Bertha is a British stop motion-animated children's television series about a factory machine of that name, comprising 13 episodes that aired from 1985 to 1986. Other major characters in the series were Mr Willmake, Mr Sprott and Tracy. All the characters were designed by Ivor Wood, and the series was produced by his company, Woodland Animations. It was broadcast on BBC Television. A series of six storybooks based on Bertha was published by André Deutsch at the same time as the series was broadcast. They were adapted by Eric Charles and illustrated by Steve Augarde, who was also responsible for the artwork and music in the children's series Bump.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Great Painting Job | 1985-04-01 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Windmills | 1985-04-15 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Mouse in the Works | 1985-04-22 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Best Machine Competition | 1985-04-29 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Tom Gets Lost | 1985-05-13 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Flying Bear | 1985-05-20 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Tea Nurse | 1985-06-03 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | More Speed, Less Work | 1985-11-05 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Big Order | 1985-11-12 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Burglars | 1985-11-19 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Bertha's Birthday Party | 1985-11-26 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Big Sneeze | 1986-04-16 | 15 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Tom's New Friend | 1986-06-18 | 15 min |