Ghost Train (TV series)

"Ghost Train" was a children's television programme broadcast on ITV, between 1988 and 1992, produced by Tyne Tees Television in association with various ITV regional stations including Border Television, Television South West, Ulster Television, Channel Television and Grampian Television.

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The series concept involved presenter Frances Dodge inheriting a ghost train from her grandmother. With the help of fellow presenters, Paul J Medford and Sabra Williams, she sneaks the train from the grasp of the evil "Barry Mafia" (Joe Hall) and makes her escape. Inside is a startled "Gerard" (Angelo Abela), the aliens' favourite broadcaster, and a camp sounding talking sheep, named Nobby (a puppet operated and voiced by Simon Buckley). They are afraid for "Barry Mafia" is after them aided by the Mafiaettes.

As Barry hatched several schemes, the trio of friends used the train as a platform for special guests, live performances from pop music artists, and introduced various cartoons including such as Scooby Doo and The Real Ghostbusters. At the end of season two, Barry finally regained control of the Train, but would lose it back to Frances in season three. The series ended on a cliffhanger, with the crew exiled to an alien planet.

Nobby would resurface in another Tyne Tees-produced Saturday morning show Gimme 5, but this did not resolve the cliffhanger.

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A spin-off Sunday morning series, "Ghost Train on Sunday" was produced in 1990 by Border Television and presented by Shauna Lowry.

External links

* [http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/satkids/ghosttrain.htm Satkids]
*imdb title|0815053