Circus bear Bolke escapes from a life of captivity and find refuge with a family of hares. He is allowed to stay in the forest near Apeldoorn as long as he gets a cave of his own. He is soon joined by another escapee, Melis the Monkey.
A young princess Olivia is transported to many wondrous lands and along the way she teams up with allies. Together they embark on a dangerous quest to find 4 great wizards and 7 magic crystals that will help her stop the Dark wizard and save her parents, and they learn that real magic is having good virtues of courage, friendship, and cooperation.
Edward and Friends was a children's TV series in clay animation from FilmFair that aired on British and Canadian television in 1987. The series was 5-minute stop-motion shorts based on the LEGO's "Fabuland" line of toys that lasted 10 years from 1979 to 1989.
Edward was the main character in the show and the episodes were centered around him and his two friends Bonnie and Max. The series was set in the fictional town of Fabuland.
It was Lego's first foray into animation and television in general.
Bernard Cribbins provided the voice-over for the show. Written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt. A FilmFair London Production.
5 television programmes on BBC 1
First broadcast on BBC 1 from April 1974
Rebroadcast on BBC 1 on Thursdays from
20 June 1974 at approximately 11.15 p.m