Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)
A wheelchair bound little girl gets involved with characters from her computer game that help her though a difficult time.
- Date of release
- 1984-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Family
- Director
- Francis Essex
Casting
- Lynsey de Paul — Miss Moneyfairy / Dandini
- Matthew Kelly — Doodleman
- Eric Sykes — Genie
- Windsor Davies — Ringmaster / Black Knight / Ugly Sister
- Anna Dawson — Wicked Witch
- Gareth Hunt — Mike / King / Baron Hardup
- Josephine Tewson — Mrs. Briggs / Fairy Godmother
- Bob Todd — Merlin / Ugly Sister
- Pierre Picton — Clown
- Prudence Oliver — Gabrielle
Interesting facts
Gabrielle and the Doodleman is a children's film, that was released in 1984 and directed and written by Francis Essex. It was produced by the Elstree (Production) Company Ltd for the Children's Film Foundation and was one of their last productions.
Production
De Paul wrote and performed the fitting, electronic-tinged, theme tune "You're Alright as You Are" which was performed by Matthew Kelly and she composed, arranged and played all the incidental music that is featured in the film.
The producer was Greg Smith and the associate producer was Roy Goddard. The budget was £202,097. It was shot on video and premiered on television rather than in cinemas.
It was written and directed by Francis Essex.
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