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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tapper heartily recommends 100 Objects of '90s Children's TV, by Thom Gray! A wonderful treasure trove of true stories from the golden age of kids' TV, featuring quite a few pages about us! Available now from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social! #90snostalgia #90stv

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Kettle Master (bobthedalek) @kettlemaster.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Funny story: I once got lots of angry glares from members of the W.I. for accidentally winning 1st prize in the Victoria Sponge baking contest. There was even a very audible grumble of "But's he's a man!" 🤣 You've no idea how accurate that one episode of The Treacle People is...

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Also, here's my Dad with a treacle-eating boggart back when he produced the original The Treacle People TV series, along with me and the cast in the studio when we recorded last may! We all had a wonderful time. I think Dad would have loved it.

Joseph Russell, Glynn Mills, Jim Norton and Caroline Bernstein in a recording studio.

Iain Russell with a treacle-eating boggart.

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Directed and produced an indie full-cast comedy audio drama about treacle mining as a tribute to my late Dad! It's on Audible now and is extremely silly - think The Goon Show, Hancock's Half Hour, etc. Would love it if you fancy dropping a credit on it? #audiobooks #audiodrama #BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚🎧📚

Five puppets and a treacle-eating boggart look towards the camera, in an underground treacle mine full of lava. Above, "The Treacle People" is written in dripping treacle. Below, "Still Sticky, by Jonathan Trueman".

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Have you listened to Still Sticky yet? If so, the best way you can help us make more is to leave us a review on Amazon, Audible and/or Goodreads! We'd love to hear what you think!

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Friends, Sabdenites, countrymen, lend us a tenner - sorry, lend us your ears...

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The Moobark is a proud and noble beast. A natural cross between an Airedale Terrier and a Friesian Cow, this fine animal can be found roaming the fields of the treacle-mining village of Sabden and its surrounding environs.

A stop-motion model of a moobark from The Treacle People, sitting on a green hill under a blue sky.

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HG2G Scrapbook @hg2g-scrapbook.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Background Easter egg in an episode of 'The Treacle People' (1996).

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The crew of The Treacle People Series 2! Have you ever seen a stickier bunch? We'd love help identifying all the fine folks in this (now somewhat damaged) photo. Please do comment if you know any names!

The crew of The Treacle People posing in rows for a group shot.

Front row: Simon Webb, ? (+Bessie), ? (+Santa)
2nd row: Martin Pullen, Iain Russell, Mike Furness, Kathy Schulz, Penny Lent, ?, ?, Russell Smithson, ?
3rd row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Back row: ? (+Bert), ?, ?

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Original series producer Iain Russell with Bert the Boggart, not long after the show's release. His son @josephrusselluk.bsky.social is producing the new audio drama series!

Producer Iain Russell, a white man in his 30s, lying on the grass. He is holding Bert the Boggart, a fluffy character from The Treacle People.

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Sound on! It's trailer time! After 27 years away, The Treacle People return in six brand new episodes of full cast audio drama, coming in 2025. Follow for all the latest news, and pre-order the script book now!

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The Treacle People: Still Sticky - Trailer 1 - Full Cast Audio Drama - Coming 2025

The Treacle People are back in a brand new audio drama, coming 2025!Pre-order the script book: https://amzn.to/41t6cXQAfter 27 years away, The Treacle People...

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Our Narrator and Chief Treacle Miner Glynn Mills doing a spot of advertising!

Actor Glynn Mills standing in front of a Christmas tree, wearing a black t-shirt, on which is printed the cover art for The Treacle People: Still Sticky.

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The Treacle People: Still Sticky will also be released as a script book! It's available to pre-order on Kindle right now: amzn.to/3Vuavy6 💙📚👀📢📚

Kindle book cover art for Fire Mountain Productions' The Treacle People: Still Sticky - The Audio Scripts, by Jonathan Trueman. Art features Tapper Knowle, Leyland Lil, Brendan Robinson, Rosie Mitton, Silas Mitton and Bert the Boggart exploring a treacle mine, crossing a river of molten treacle.

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Cover reveal! The Treacle People: Still Sticky is a six-episode full-cast audio drama coming in 2025. The script book is available to pre-order right now! amzn.to/3Vuavy6 #audiodrama #podcast #audiobook

CD Cover art for Fire Mountain Productions' The Treacle People: Still Sticky, by Jonathan Trueman, a full cast audio drama starring Caroline Bernstein, Glynn Mills and Jim Norton. Art features Tapper Knowle, Leyland Lil, Brendan Robinson, Rosie Mitton, Silas Mitton and Bert the Boggart exploring a treacle mine, crossing a river of molten treacle.

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

TV show rec: The Trap Door (1984-1986) 📺 If you like The Treacle People, you'll love this. Delightfully weird and hilariously quotable claymation series set in a castle full of monsters, starring Willie Rushton (Santa in Treacle). Suitable (and very funny) for all ages! amzn.to/3OmRxpp

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Movie Rec: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) 🎬 Stop motion at its finest. Beautifully animated, quirky cinematography, an extremely funny script. Very much its own thing from the book. Many Treacle People alumni on the animation team! One of my favourite movies. amzn.to/3AG2Vtd

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Glad you remember it! It was originally produced by my late Dad Iain after he visited the Treacle Mine museum in Sabden. I've put it all on YouTube now so it's easily accessible, and we're working on an audio drama follow up!

