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Ref NoBG/KW/7
TitleEpisode 6: Kevin's Christmas Treat
DescriptionMaterial relating to the episode 'Kevin's Christmas Treat', planned episode 6 of the animation Kevin Saves the World. This episode was not fully produced or braodcast.

'Kevin's Christmas Treat' synopsis: Kevin is sent to the shopping mall to buy some items for his mum, but he is distracted by the toys. He finds Santa's grotto and pays to go inside, where he finds a robot Santa. Kevin asks for the items on his mum's shopping list, but the robot does not understand and self-destructs. The other children get presents and Kevin lands in a flying car that he drives home.
Date1999
SubjectAnimation
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryFarnham
Extent1 subsubseries
RelatedNameCodeDS/UK/21
DS/UK/49
DS/UK/48
LocationFarnham, G193
AdminHistory'Kevin's Christmas Treat' was a planned Christmas Special. The episode was 'based on Harrods and the West End and the lights and everything and Father Christmas' (Bob Godfrey, interview by Kasper de Graaf, 26 November 2004; Chelsea Arts Club). In a letter from Bob Godfrey to Daniel Postgate, Godfrey writes the following: "A few ideas I put together in Oslo Airport. I was inspired by a Santa Claus Grotto that was fully computerised. Kevin is too old to "believe" in Santa but I think he would want him to be at least human. Here we could have a dig at Christmas rip-offs in big stores" (Bob Godfrey, letter to Daniel Postgate, 29 November 1995).

Show related Persons records.

Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/21Godfrey; Bob (1921-2013); Animator1921-2013
DS/UK/49Aune; Kine (1943-present); creator and director of short and animation films1943-present
DS/UK/48Postgate; Daniel (1964-present); Freelance author, illustrator and cartoonist1964-present
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