Requiem
Production completed: 13 Feb. 1969
UK transmission: 16 April 1969
US transmission: 31 March 1969
When a key witness is nearly murdered, Steed is called upon to provide protection. But the ones who want her dead devise an incredibly elaborate and devious means to extract Steed's whereabouts from Tara King (Linda Thorson) which involves bombing Steed's flat and killing Mother.

The Invisible Man
Produced by Incorporated Television Programme Co. Ltd
Series 1 Episode 8 "The Mink Coat"
First shown on CBS on 11/9/1958
First shown on ATV (UK) 1/8/1959
Produced by Ralph Smart
Telestory by Ian Stuart Black
Origional story by Leonore Coffee
Direction by Pennington Richards
Tim Turner (uncredited) as the voice of Dr. Peter Brady
Deborah Watling as Sally Brady
Lisa Daniely as Diane Brady
Ernest Clark as Sir Charles Anderson
Guest Cast:
Hazel Court (Penny Page)
Derek Godfrey (Walker)
Harold Berens (Bunny)
Murray Kash (Marcel)
Keith Rawlings (Customs officer)
Joan Hickson (Madame Dupont)
John Ruddock (Photographer).

The story is of a Microfilm taken at an atomic research station in England is smuggled to Paris in the lining of a fur coat worn by unknowing girl puppeteer, Penny Page. Brady (The Invisible Man) is holidaying in France with his sister. A man called Walker tries to regain the film.

The puppets in the film were most likely performed by Rene Strange who was famous for having her stocking legs in view during her shows. The picture below is from 1955/6 showing Rene with one of her Pelham Professional puppets

Westward Ho
11th December 1953 Bob Pelham appeared demonstrating and talking about his puppets.

The Pelham Puppet section of the program opened to fairground music and Cliff Michelmore "The man who works and makes puppets" (Bob Pelham)

The sequences showed the materials used including wooden blocks, painting of head, dressing and manipulation.
(No copy has been tracked down. It is not in the BBC archive's)

Panarama (No 21)
27th February 1956, Bob Pelham appeared on the BBC TV news programme "Panorama", taking part in a roving eye insert from the British Industries Fair. The section lasted 4:40 and was introduced by Richard Dimbleby.
No copy has been tracked down but we do have a transcript.
(There is not a copy in the BBC archive's)

Blue Peter
BBC 1 Childrens TV
1st June 1964 Pelham Puppets were featured on BBC Televisions award winning childrens program. Viewers saw 5 SL Pop Singers perform Dave Clark's "Glad all over.". (No copy has been tracked down. It is not in the BBC archive's)

Pelham Puppets appeared again on the 6th October 1997 this time with the help of David Leech. (Copy found)

Collectors Lot
UK Collector Peter Beaven appeared with his collection in 1998. (Copy found)

Sir Graves Gastly
WJBK-TV 2 Detroit, Michigan 1967 to September 1983
Rising out of his coffin, Sir Graves presented classic films such as Dracula and Frankenstein on WJBK in Detroit. He was orginally on late Friday nights but moved to Saturday afternoons. His closing line was "Happy haunting" combined with an evil laugh. Sir Graves' alter ego, Lawson Deming, is happily retired and living in Ohio.
During the early 70's one episode of this movie host's show has the Pelham skeleton dancing (copy found).
Information supplied by Lee Harris Burbank CA

Antiques Roadshow
BBC 1 and Repeated on other digital channels
Pelham Puppets have featured on several Antique Roadshow episodes during its many years run. One showed an early Donald Duck which they valued at £100

Cash in the Attic
Various digital channels
Pelham Puppets have appeared a number of times including one episode where a number of professional Stringed Puppets went under the hammer but did not reach their reserve.
In one program the presenters were amazed when a few puppets including and early Frog Footman from the Alice in Wonderland range made £680

Car Booty
BBC and various digital channels
Pelham Puppets have appeared

This Morning
ITV 10th February 2005
As the 2005 animated feature film of the Magic Roundabout went on general UK release ITV's award winning program featured the Pelham Puppets Range of Magic Roundabout puppets in a Memorabilia feature. The assistant producer of the program had made contact with Pelham Puppets Online a few days earlier and we put forward a collector in the London area who took along their puppets.

Film: Pulling Strings (1952)
Directed by (Not known)
Running Time: 31mins
The film Illustrates leading artists of the puppet world and thier acts. part of the film shows a walk around the Pelham Puppets factory though the eyes of a child. Nine year old Ann Harrison, daughter of A. W. Harrison who was a partner was the young star. She was seen going round the factory looking at everything and asking questions.

To date we cannot track down a copy of this film

Film: Look at Life
"Pulling the Strings"
Directed by (Not known)
Narrated by Tony Britton
This film shows several different types of puppets and puppet theaters around the UK.
Part of the film shows the inner workings of the Pelham Puppet factory. Produced by the rank Organisation.
Although the title of this film is very similar to
the 1952 it is not the same as some of the puppets shown are from after 1963.

Click Here to see more shots from this film

(Copy found)

Film: Lili (1952)
Directed by Charles Walters
Produced by Edwin H. Knopf
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier (Lesile Caron) when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers. A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act and Lili now has a job.

The film starred Mel Ferrar and was based on the story "the love of seven dolls" by Paul gallico

The puppets used in the film were not actually made by the Pelham Company but by famous Puppeteers Paul W. Walton and Michael O'rourke. They were later copied by Pelham Puppets and sold to the public as a special range - of the puppets in the film only Carrot Top, Golo the Giant, Margaret and Renaldo the Fox were made for sale. These puppets featured moving eyes, mouth and moulded hands. The film was produced in 1952 by Loew's Incoperated and Metro-goldwyn-Mayer. The puppets were operated in the film by Paul Walton, Goerge Latshaw and Carlyle O'rourke.

These puppets are very difficult to find.

Video: Name Unknown
A video was made in 1973 to promote the company. It showed Anna Cox aged 9 and Andrew Mackichan, both life long fans of Pelham Puppets and coming from Marlborough going round the factory.

No other information available

Film: The Pancake House (1966)
Directed by Bob Pelham
Running Time: 22 mins
A black and white film showing a puppet version of Hansel and Gretal.

To date we cannot track down a copy or any other information about this film.

At the board meeting on 22nd April the film project meeting had taken place but information was still being waited for

A letter dated 26th April 1982 from Harold Bain of a company called Videology Limited based in London wrote to Lillian Ross concerning a film project, The letter says how delighted they were that Pelham Puppets had decided to proceed with the prototype of "Scrooge".

The minutes of the board meeting on 11th June says that a meeting had been arranged for 17th June to discuss the sets and costing for the Film Project and that filming was hoped to start in October.

In the minutes of 15th July it was reported that Mr Harold Bain had changed his plans and would arrange a meeting to duscuss the changes. From all research th film project was not referred to again in company minutes.