Series synopsis
Truckers is a British animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on CITV on January 10, 1992. It ended on April 3, 1992. It was created by Terry Pratchett. It stars Joe McGann, Rosalie Williams, Brian Trueman and Edward Kelsey.
Faced with imminent extinction, and guided by a mysterious handheld black box, the surviving members of an alien race of small people - Nomes - embark upon a quest to find a new home, safe from the unwelcome attentions of us destructive humans...
Premise
Faced with imminent extinction, and guided by a mysterious handheld black box, the surviving members of an alien race of small people - Nomes - embark upon a quest to find a new home, safe from the unwelcome attentions of us destructive humans...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joe McGann as Masklin (voice)
- Rosalie Williams as Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness of Delicacy (voice)
- Brian Trueman as Dorcas / Additional Voices (voice)
- Edward Kelsey as The Thing (voice)
- Jimmy Hibbert as Vinto Pimmie / Additional Voices (voice)
- John Jardine as Tom / Count of Hardware (voice)
- Debra Gillett as Grimma (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | November 9, 1992 | November 9, 1992 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 10, 1992 | April 3, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truckers Faced with imminent extinction, and guided by a mysterious hand-held black box, the surviving members of an alien race of small people - Nomes - embark upon a quest to find a new home, safe from the unwelcome attentions of us destructive humans... "They had always lived in the corners of the world, but suddenly there weren't many corners left..." |
November 9, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How It All Began After hunting for food, Masklin, a 4-inch-high (100 mm) Nome, returns to his burrow, and argues with his tribe elders about the lack of food and that they have no fire for heat. Masklin decides that a lorry might take them to a better place, but as he wonders, a fox attacks one of the elders, Mr Mert. Masklin chases the fox onto the motorway, killing both the fox and Mr Mert. Masklin decides right then they all have to flee. |
January 10, 1992 |
| 2 |
A Nome's Welcome The Nomes find a safe place at a department store, where they encounter several tribes of Nomes. Their story of being from the 'Outside' angers the Duke De Haberdasheri. |
January 17, 1992 |
| 3 |
The Store in Danger The Thing informs the Nomes that they are from another planet, that they arrived on Earth 15,000 years ago, and that they must return home to their planet. Masklin meets an inventor who shows them his inventions and is intrigued by the concept of 'Life Beyond the Store'. |
January 24, 1992 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CITV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 1992 |
| Last aired | April 3, 1992 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Status | ended |