Ragdolly Anna

*Ragdolly Anna*
Ragdolly Anna
Based on	Raggedy Ann; by Jean Kenward
Directed by	Doug Wilcox (Series 1); John Taylor (Series 2 and 3)
Starring	Pat Coombs; Michelle Davidson (Series 1 and 2); Caroline Berry (Series 3)
Theme music composer	Allan Taylor
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producers	Anne Wood (Series 1); Joyce Taylor (Series 2 and 3)
Running time	10 minutes
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	CITV
Release	26 July 1982 –; 13 July 1987

Ragdolly Anna was a British children's television series, produced by Yorkshire Television and based on the books by British writer Jean Kenward.^[2] The show was broadcast between July 26th 1982 and July 13th 1987 on the ITV network during its Watch It! (later Children's ITV) strand. The show starred Pat Coombs and was about a small stuffed doll named Ragdolly Anna (played by Michelle Davidson and later by Caroline Berry) that came to life.

The theme tune was by Allan Taylor ^[3]

International releases

Kenya
- KBC
Germany
- BFBS (Children's SSVC)
- SSVC Television (Children's SSVC)
Singapore
- Mediacorp Channel 5 (Kids' Corner)
Canada
- Access Network
Brunei
- RTB
United States
- Public Access 31 (in Bedford, Indiana)
New Zealand
- TV One
- Channel 2
Portugal
- Canal 1 (Brinca Brincando, a Canal 1/RTP1 children's block from 1987 to 1993)

References

^ Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Ragdolly Anna end credits from 1987, which PROVES he wrote the theme song, so therefore, he sung it too! so, DON'T edit it". Retrieved 25 June 2025.

External links

Ragdolly Anna at IMDb

[1] Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[2] Chesterman, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Jean Kenward obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[3] "Ragdolly Anna end credits from 1987, which PROVES he wrote the theme song, so therefore, he sung it too! so, DON'T edit it". Retrieved 25 June 2025.

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