Percy the Park Keeper is a British animated children's television series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. Because HiT Entertainment co-owned Sprout when the channel was launched, it aired a variety of shows from its archive library on Sprout, including reruns of Percy the Park Keeper.
Plot
Percy maintains the park where all his animal friends live.
Characters
- Percy the Park Keeper (voiced by Jim Broadbent) – The star of the show who regularly maintains the park, and is able to find the time to have fun with the animals.
- Fox (voiced by David Holt) – A fun loving sort, who tends to make others laugh and can be quite sensitive.
- Badger (voiced by Enn Reitel) – A wise and sensible sort, who often tries to organise games in the park to keep the other animals happy. Unfortunately, Badger dislikes water.
- Rabbits (voiced by Enn Reitel and Kate Harbour) – An excitable sort, who easily gets timid at anything remotely scary.
- Squirrels (voiced by David Holt and Kate Harbour) – An irritable sort, who often buries nuts and acorns and cannot always remember where they are.
- Hedgehog (voiced by David Holt) – A quiet type, who finds his spines very problematic.
- Mice (voiced by David Holt and Kate Harbour) – Playful sorts who are always happy to join in various challenges.
- Ducks (voiced by Enn Reitel and Kate Harbour) – Quarrelsome sorts who usually play by the duck pond, and migrate when winter comes.
- Owl (voiced by Kate Harbour) – She doesn't hunt at night, like an ordinary owl, but she is active during the daytime and forgets things very easily.
- Robin (voiced by David Holt) – Spends most of his down time flying around the park and perching on trees.
- Mole (voiced by Enn Reitel) – He is always in a rush, and has trouble finding his way under the ground.
History on Sprout
At first, the show seldom aired on the linear channel, and was confined to Sprout On Demand. It did briefly air on the linear channel in the summer of 2008 along with Frances, Brambly Hedge, and Panwapa as part of a summer block called Summer Fun Fridays.[1]
Notes
- Nick Butterworth also created Q Pootle 5.
- Jim Broadbent, who voiced the titular character, also narrated the 2015 version of Teletubbies.