Portobello Road the road in the song "Portobello Belle" on their second album "Communiqué". The cult British children's book character Paddington Bear, featured in the books written by Michael Bond, enjoys visiting Portobello Market on a daily basis. His friend Mr. Gruber owns an antique shop on the Portobello Road, with whom Paddington has his elevenses every day. The Portobello Road and its colorful restaurants, pubs, and local culture is featured prominently in Martin Amis's 1989 dark satirical novel "London Fields." The street and its name also appeared regularly on the hit TV series "Minder". The board game "Portobello Market" is named
Paddington (TV series) second series—retitled The Adventures of Paddington—followed in October 1979, and ran until April 1980. In all, 56 episodes were broadcast, followed by three television specials: "Paddington Goes to the Movies" (1983), "Paddington Goes to School" (1984), and "Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza" (1987). "Paddington" was the first television programme adapted from Michael Bond's Paddington Bear stories. "Paddington Bear" (1989) was produced by Hanna–Barbera for broadcast syndication. "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" (1997) was produced by Protécréa. Episodes of "Paddington" are based on stories published in the following books by Michael Bond: In 1975, FilmFair completed production of the first series, which comprised