Animation model of Womble 'Madam Cholet'

Articulated, poseable model of Womble, 'Madame Cholet'. Textiles/synthetics on a metal armature. From the 1998-1999 television series made by FilmFair Ltd for HTV.

This puppet was used in the 1998 series of 'The Wombles', made by FilmFair for HTV. The Wombles were fictional creatures that lived in burrows on Wimbledon Common and collected rubbish left by humans. The Wombles originally appeared in a series of children's novels by Elisabeth Beresford (b. 1928). The characters went on to appear in an animated children's series, a film, comics and even release a single. Madame Cholet was the cook and an auntie figure to the younger wombles.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
2002-5040/2
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), textile and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 180 mm x 120 mm,
type:
animation model and model - representation
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford