TV series
Pirates
1994–1997 · 3 seasons
A gentle, silly sitcom full of oddball characters and running gags that keeps kids giggling without much effort.
- Created by
- Peter Tabern
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Liz Smith, Andrew Sachs, June Brown
- Overview
- Pirates is a British children's television sitcom about a family of pirates living in a council house. It featured a number of bizarre characters, such as the "Man in a Sack" and a baby in a pram which was never seen, but gave off a mysterious green glow. The series ran from 1994 to 1997 on Children's BBC, and featured Liz Smith as "Gran".
- How it feels
- Absurd, whimsical, light and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, found family, identity
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Peter Tabern
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Starring
- Liz Smith, Andrew Sachs, June Brown
