Cartoon
The Seal of Neptune
The story
The Seal of Neptune is an animated children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers. It was broadcast on BBC Television in 1960. Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.
It was followed in 1962 by a sequel called The Mermaid's Pearls.
In 2014, The Seal of Neptune and The Mermaid's Pearls (1963) were released on DVD by the Dragons' Friendly Society.
Episodes
The Seal of Neptune:
The Wreck (The Discovery on the DVD)
The Sharks
The Mermaid
The White Sailed Ship
The City
Neptune
The Mermaid's Pearls:
The Mermaid
The Wreck
The Search
The Sad Stones
The City
Neptune
Broadcast
The Seal of Neptune 1st Broadcast: 6th July 1960 - 10th August 1960
The Seal of Neptune 2nd Broadcast: 28th July 1961 - 1st September 1961
The Mermaid's Pearls 1st Broadcast: 15th August 1962 - 19th September 1962†
The Mermaid's Pearls 2nd Broadcast: 13th June 1963 - 18th July 1963
† Episode 6 of The Mermaid's Pearls on 19th September 1962 was broadcast as part of BBC's Picture Time programming block