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Treacle Trouble | The Treacle People | Episode 1 | Full Episode | Wholesome Animated Comedy

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HappyHiker @happyhiker.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This walk from Wiswell (pronounced “Wizzle”) in #Lancashire takes you over the 1462 ft high Spence Moor and down into Sabden. Overall, it is an easy walk with a bit of a steep, though short climb back up to Wiswell Moor near the end. Details at tinyurl.com/4pxmwasd

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Samantha (Samanthahalf) @samanthalf.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

No one outside of Lancashire knows about the Sabden Treacle Mines, do they.

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Frightful Porpentine @bcky.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

Some of the best, most committed treacle mine japesters were from up the road. “The village of Sabden in Lancashire cultivated a considerable body of folklore about local treacle mining in the 1930s. The local newspaper helped foster the myth, publishing numerous stories about the fictitious mines.”

Sabden Treacle Miners procession float, 1930s

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BlogMyWiki @blogmywiki.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

My dad was born in Sabden. Used to talk about the treacle mines quite a lot!

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Freyalyn @freyalyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

There are still treacle mines in Sabden, but yes, no commercial extraction is done these days. I believe the locals still mine a small amount for personal and local use.

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Elusivepickle @elusivepickle.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Not my photo, but I grew up here. Sabden, Lancashire. UK.

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Mark S. Williamson @spaceshipmark.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Unfortunately, much of the treacle mined in Sabden was filched by treacle-eating boggarts…

A bearded man holds a brown, furry treacle-eating boggart.

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 22/04/2023

My first encounter with Bert the Boggart - if anyone's in any doubt of my Treacle People credentials!

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Frightful Porpentine @bcky.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

THERE’S MORE. There was a stop motion children’s television programme called THE TREACLE PEOPLE! Created by Bill Dewhurst, a resident of Sabden, and co-written by Brian Trueman, writer of Danger Mouse. Did you know about this? DID EVERYONE KNOW ALL OF THIS APART FROM ME?

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Folklore Centre Todmorden @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Highlight of the day- getting to meet an actual, real life, in the fur, Sabden Treacle Mine treacle-eating boggart!!! (And one of The Little People) Both on loan until the end of the Boggarts exhibition- finishes 20th October.

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Joseph Russell @josephrusselluk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Both seasons of The Treacle People are on YouTube and Prime Video! It's a very silly stop-motion TV show, in that lovely Wallace & Gromit way of being kid-friendly but with jokes for grown ups. My late Dad was the producer and I'm making an audio drama sequel. Would love you to check it out!

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Treacle Trouble | The Treacle People | Episode 1 | Full Episode | Wholesome Animated Comedy

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

We are deeply saddened to hear that Brian Trueman passed away on Sunday, aged 92. A hugely talented writer and a lovely man, Brian co-wrote The Treacle People with his son Jonathan, as well as lending his voice to Charlie and the nefarious Furness. He will be very sorely missed.

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 19/07/2024

Both seasons of The Treacle People are now finally available to own on Prime Video, with bundle discounts for the whole lot! Get stuck in now before the audio drama sequel series comes out later this year!

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 19/05/2024

Look who's back in the studio! "The Treacle People - Still Sticky" stars Caroline Bernstein as Lil, Rosie and Bert, Glynn Mills as Tapper and the Narrator, and Jim Norton as Brendan and Silas. Coming soon to an audio platform near you! #thetreaclepeople #audiodrama

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 18/05/2024

We're back! Get ready for "The Treacle People - Still Sticky", a brand new full-cast audio drama coming later this year.

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

Meet Caroline Bernstein! A lady of a great many delightful voices, Caroline plays Rosie, Lil, Bert and the Queen! You might also have heard her in The Beeps, Higgly Town Heroes, and video games like Dragon Quest VIII! Is there anything she can't do?! #thetreaclepeople

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

Meet the late, great Alec Bregonzi! A true star of stage and screen, you might have seen Alec in classics like Hancock's Half Hour and The Two Ronnies. We were lucky enough to have him voice the Prof, Nellie Newchurch and the nefarious Barrow! What a talent. #voiceactor

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Meet Glynn Mills! A wonderfully talented actor and singer from Scarborough, Yorkshire, Glynn is the voice of Tapper, Ike and the Narrator. And a lovely job he does too! #thetreaclepeople #voiceactor

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

From the archives: The Treacle People, Series 1, Episode 1, Page 1! Lots of treats in these scripts...

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

The first three episodes of The Treacle People are now available to own on Prime Video! amzn.to/3T1F4cv

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

The Treacle People Season 2 starts today! Tune in on YouTube today and every Saturday at 5PM UK time for the next twelve weeks for more glutinous episodes! youtu.be/HDuWoPlgCLc

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 25/12/2023

Merry Christmas one and all from The Treacle People!

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

The Treacle People Christmas special premieres TODAY at 5PM UK time! Tune in for 15 minutes of festive foolishness! Link in our bio!

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 09/12/2023

Coming next Saturday: 15 minutes of classic Christmassy nonsense! Tune in to the official Treacle People YouTube channel at 5PM GMT on December 16th for a Christmas Special so splendidly silly, it was actually nominated for a BAFTA! No, we can't believe it either. Link in bio!

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The Treacle People @treaclepeopletv.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Happy December one and all! Please enjoy this festive rendition of the Treacle People theme, now WITH BELLS ON. Tune in for our Christmas special on December 16th!

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