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Wombling Free is a British film of genre Musical directed by Lionel Jeffries with David Tomlinson
Wombling Free (1977)
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Add to a movie listWombling Free was a 1977 film adaption of the children's television series The Wombles.
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Based on the popular BBC children’s series, this film charts the adventures of the Wombles, a colony of small litter-picking creatures who live on Wimbledon Common. Only seen by those who believe in them, their work goes largely unnoticed until a young girl, Kim, spots them and their worthwhile purpose. As she invites them to her birthday party, her mother is forced to believe as she comes face to face with Orinoco, Tobermory and the rest. A public meeting is set to prove to the local population that the Wombles do exist and should be aided in their anti-rubbish campaign. But on the day in question, a storm breaks out over the Common.Actors
David Tomlinson
(Roland Frogmorton)
Jon Pertwee
(Womble Voices (voice))
Frances de la Tour
(Julia Frogmorton)
Bonnie Langford
(Kim Frogmorton)
David Jason
(Womble Voices (voice))
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