4 September 1995 (1995-9-4) – 23 December 1999 (1999-12-23)
The Slow Norris is a British children's television programme that aired onCITV from 4 September 1995 to 23 December 1999.[1] The programme portrayedmoral tales andfables through variousanthropomorphized creatures. The show was produced byHTV andHat Trick Productions for CITV.[2]
There was also a version produced for American television by Hollywood Ventures which ran on PBS in the fall of 1997.
The Slow Norris (voiced byNick Ryan) - The lead character is a large, hairySlow loris-like creature who - although not very clever (and somewhat naive) - is willing to learn and participate in stories and activities. The Slow Norris lives in acave-like dwelling within aforest.
Allie (voiced by Buddie Maddicott) - As the only human character, Allie is the group's natural leader. She travels through the woods on herbicycle to visit the Slow Norris. Allie has a magic book which shows Slow Norris what things are or an animated story featuring Jane the Fairy and her frog Ferdy. Allie is voiced by Buddie Maddicott, a relation of the show'sproducer Dan Maddicott[3]
Episodes include one where Allie shows the Slow Norris a story of someone baking acake, in her magic book. In another, the Slow Norris is putting off tidying thecave where he lives. Allie shows him a story involving afairy named Jane whose house has a leak due to a hole in the roof. Jane's friend, afrog named Ferdy is supposed to fix the roof, however doesn't. The pair go out on atrain journey to have apicnic with Jane's gran; they return home to find it has rained and Jane's house is now flooded. This persuades the Slow Norris to tidy hiscave. In one episode, Walter the Worm loses his tail cosy, only to find later on that the Slow Norris has it.In a later series, the opening music gained lyrics sung by Allie.
