Count Duckula

Count Duckula

1988 - United Kingdom

With the voices of David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Barry Clayton and Ruby Wax, Count Duckula was a major production from Cosgrove Hall which was developed with Nickleodeon. The looming form of the magical Castle Duckula has been home to a long line of fearsome vampires, Counts of Duckula. But the present Count has broken with family tradition and become a vegetarian - not to everyone's satisfaction! The show often centres around Duckula's adventures in search of riches and fame, assisted by the castle's ability to teleport around the world. 

The show also features a cuckoo clock whose bat-like Russian-accented characters would come out and make jokes about the current situation; the clock is also a vital part of the castle's travelling mechanism, and even has the ability to turn back time. 

Published on December 5th, 2018. Written by Laurence Marcus for Television Heaven.

Read Next...

Foo Foo cartoon series

Foo Foo was created for ABC Television in the UK by Halas & Batchelor, who had been producing films since 1940.

Also tagged Cartoon Series

Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse was a British Secret Service Agent who worked out of a post-box in London's famous Baker Street.

Also tagged Animated Series

Red Dwarf

Lost deep in space the mining vessel Red Dwarf is crewed by a cat, a hologram, a robot and the last surviving human.

Also released in 1988

The Flintstones

Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.

Also tagged Animated Series

A Touch of Frost

Spanning eighteen years and forty-two episodes, A Touch of Frost became one of Britain's best loved Television Detective shows, and starred actor David Jason in the title role.

Also tagged David Jason

Heckle and Jeckle

Animated cartoon series - talking magpies with Brooklyn accents...and why not.

Also tagged Cartoon Series

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Influential humorous improvisation series hosted by Clive Anderson - starring a myriad of quick-witted comedians.

Also released in 1988