The Perishers (TV series) The Perishers (TV series) The Perishers is a cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, "The Perishers". Judy Bennett voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Sheila Steafel voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH. Castle Vision published the first home video release of "The Perishers": Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD titled "The Perishers:
The Perishers remember us with the affecshun we feel for you." The tone of the strip is reminiscent of Charles M. Schulz's final "Peanuts" strip, from which the Perishers strip took its inspiration. The strip was initially replaced by the short-lived "Ronaldinho", during the then-ongoing World Cup. After the tournament, the American "Pooch Cafe" appeared as a more permanent replacement. After a gap of nearly four years, the original cartoon strip returned to the "Daily Mirror" as reprints, on 22 February 2010. Additionally, over the years there have been a number of cheaply printed reprint collections in paperback, all of which went