![]() ![]() As she feared, it got absolutely panned by the critics. ![]() But the company blacked him up, against Mum’s wishes. ![]() When Elisabeth Beresford created Stepney for the late 1990s ITV series, made by Canadian company Cinar, Marcus says, “the idea was that Stepney would represent people from more diverse parts of London and that he’d have dreadlocks. Sometimes I think that’s not understood.” As far as the family is concerned, it should be a very simple story for children to enjoy, with no hidden messages other than the one that has always been there - about looking after their surroundings. The computer-generated characters (not to be confused with those that Mike Batt’s Dramatico Animation company was previously developing) now have assorted fur colours and textures, visible mouths with teeth, and updated outfits.īut Marcus argues: “Wombles have grey fur and orangey-brown faces. ![]() “It’s a fight for the soul of the Wombles,” says Marcus. The author’s son is unhappy with the direction taken by the new animators, feeling that Elisabeth Beresford’s wishes have been ignored, in favour of what the Mail describes as ‘the modern world of identity politics’. Marcus Robertson has criticised the new owners of the Wombles in an interview with the Mail on Sunday newspaper, in an effort to protect his mother’s legacy. Elisabeth Beresford’s son ‘fights for the soul of the Wombles’ ![]()
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