Wil Cwac Cwac

*Wil Cwac Cwac*
Wil Cwac Cwac
Directed by	Beth Mcfall
Narrated by	Myfanwy Talog (Welsh and British English); Liza Ross (American English)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	Welsh
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Robin Lyons
Running time	5 minutes
Production company	Siriol Animation
Original release
Network	S4C (Welsh); ITV (English)
Release	1982 (Welsh); 1984 – 1986 (English);

Wil Cwac Cwac is a Welsh-language children's animated television series produced by Siriol Animation for S4C in 1982. It is based on a series of children's books written in the early 1930s by Jennie Thomas and J. O. Williams, including the famous Welsh-language book Llyfr Mawr y Plant (Welsh for Big Children's Book). Both book and television series take place in rural Wales. An English-language version of the show (called Will Quack Quack) was produced for the wider English-speaking market, and the show was successful on the international market.^[2] The first 20 episodes were dubbed in UK English and aired on Children's ITV in 1984, with the remaining 10 following in 1986. In both versions, all narration and characters were voiced by Myfanwy Talog.^[3] A US English dub was also made, with Liza Ross narrating, and aired in the United States on The Disney Channel as a segment on the program Lunch Box.

Characters

Wil (Will) (duck, the protagonist and title character)

Martha (duck, Wil's mother)

Hwmffra (duck, Wil's father)

Percy (duck, Wil's cousin)

Mari Pickles (duck, Martha's friend)

Sioni (friend; chicken, he wears a blue and white striped pants, a light blue coat and white scarf.)

Huw (friend; goose, he wears a blue shirt and yellow pants with red braces.)

Dic (friend; duck, he wears a pink shirt and red polka-dot pants.)

Ifan (friend; turkey, he wears overalls and a green shirt.)

Doctor Parry (the town's doctor; ram)

Mr. Puw the Shop (grumpy shopkeeper; pig)

Mr. Owie Policeman (the town's policeman; goose)

Mr. Jones the School (the head teacher; goat)

Episodes

No.	Title
1	"Mr. Puw-the-Shop"
2	"The Birthday"
3	"Late for School!"
4	"The Fishing Rod"
5	"Football"
6	"Atishoo!"
7	"The Bike"
8	"Hiccups"
9	"Pepper!"
10	"Pancakes"
11	"The China Dog"
12	"Whip and Top"
13	"Coalhouse"
14	"Whitewash"
15	"Hwmffra's Letter"
16	"Will, Sioni and the Bikes"
17	"Clogs"
18	"Doctor Parry"
19	"Cousin Percy"
20	"Thief"
21	"Honey"
22	"The Horseshoe"
23	"The Mill Ness Monster"
24	"Cops and Robbers"
25	"Stuck in a Tree"
26	"A Shower"
27	"Will Goes Missing"
28	"The Ring"
29	"The Concert"
30	"Hwmffra Has a Drink"

References

^ Price, Elain. Broadcasting for Wales: The Early Years of S4C.
^ Riggins, Stephen H. Ethnic Minority Media: An International Perspective. p. 233.
^ "Wil Cwac Cwac (1984)". BFI.

[1] Price, Elain. Broadcasting for Wales: The Early Years of S4C.

[2] Riggins, Stephen H. Ethnic Minority Media: An International Perspective. p. 233.

[3] "Wil Cwac Cwac (1984)". BFI.

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