Fungus the Bogeyman is brought to life in this fantastic new Christmas release from Abbey Home Media
16/09/2004
Abbey Home Media presents one of the most popular children’s characters - Fungus the Bogeyman - on DVD and VHS this Christmas.
Fungus, the boil inducing Bogeyman, is the star of one of the best-loved books from world-renowned author Raymond Briggs ( Father Christmas, The Snowman, When The Wind Blows), first published in 1977.
Featuring all the fun and revolting elements that made the original book so popular this technically ground breaking drama stars Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly, Doc Martin) and Fay Ripley (Cold Feet) as George and Jane White whose daughter, Jessica becomes trapped in Bogeydom, a vast, gloomy, dirty underground world, home to the Bogeymen.
Here in this dank and sludge filled world live Fungus The Bogeyman and his family - his beloved wife Mildew, the most foul and malodourous Bogeywoman a Bogey could ever hope to meet, his rebellious, deodorant-using son Mould and his daughter Mucus, stinking, putrid and repulsive - a perfect Bogey girl.
Everyday Fungus the Bogeyman ventures “up top” on his Bogeybike, through the dripping tunnels of Bogeydom, to scare “Drycleaners (a Bogey’s name for humans). But one day, Fungus’ work takes him to the home of the White family where he is seen by a Drycleaner. In the ensuing events, the very continued existence of Bogeydom comes under threat!
The DVD and VHS, released on 6th December, feature the movie length version of the original 3-part television series, due to be transmitted on BBC One this winter.
Fungus the Bogeyman breaks new ground for television in combining live action drama with computer-generated imagery in a way that has only ever before been seen in major feature films. The DVD contains a host of special bogey extras.
The show was produced by Indie Kids and Galafilm, from a screenplay by BAFTA award winning screenwriter Mark Haddon (the best selling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time). It was directed by Stuart Orme (The Lost World, Goodbye Mr Chips).
Repulsive yet compulsive viewing, Fungus The Bogeyman is guaranteed to be a Christmas hit with all the family!
Release Date: 6th December, 2004
Format: DVD
Cat No AHEDVD 3054/
VHS Cat No: AHE2161
RRP: £15.99 DVD / £14.99 VHS
Running Time: 120 mins
Certificate: U
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