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Follow the epic adventures of Captain Thrice and the crew
of the starship Paradox on their search to find the
Lavender Castle - a floating city deep in space and according
to legendary the greatest source of power and light in the
universe. There's only one problem, the evil Dr Agon also
wants to find the castle... and destroy it!...
At
heart Gerry Anderson's Lavender Castle is a simple
set of pirate-themed morality tales intended for the young,
pre-school audience. And in that spirit the characters have
silly names such as Walking Stick, Isambard, Sir Squeakalot,
Sproggle, Dr Agon and Trump. However, despite its obvious
tots target there's plenty of jolly stuff here for adults
too - provided they're accompanied by a junior member of the
family.
The
involvement of Cosgrove Hall, purveyors of quality animation
to children of all ages, is partly the reason for the show's
innate charm, although I can't help feeling that Lavender
Castle should have been made back in 1967 as there's something
oddly 'hippy' about it. Sgt Pepper's would have made
an excellent score for the show.
The
26 episodes, each ten minutes in duration, are colourful slices
of whimsy that have been nicely transferred to DVD - although
the extras are a little thin on the ground. However, in fairness
the intended audience isn't really going to be wanting extensive
behind-the-scenes documentaries or deleted scenes. Lavender
Castle is, after all, designed as entertainment for the
under fives.
You'd
have to be a real die hard Gerry Anderson fan to buy this
series for your collection but if you know a young person
who you think might like it then there's probably a guilty
pleasure to be had in sitting and watching these DVDs with
them.
Stand
ready, me hearties, there's some animated science fiction
pirate adventures afoot.
Anthony
Clark
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