Jul 199610m
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S01E11

Where's Charlie?

Charlie leaves the "Bubble and Boggart" after constant harassment off Lil, and goes to seek his fortune, but only finds misfortune when he ends up at Nellie Newchurch's Perfect Parkin Parlour.

12 Jul 199610m
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S01E12

Slippery Slopes

Silas tries to make a fortune out of waffles and when that ends in disaster, Tapper accidentally makes an artificial Ski Slope with the remaining waffles, much to Rosie's delight.

19 Jul 199610m
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S01E13

Show up for Showdown

Will the sticky heroes survive the village show? And what on Earth are they going to do with 300 tonnes of candyfloss?

26 Jul 199610m
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S01E14

Sticky Christmas

It's Christmas time in Sabden and the Professor has invented a weather making machine to create snow. But when the machine smothers the sky full of thick fog and snow clouds, Rosie worries that Santa will not find the village and not deliver everybody's presents.

13 Dec 199615m