The Gingerbread Man

7.0
199210m

The Gingerbread Man is a stop motion animated children's television series about a gingerbread man and his friends, who come to life in their kitchen home when the people are asleep. The series was written by David Wood, adapted from his two-act musical play The Gingerbread Man, which premiered in 1976 at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon, Essex, and went on to great international success. The play is inspired by "The Gingerbread Man", a 19th-century fairy tale. The screen adaptation was co-produced by FilmFair and Central Independent Television in 1991, and broadcast on ITV On September 24 1992.At 5:40pm Andrew Sachs voiced the roles of the Gingerbread Man, Salt the Sailor, and Herr von Cuckoo. Jacqueline Clarke voiced Miss Pepper.

Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Original VHS Opening & Closing: The Gingerbread Man - Channel 5 Video release (UK Retail Tape)

Original VHS Opening & Closing: The Gingerbread Man - Channel 5 Video release (UK Retail Tape)

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1992

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 1: The New Arrival

1. The New Arrival

Herr Von Cuckoo, Mr Salt, and Miss Pepper discover an unfinished gingerbread man on the kitchen dresser.

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 2: Honey

2. Honey

Herr Von Cuckoo loses his voice, and needs some help from his friends to get it back.

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 3: Sleek the Mouse

3. Sleek the Mouse

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 4: Hide & Seek

4. Hide & Seek

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 5: Wealth & Sickness

5. Wealth & Sickness

Still image for The Gingerbread Man season 1 episode 6: Party

6. Party

Cast

Photo of Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse

Photo of Jacqueline Clarke

Jacqueline Clarke

The Old Bag / The Big Ones (Wife)

Photo of David Wood

David Wood

The Big Ones (Husband)

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