Summerton Mill

Name: Summerton Mill
Genre: Animation
Released: 2005-09-06
Rating: 8.8
Cast: Silas Hawkins

TV Series
2005–

IMDb RATING

8.8/10

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Summerton Mill is a children's television series with a slow pace and gentle nature - as seen on the UK's CBeebies. A tumbledown watermill is set in a very beautiful valley. But, when it rai... Read allSummerton Mill is a children's television series with a slow pace and gentle nature - as seen on the UK's CBeebies. A tumbledown watermill is set in a very beautiful valley. But, when it rains up on the hills, the old waterwheel starts to turn, and a 'little bit of magic takes pl... Read allSummerton Mill is a children's television series with a slow pace and gentle nature - as seen on the UK's CBeebies. A tumbledown watermill is set in a very beautiful valley. But, when it rains up on the hills, the old waterwheel starts to turn, and a 'little bit of magic takes place, and, for a little while, everything goes back to how it used to be'. It's always a lo... Read all

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- Silas Hawkins

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- Silas Hawkins

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10/10

Utterly Brilliant

If you hanker after the days of The Herbs, The Wombles or a whole load of similar such classic stop-frame animation series then you will love Summerton Mill.

The series combines the charm of children's TV from a previous era with the humour of such modern classics as Creature Comforts. It is simple yet witty (especially for kids TV), yet at the same time sad and wistful.

With programmes such as "In the night Garden" you could almost see the toy range approaching a mile off, but Summerton Mill lacks that kind of "in your face" marketing approach - it is an entertaining programme, not a toy infomercial.

I cannot for the life of me understand why the BBC dropped this programme after one series - I can only assume that the refreshing lack of cynical commerciality and the gentle pace of the show didn't fit in with a BBC desperately trying to make itself more up-tempo.

The good news is that the second series has been completed and a third is in production, with a DVD release imminent - for now, if you want to see this programme you will have to buy an iTeddy and download episodes from the iTeddy website.

In summary - everyone should see Summerton Mill at least once.