Orson and Olivia
| Orson and Olivia | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Yann Le Pennetier Édith Grattery |
| Written by | Jean-Louis Bachellier |
| Directed by | Arthur Qwak |
| Starring |
English version: Karen Strassman Gay Marshall David Gasman Paul Bandey Bela Grushka Jerry Di Giacomo Barbara Scaff Christian Erickson Joanne Forrest Leslie Clack |
| Music by | Yves de Bujadoux |
| Country of origin |
France Italy United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philippe Grimond |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TF1 |
| Original release | 1993 – 1993 |
Orson and Olivia is a French/Italian animated comedy-drama television series produced by Ellipse Entertainment and Collingwood O'Hare and aired on TF1. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. It is based on the French comics series Basil et Victoria by Edith and Yann, which got a complete English-language book edition in 2014 under the title "Basil & Victoria: London Guttersnipes".[1]
The series aired on ABC in Australia (19 August 1994 - 20 February 1996).
Summary
Olivia and Orson are two orphans who live on a boat in the St Katharine Docks. They have to find food in order to survive and catch rats to make money. They also get into various situations with their friends. These include brushes with the law, encountering people from foreign countries and meeting Queen Victoria, Sherlock Holmes, and Charles Dickens.