Fourways Farm - 4 Seasons and Other Stories

Fourways Farm - Four Seasons and Other Stories is a UK VHS release by VCI on 16th September 1996, 8th December 1997 and it got re-released by VCI and Kid's Club on 9th March 1998.

Description[]

Includes 5 exciting and educational stories.

Episodes[]

Colours - The three rascally rats find some cans of red, blue and yellow paint and decide to launch an interior decorating business. Davenport is their customer.
Sickness & Health - The animal discover Davenport is feeling ill and try out lots of different remedies to try and make him better. He soon recovers taking proper medicine and is able to attend the Big Picnic.
Changes - Duo falls into a bag of flour and nosing around the barn and this triggers off one of Uno's brainwaves. He will launch a Special Pizza delivery service. They soon discover that when water and flour are mixed together it makes dough.
Four Seasons - The farm animals discover to their alarm that they have all run out of firewood for the stove. Godfrey thinks a tree is dead because it has no green leaves, but the rest of the animals explain, is it just resting for the winter?
Wind & Air - A strong wind is blowing around the farm. Uno decides to advantage of this and hires out a sailing boat in the pond. Duo gets blown very high holding a kite until Trio saves him.

Credits[]

Written by Chris Ellis

With the voices of Martin Jarvis

Designer: Max Stewart

Music Composer: Jim Parker

Dubbing Mixer: Kevin Pyne

Editing: Luke Dunkley & Steve Hyman

Eductaional Consultant: John Stringer & Malcolm Ward

Director of animation: Alan Platt

Producer: Patricia Williams

Director: Tom Stanier

A CASE Television Production for CHANNEL 4 in association with NOT Holland © Channel 4/NOT/CASE TV 1995.

Release Dates[]

Colours (1st January 1996)
Sickness and Health (2nd January 1996)
Changes (3rd January 1996)
Four Seasons (4th January 1996)
Wind and Air (5th January 1996)

Copyright[]

Trivia[]

This is only the VCI children's trailer from 1996 appears in Fourways Farm: Four Seasons and Other Stories.
The VCI children's trailer from 1996 at the start to VCI 2 Warning Screens and logo or Thames Video Warning Screen and logo in 1996 Children's Videos: Fourways Farm: Four Seasons and Other Stories & Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection and finally, 1997 Children's Video: My Bumper: The Wind in the Willows: Fun and Games.
There are 2 versions of this Fourways Farm video release.
1: Version 1 is The Original 1996 Release which contains The VCI children's trailer from 1996 with clips of children's characters including Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, Fourways Farm, Sooty & Co., Rosie & Jim, Tots Video, Sky Dancers and Dragon Flyz at the start with The 1995-2005 VCI Ident at the start and end of the video!
2: Version 2 is The 1997 Re-Release which contains The 1995-2005 VCI Ident at the start and end of the video!

Opening (Original 1996 Release)[]

VCI Children's Promo From 1996 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty & Co.", "Rosie & Jim", "Tots Video", "Sky Dancers" and "Dragon Flyz". [announced by Jonathan Kydd]
VCI Tracking Control Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Warning Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Ident (1995-2005)
Fourways Farm Opening Titles
Start of Colours (1996)

Closing (Original 1996 Release)[]

End of Wind and Air (1996)
Fourways Farm Closing Credits (Short Version)
A Case Television production for CHANNEL 4 in association with NOT (Silent)
VCI Ident (1995-2005)

Opening (1997 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]

VCI Tracking Control Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Warning Screen (1995-2005)
VCI logo (1995-2005)
Fourways Farm Opening Titles
Start of Colours (1996)

Closing (1997 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]

End of Wind and Air (1996)
Fourways Farm closing credits (Short Version)
A Case Television production for CHANNEL 4 in association with NOT (silent)
VCI logo (1995-2005)

Opening ("Kid's Club" 1998 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]

Tracking control screen (1995-2005)
Warning screen (1995-2005)
VCI logo (1995-2005)
Fourways Farm intro
Start of Colours (1996)

Closing ("Kid's Club" 1998 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]

End of Wind and Air (1996)
Fourways Farm closing credits (Short Version)
A Case Television production for CHANNEL 4 in association with NOT (silent)
VCI logo (1995-2005)

Trailers and info[]

The VCI children's trailer from 1996 with clips from "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty & Co.", "Rosie & Jim", "Tots Video", "Sky Dancers" and "Dragon Flyz".