The Treacle People

1996
Returning Series
Animation · Comedy · Family
~10m / ep
2 seasons
8.7/10

The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom, from 3 May 1996 to 25 July 1997. It only had two series, each with 13 episodes. In a similar vein to other shows by the same writer, the humour worked on two levels for younger and older viewers. It was produced by The London Studios for London Weekend Television and Fire Mountain Productions in association with Link Entertainment. In 2023, the series was remastered, with full episodes posted on the show's official YouTube Channel.

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Business is booming in Sabden, but with boggart flu on the horizon and criminals on the loose, can the villagers make it through another year in the treacle trade?

E1. One Flu Over the Boggart's Nest
May 2, 1997 · 10m
When all the Boggarts in Sabden are sick, Brendan's Scottish cousin, "Digger" comes over and brings his special recipe cure, porridge.
E2. Digger Digs In
May 9, 1997 · 10m
Now, Digger has taken up residence in Sabden, he must find a job. Silas is reluctant to employ him at first but Digger mentions he is not interested in any wages and just wants a roof over his head and plenty of unpaid work, much to Silas' delight. Unfortunately, Pendle causes a stir the next morning when he accidentally causes the Bubble and Boggart to blow up whilst hitting a pressure cooker full of porridge.
E3. Stuck Up Job
May 16, 1997 · 10m
Rosie, Wizzle and Tapper help to fix the "Bubble and Boggart" whilst Lil takes refuge from Nellie Newchurch, but it isn't long until they're at each other's throats once again.
E4. Loose Change
May 23, 1997 · 10m
The Professor's changing formula liquid accidentally gets mixed in with a batch of Silas' black pudding ginger beer and soon nearly everybody except Rosie, Bert, The Prof and Brendan has changed their natural personalities. Can the Prof find a way to get them back to normal?
E5. Scares and Stripes
May 30, 1997 · 10m
PC Nicko Pendle needs to have made 100 arrests by the end of the day to be promoted to sergeant. He soon finds excuses to arrest everybody in Sabden, and when there is no one else left, he even arrests himself! Unfortunately, there are some real criminals on the loose and they take advantage of having the empty village to themselves.
E6. Smug Smugglers
Jun 6, 1997 · 10m
Barrow and Furness, the robbers on the loose, wire into Silas' telephone connection and trick Lil into thinking Furness is Silas and asks for a barrow full of treacle butties to be left by the mine. When the real Silas finds out, he realizes something is afoot and the villagers get their own back on the two villains.