Zoom the White Dolphin was a 1971 French animated television series, of 13 episodes, created by Vladimir Tarta, directed by René Borg.
The original French version was broadcast in 1971 on ORTF's second network and rebroadcast in France from 29 June 1981 on FR3. An English version was produced and broadcast internationally on networks such as CBC Television. The Japanese version of the series was titled Iruka to Shônen, which means "the dolphin and the boy".
Production companies involved in the series were Telcia, Saga Films and Japan's Eiken.
The shows featured the everyday adventures of a group of characters living on Pigeon Street, an area of flats and terraced housing in a British city, also home to several pigeons which appeared in each show but only occasionally featured in the plot. Characters included Clara the long distance lorry driver, her husband Hugo the chef, Mr Baskerville the detective, Mr Jupiter the astronomer, Mr Macadoo the petshop owner, and twins Molly and Polly, who were only distinguishable by the letter M and P on their jumpers.
Years ago, Yu Xin's mother adopted 3 babies born to 3 female death row inmates. Despite this secret, the family has always been a very close and loving unit. When Yu Xin's mother is killed in what turns out to be a homicide-driven hit-and-run, Yu Xin decides to give up her chance to attend the prestigious Peking University in order to raise and look after her younger siblings. It is her hope that Yu Yue, Yu Huan, and Yu Le can overcome the stigma of their family backgrounds as they grow up and discover the sometimes shameful, sometimes painful, and sometimes tragic truth.
Kiwako Nonomiya is devastated after Takehiro Akiyama, the married man she has been having an affair with, manipulates her into getting an abortion by promising to marry her and then refusing to divorce his wife. Kiwako then learns of Takehiro's wife's pregnancy. One morning, while Takehiro and his wife Etsuko are away, Kiwako sneaks into their home to get a look at their six-month-old child. Without a thought for the consequences, she carries the baby away. Kiwako then raises the child as her own, while being a fugitive from the law.
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