Rosie and Jim, which told the story of two puppets who lived on a canal boat called the Ragdoll in Birmingham, steered by Mr Cunliffe himself for the first 50 episodes, aired in 1990 and ran for eight seasons. Mr Cunliffe wrote the original scripts and the show was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on the Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Paddington bear and the Herbs. Gifted creator John Cunliffe has died. Fans wrote of how Mr Cunliffe 'filled their childhood with so many happy memories'.
He is best known for creating the characters of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim. Rosie and Jim and Postman Pat creator John Cunliffe has died aged 85 Credit: Rex Features Who was John Cunliffe? We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupTrump demands Biden and Kamala apologize for 'reckless anti-vaccine rhetoric and undermining science' after Harris said she wouldn't trust him on safety of COVID vaccine before the election1,000 Americans move to Florida EVERY DAY as families abandon northern cities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - with home sales more than doubling in the Sunshine State Is YOUR state doing enough coronavirus testing? John Cunliffe, the creator of children's TV show Postman Pat and the writer of Rosie and Jim, has passed away at the age of 85, it has been confirmed.On Thursday, a representative for the author announced he died at home after a short illness. 'My son admired his shoes and he told him they were deck shoes for when he drove the boat for Rosie and Jim. 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News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.We take a look at the life and times of the man who was responsible for such iconic charactersFollowing the success of the show, commissioned by the BBC in the 1980s, Mr Cunliffe became a local celebrity.Mr Cunliffe wrote the original scripts and the show was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on the Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Paddington Bear and The Herbs.
'The Ilkley Literature Festival tweeted: 'We are very sad to hear that John Cunliffe, creator of Postman Pat and Patron of our Children's Festival passed away last week.
'Postman Pat has been a hugely popular character on the BBC for nearly 40 years and was an absolute favourite from my own childhood. I remember going to see John Cunliffe at Waterstones in Leeds many years ago with my children. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Before writing for children full-time he was also a librarian and a teacher.Mr Cunliffe was a familiar face on children's TV himself, appearing as the 'fizzgog' driver of the narrowboat barge in Rosie And Jim.The rag doll characters were introduced to children in 1990, with Cunliffe cast as the first owner of the boat.He penned around 190 books for children, including picture books and volumes of poetry, according to his agency biography.Pictured: John Cunliffe starred in the first two series of Rosie and Jim (pictured with him) A spokesman for Royal Mail said: 'Royal Mail was saddened to hear of the death of John Cunliffe.
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