Trumpton

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Take a trip to Trumpton with Dibble & Grub in this timeless classic!

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Second part of Gordon Murray's timeless trilogy - take a trip to Trumpton and join Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub and the rest of the Trumpton townsfolk!

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Nick Fisher helps Captain Flack's men with putting posters up around town.

The Printer and the Bill Poster

Mr Munnings is printing some posters advertising the Fire Brigade band's forthcoming concert. Captain Flack tells his men to put the posters up around town but where can they put them? Nick Fisher, the bill poster, helps them out.

The Mayor finds a broken bench in the park, and his hat gets stuck in a tree.

Miss Lovelace and the Mayor's Hat

On a windy day the Mayor goes to inspect the park and finds a broken bench; he calls for Chippy Minton to fix it. Miss Lovelace is walking her dogs in the park and the Mayor's hat gets stuck in a tree. The Fire Brigade come to retrieve it.

A branch destroys Mrs Cobbit's business, and Mr Antonio sets up on her spot in the square.

Mrs Cobbit, the Ice Cream Man, and the Branch

The flower seller, Mrs Cobbit, isn't at her usual pitch in the square. Chippy Minton finds that a branch has smashed through her roof damaging her flowers. Mr Antonio has set up his ice cream van on her spot in the square.

Miss Lovelace's dogs escape into the street and cause the Queen to lose her crown.

Miss Lovelace and the Statue

Miss Lovelace asks Chippy Minton to come around and fix her sticking door. While he and Nibbs are working on the door, Miss Lovelace's dogs escape into the street causing a truck to swerve and knock the crown off the Queen's statue.

The town's clock stops working after being painted, and Mr Platt has to investigate why.

Mr Platt and the Painter

The Mayor informs Mr Platt, the clockmaker, that the Town Hall clock is going to be painted. After Mr Harkin finishes the job, Mr Troop goes into Mr Platt's shop to tell him that the clock has stopped. What could be stopping it?

The Mayor would like a painting for his birthday; everyone searches for an artist.

The Mayor's Birthday

Nobody knows what to get the Mayor for his birthday. Chippy sees an artist painting outside his cottage, but only later hears that the Mayor would like a painting of the Town Hall. Now where has that artist gone? The search is on!

Chaos ensues when one of Miss Lovelace's dogs falls down a manhole.

Telephone

Chaos ensues when one of Miss Lovelace's dogs falls down a manhole where an engineer is trying to fix the Mayor's phone line. The dog disconnects all the wires and the engineer mixes them up causing everyone to get crossed lines.

The Mayor launches a 'Tidy up Trumpton' campaign, which prompts Mrs Minton to clean.

The Rag and Bone Man

The Mayor launches a 'Tidy Up Trumpton' campaign, prompting Mrs Minton to clean out Chippy's workshop. She gives an old rocking horse to the rag and bone man but doesn't know that Chippy has been saving all their money in it.

Mr Robinson, the window cleaner, arrives in the square and ends up stuck on a roof!

The Window Cleaner

Mr Robinson, the window cleaner, arrives in the square. While he is cleaning Miss Lovelace's windows she asks him to have a look at her chimney. But while he's up there, Mr Troop removes his ladder leaving him stuck on the roof!

Cuthbert the fireman has a day off, so he is going to meet his Aunt.

Cuthbert's Morning Off

Cuthbert, one of the firemen, has got the day off so he is going to meet his Aunt. But when he goes in to Mr Platt's shop to get his watch repaired, he misses his Aunt's arrival. The Fire Brigade are called out to find Cuthbert.

Chippy and Nibbs are called out to the Town Hall, where they find a leaking water tank.

The Plumber

Chippy and Nibbs are called out to the Town Hall to fix some squeaky floorboards. But they are forced to call out the plumber when they find that the water tank is leaking. Turns out that the tank is too big to get through the trapdoor!

Chippy does not believe Mr Platt's homing pigeons can find their way home.

Pigeons

Mr Platt is showing Mrs Cobbit his homing pigeons, but Chippy does not think that they can fly home. Mr Platt tells him to take one home and release it. But a storm brings down a tree blocking the road. How can they get help?

It is the day of the annual vegetable show, but trouble is brewing in the greenhouse.

The Greenhouse

It is the day of the annual vegetable show at the park, but the park keeper tells the Mayor about the poor condition of the chimney in his greenhouse. The Borough Surveyor condemns it as unsafe, disrupting the the show.

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Series 1

1. The Printer and the Bill Poster

1. The Printer and the Bill Poster

2. Miss Lovelace and the Mayor's Hat

2. Miss Lovelace and the Mayor's Hat

3. Mrs Cobbit, the Ice Cream Man, and the Branch

3. Mrs Cobbit, the Ice Cream Man, and the Branch

4. Miss Lovelace and the Statue

4. Miss Lovelace and the Statue

5. Mr Platt and the Painter

5. Mr Platt and the Painter

6. The Mayor's Birthday

6. The Mayor's Birthday

7. Telephone

7. Telephone

8. The Rag and Bone Man

8. The Rag and Bone Man

9. The Window Cleaner

9. The Window Cleaner

10. Cuthbert's Morning Off

10. Cuthbert's Morning Off

11. The Plumber

11. The Plumber

12. Pigeons

12. Pigeons

13. The Greenhouse

13. The Greenhouse