Beau Duckula
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"Beau Duckula" is the thirteenth episode of Series 2 and the thirty-ninth episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on December 5th 1989.
Synopsis
Count Duckula joins the French Foreign Legion.
Summary
Fed up with Nanny's hugs, Igor's lectures, and Dr. Von Goosewing's hunting him down, Count Duckula runs off to join the French Foreign Legion, but he soon realises that his life beforehand wasn't so bad after all.
Background Music Pieces
- "Desert Caravan" (BR-0106. Track 10) by John Herbert Leach and George Fenton
Credits
- Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
- Narrator: Barry Clayton
- Written by Jimmy Hibbert
- Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
- Music: Mike Harding
- Design: Chris Randall, Dan Whitworth, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Andy Roper, Ed Williams
- Storyboard: Jean Flynn
- Layout: Paul Shardlow
- Animation: Stephen Thomas, Meryl Edge, Andy Wilson, Paul Greenall, Karen Heywood, Jennie Langley, Alastair Fell, Dave Livesey, Kay Widdowson, Claire Grey, Malcolm McGookin, Judy Pilsbury, Bob Sparkes, Mair Thomas
- Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Jon Doyle, Weston Samuels, Barbara Alcock
- Supervised by John Geering
- Special Effects: Garry Owen, Murti Schofield, Roy Huckerby, Jackie Mitchell
- Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
- Painting: Beverly Phillips, Yasodha Huckerby, Sue Halliwell, Joan Jones, Stefania Giani, Gloria Vassiliou, Lynn Hardie, Katie Nutter, Lesley White, Karl Scoble, Andrea Hough, Joyce Flowers, Michelle Povey, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Michael, Sue Robson, Craig Whittle, Helen Smith, Marie Dembinksi
- Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
- Xerox: Andy McLaughlin, Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
- Line Test: Phil Atack
- Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White, Phil McMylor
- Film Editor: Nigel Rutter
- Assistant Editor: Hilary Wyatt
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
- Animation Director: Jean Flynn
- Associate Producer: Chris Randall
- Executive Producer: John Hambley
- Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
- Directed by Chris Randall
- © Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII
Copyright Gag
Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1989, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII', meaning it is dated in 1988.