Mary, Mungo and Midge
1969 · BBC One · 15 min · 1 season
S01E13 · Seaside
Tue, 30 Dec, 9:00 pm
The family go to the seaside and Mary, Mungo and Midge go their separate ways. Midge goes to sleep whilst he waits to use his flute.
About
Mary, Mungo and Midge was a British animated children's television series, created by John Ryan and produced by the BBC in 1969.
The show featured the adventures of a girl called Mary, her dog Mungo, and her pet mouse Midge, who lived in a tower block in a busy town. BBC newsreader Richard Baker narrated the episodes, with John Ryan's daughter Isabel playing Mary. The theme tune and other music for the series was provided by Johnny Pearson.
This show was one of the first children's shows in the UK to reflect urban living. The programme showed Mary having adventures in a busy town, as opposed to in a wood, forest or other rural setting. The two featured animals were likely to be familiar to town dwellers, as opposed to the array of talking wildlife usually seen in children's television.
In each episode, the three of them would descend in the lift from their flat in the tower block. After their adventures they would return home, Midge would press the button for the lift back to the correct floor, by standing on Mungo's nose.
Episodes
- E01
The Crane
Tue, 7 Oct· 15 minMary, Mungo and Midge notice a crane outside and the two animals go on an adventure inside.
- E02
The Letter
Tue, 14 Oct· 15 minMary allows Mungo and Midge to post a letter for her to Grandma but Midge falls inside the letterbox and goes on a wild journey.
- E03
The Boat
Tue, 21 Oct· 15 minMidge sails Mary's boat in the pond.
- E04
Printing
Tue, 28 Oct· 15 minMary and Mungo are printing and then go to the shops, whilst Midge travels with them to a printing factory.
- E05
Clocks
Tue, 4 Nov· 15 minMidge breaks the clock in the hall so men are hired to fix it, whilst he climbs aboard!
- E06
Mungo Lost
Tue, 11 Nov· 15 minMungo thought he could go and see Mary where she went to see her aunt who had just moved to a new house, but Mungo got really lost so he decided to ask a policeman to take him home while Midge was looking for him.
- E07
Machines
Tue, 18 Nov· 15 minMidge wonders where cows fit in the machine, but he causes chaos with all the milk coming out of the machine!
- E08
Toy Shop
Tue, 25 Nov· 15 minMidge climbs inside Mary's broken doll when she and Mungo go to the toy-shop for it to be mended.
- E09
Funfair
Tue, 2 Dec· 15 minThe family goes to the funfair.
- E10
Flying
Tue, 9 Dec· 15 minMidge flies in a balloon in the park whilst Mary flies her kite.
- E11
The Garage
Tue, 16 Dec· 15 minMidge is left in the garage whilst the rest of the family go out.
- E12
Hospital
Tue, 23 Dec· 15 minMidge secretly follows Mary into the hospital after she harms her leg.
- E13
Seaside
Tue, 30 Dec· 15 minThe family go to the seaside and Mary, Mungo and Midge go their separate ways. Midge goes to sleep whilst he waits to use his flute.