Torchy the Battery Boy

*Torchy the Battery Boy*
Torchy the Battery Boy
Genre	Children's; Fantasy; Adventure;
Written by	Roberta Leigh
Directed by	Gerry Anderson (Series 1); Vivian Milroy (Series 2);
Voices of	Kenneth Connor; Olwyn Griffiths; Jill Raymond; Patricia Somerset;
Music by	Roberta Leigh, arranged by Barry Gray
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer	Roberta Leigh (S. 1)
Cinematography	Arthur Provis
Running time	13 minutes
Production companies	Pelham Films; AP Films (S. 1); ABC Weekend TV (S. 1); Associated British-Pathé (S. 2);
Budget	£27,000 (S. 1)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	11 January 1959 –; 1961

Torchy the Battery Boy is a British television series, the second produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson, running from 1959 to 1961. Directed by Anderson, it was a collaboration with author Roberta Leigh, with music scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings.

Based on string puppets, the series depicts the adventures of the eponymous boy doll, who has a battery inside him and a lamp in his head, and his master Mr Bumbledrop, voiced by actor Kenneth Connor, who also voiced a number of other characters.

The second series of 26 episodes was produced by Associated British-Pathé without the involvement of Anderson and AP Films. The show is one of several children's television programmes from the mid-twentieth century to exist in its entirety, without loss or damage. Both series have been digitally remastered and released on DVD.

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