"The Great Ducktective" is the seventh episode of Series 3 and the fifty-second episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on December 3rd 1990.
Summary[]
Dr. Von Goosewing attempts to rid the world of Count Duckula by having two misled detectives try to implicate Duckula as a murderer. Duckula is innocent and does not realise that the person who was allegedly killed, as well as all the murder weapons found in the house, are planted by Von Goosewing as a form of trickery. The detectives do not realise what has truly happened and so try to defraud the Count as a murderer.
Background Music Pieces[]
- "Spooky Scherzo" by Simon Richard Benson
- "Dark Doings" by Simon Richard Benson
- "Vamp Till Ready" by Wally Asp
- "Gasthaus Waltz Link" by John Leach
Voice Cast[]
- David Jason as Count Duckula and Dr. Potson
- Jack May as Igor and Hawkeye Soames
- Brian Trueman as Nanny and Dmitri
- Jimmy Hibbert as Dr. Von Goosewing, Mrs. Bludgeon, and Sviatislav
- Barry Clayton as the Narrator
Credits[]
- Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
- Narrator: Barry Clayton
- Written by Jimmy Hibbert
- Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
- Original Music: Mike Harding
- Design: Chris Randall, Dan Whitworth, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Andy Roper, Ed Williams
- Storyboard: Vincent James
- Layout: Neil Graham
- Animation: Stephen Thomas, Meryl Edge, Andy Wilson, Paul Greenall, Karen Heywood, Jennie Langley, Dave Livesey, Kay Widdowson, Claire Grey, Malcolm McGookin, Judy Pilsbury, Bob Sparks, Philip Morris, Denise Heywood, Mair Thomas, Alistair Fell, Joe McCaffery, David Bowers, John Offord, Les Brooksbank, Mark Povey, Adrian Bell, Mike Eames, Richard Bazley
- Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Barbara Alcock, Steve Hanson, Stephen Simpson
- Supervised by Ben Turner
- Special Effects: Garry Owen, Roy Huckerby, Jackie Mitchell
- Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
- Painting by Beverly Phillips, Sue Halliwell, Stefania Giani, Lynn Hardie, Lesley White, Andrea Hough, Michelle Povey, Helen Michael, Craig Whittle, Mark Fulton, Yasodha Huckerby, Joan Jones, Gloria Vassilou, Katie Nutter, Karl Scoble, Joyce Flowers, Laura Cosgrove, Sue Halliwell, Helen Smith, Marie Dembinski
- Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
- Xerox: Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
- Line Test: Phil Atack
- Animation Checkers: Phil McMylor, Andrew Bax
- Film Editor: Eilis Ward
- Assistant Editor: Leo Casserly
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
- Production Control: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White
- Animation Director: Jean Flynn
- Associate Producer: Chris Randall
- Executive Producer: John Hambley
- Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
- Directed by Chris Randall
- © Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXIX
Copyright Gag[]
Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1990, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXIX', meaning it is dated in 1989.
Watch[]
The Great Ducktective - Count Duckula Full Episode