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Pirates

  • TV Series
  • 1994–1997
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8.3/10
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Paul Bown, Liz Smith, and Hayley Elliott in Pirates (1994)
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A childrens comedy about a pirate family who come to live on land.A childrens comedy about a pirate family who come to live on land.A childrens comedy about a pirate family who come to live on land.

  • Stars
    • Liz Smith
    • Paul Bown
    • Andrew Sachs
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    45
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Liz Smith
      • Paul Bown
      • Andrew Sachs
    • 1User review
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    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
    • Gran (Abigail Blood)
    • 1994–1997
    Paul Bown
    • Roger Bones
    • 1994–1997
    Andrew Sachs
    Andrew Sachs
    • Basmati Bill…
    • 1994–1997
    Hayley Elliott
    • Lambkin Bones
    • 1994–1997
    Benjamin Rennis
    • Lawrence Kitten
    • 1994–1997
    Jill Meers
    • Mrs. Mildred Jones
    • 1995–1997
    Paul Filipiak
    • Man-in-the-Sack (season 2 onward)…
    • 1995–1997
    Debby Bishop
    • Helen Kitten
    • 1994–1997
    Rebecca Stevens
    • Grog Blossom Kate
    • 1995–1997
    June Brown
    June Brown
    • Mrs. Mildred Jones (1994)…
    • 1994
    Toby Sedgwick
    Toby Sedgwick
    • Man-in-the-Sack (Series 1)…
    • 1994
    Buffy Davis
    Buffy Davis
    • Molly Blood
    • 1994–1997
    Helen Lederer
    Helen Lederer
    • Jill Crutchworthy
    • 1994–1997
    Forbes Collins
    • Long Gone Silver
    • 1997
    Charlotte Coleman
    Charlotte Coleman
    • Gail Fleshy
    • 1994
    Michael Elphick
    Michael Elphick
    • Chief Inspector Hornbeam
    • 1997
    Martino Lazzeri
    • Jake
    • 1997
    Garry Roost
    • Environmental Health Officer
    • 1995
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    10Fudge_Stix

    Classic Children's TV

    This show brings back the blissfully ignorant days of my youth, when children's TV had some class and wasn't all CGI Boobah drivel. The basic story being of a family who wake up one morning to find that a family of pirates has weighed anchor in the middle of the night next door to them. The writing was hilarious, great fun for all ages, and the acting from Liz Smith as the crazy grandma is classic kids TV! Sadly it appears to have been lost in the sands of time with other such CBBC classics as 'Out of Tune' and 'The Wild House' but it's time it joined the ranks of Maid Marrian and got itself a DVD! So spread the word and fingers crossed in a few years we might get our wish!

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      Liz Smith became a children's treasure for her famous line about wanting her "mincey pie" long before achieving cult status amongst adults.
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      Featured in What's Up Doc?: Episode #3.9 (1994)

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      • October 6, 1994 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Childsplay Productions
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