The Herbs (1968)
The Herbs is a television series for young children made for the BBC by Graham Clutterbuck's FilmFair company. It was written by Michael Bond, directed by Ivor Wood using 3D stop motion model animation and first transmitted from 12 February 1968 in the BBC1 Watch with Mother timeslot. There were 13 episodes in the series, each one 15 minutes long. A spin-off series entitled The Adventures of Parsley was transmitted from 6 April 1970 in the 5-minute period between the end of children's TV and the BBC Evening News. This had 32 episodes, some of which were released on VHS as Parsley the Lion and Friends. The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open. As with The Magic Roundabout, the sophisticated writing style and narrative delivery of The Herbs meant that the appeal was somewhat broader than was originally intended, and much of Parsley's droll humour undoubtedly went over the heads of the age group that was its main target. Consequently, it still retains a following among those who watched it when it was first broadcast.
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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Parsley's tail
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1x2
Sage's nest blows down
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1x3
Belladonna the witch
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1x4
Tarragon and the eggs
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1x5
The chives catch cold
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1x6
Pashana bedhi the snake charmer
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1x7
Miss jessop tidies up
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1x8
Parsley and the circus lion
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1x9
Sage's singing lesson
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1x10
Strawberry picking
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1x11
Sir basil's fishing expedition
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1x12
The show
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1x13
Parsley's birthday party
