The Treacle People

The Treacle People Series 1

TV Show

Series 1 Plot

The treacle mines of Sabden have run dry - can Rosie, Wizzle, Tapper and the gang find a new seam, or will The Treacle People come to a sticky end?

The Treacle People Series 1 aired on May 3rd, 1996.

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Series 1 Episodes

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1. Treacle Trouble

May 3rd, 199610 min

As the story starts, times are hard for The Treacle People. The once great treacle mines of Northern England are running dry and the treacle industry is in trouble. Things look bleak for Professor Baines-Pilling, inventor of the world's first treacle-powered engine and all the others who depend on the sticky stuff for a living. That's until Rosie and Wizzle, the local youngsters, enter the scene. Armed with nothing but a simple treacle-divining stick, can they save the village, or will the Treacle People come to a sticky end? Tune in to our YouTube Channel every week and find out for yourself!

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2. The Great Escape

May 10th, 199610 min

Having discovered treacle in the mines, our sticky heroes also discover that they can't get out. However, thanks to the Professor, two old mine-carts and a sack full of bubbles, all is not lost...

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3. Trouble at t'Mill

May 17th, 199610 min

Uncle Silas discovers that Rosie and Wizzle are better employed being unemployed,when they go in search of a job for the school holidays. The great treacle mines of Sabden roar into life, then all but roar out with a boggart in the works.

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4. Up, Up and Away

May 24th, 199610 min

The Prof builds a balloon to map out a treacle-exporting route, with Bert the Boggart in the pilot's seat.

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5. Double Digging

May 31st, 199610 min

In this glutinous instalment, the villagers are still searching for a treacle exporting route, and with the help of Tapper's new creation, set about digging their way to success.