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Fungus the Bogeyman

Fungus the Bogeyman

BBC adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's book. Fungus's job is to venture above Bogeydom and scare dry-cleaners (a Bogey's name for humans). But on one trip disaster strikes and a dry-cleaner discovers their existence in Bogeydom. The dry-cleaner, Jessica, strikes up a friendship with Fungus' children and escapes back home to tell her father George all about it. George then decides to stake-out the entrance to Bogeydom, in order to catch a real-life Bogeyman.

Created By

Status

Ended

Original Name

Fungus the Bogeyman

First Air Date

November 28, 2004

Last Air Date

December 12, 2004

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC

Networks

BBC One

S01E03

Episode 3

Mould and Jessica become friends. But Jessica, with the unwitting assistance of Mould, manages to escape back home. Now Fungus and Mildew must create a plan of damage limitation. They determine that Fungus and Mould shall go back above ground to find Jessica, make sure she hasn't told anyone and if she has, either bring her back, or block up the Bogeyhole. Meanwhile, an exhausted Jessica has told her parents about her adventures, and her father George, sees this as his chance to advance his stagnating newspaper career to get the big story. He is determined to catch a Bogeyman...

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