Wil Cwac Cwac
A Welsh duckling's adventures in rural Wales.
Wil Cwac Cwac, a Welsh-language animated series for children, debuted on S4C in 1982, produced by Siriol Animation. It drew from early 1930s children's books by Jennie Thomas and J. O. Williams, notably the 1931 Welsh title Llyfr Mawr y Plant. The show was set in a rural Welsh landscape populated by talking animals. An English version, Will Quack Quack, was made for international audiences, airing on Children's ITV in 1984 and 1986. Myfanwy Talog voiced all characters and narration in both languages.
Quick Facts
- Company
- Siriol Animation
- Language
- Welsh
- Episodes
- 30
- Runtime
- 5 minutes
- First aired
- 1982 (Welsh)
- 1984 – 1986 (English)
- 1987 – 1987 (German)
- Country
- United Kingdom (Wales)
- Network
- S4C (Welsh)
- ITV (English)
- ORF (German)
- Narrator
- Myfanwy Talog (Welsh and British English); Liza Ross (American English)
Facts from the source article.
Characters
Wil (Will in the English dub) is a duckling who wears a white shirt, blue trousers and a blue scarf. His mother Martha is a brown duck in a purple and white dress, a green apron with white flowers, brown shoes and a white bonnet. His father Hwmffra is a green duck dressed in a brown coat, green waistcoat, white shirt, grey trousers, boots and a peaked cap. Wil's cousin Percy, who first appears in the episode 'Cousin Percy', wears a smart blue suit and glasses.
Mari Pickles, a duck and Martha's friend, wears a smart red dress and a hat. Wil's friends include Sioni the cockerel, who wears blue and white striped trousers, a light blue coat and a white scarf; Huw the goose, in a blue shirt and yellow trousers with red braces; Dic the duckling, in a pink shirt and red polka-dot trousers; and Ifan the turkey, Wil's best friend, who wears overalls and a green shirt. The village doctor is Doctor Parry, a ram. Mr. Puw the Shop is a grumpy pig who runs the village shop.
Mr. Owie Policeman is a goose in a police uniform. Mr. Jones the School is a goat who serves as headteacher at the school attended by Wil and his friends.
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