This basic animation was centered on Gideon, a duck with an unusually long neck.
Gideon's abnormality was the subject of cruel taunts and jibes from the other ducks – who all had normal length necks – but good always came out in the end.
Gideon originated as a series of French storybooks, written by Benjamin Rabier in 1923, under the name Gédéon.
It was directed by Steve Haynes and featured music by Alan Parker ex Blue Mink.
It was shown on ITV between 1979 and 1981 with repeats until 1985 Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor narrated the series, as well as providing all the voices – he estimated[1] he had to do around 57 voices for all the various characters, which included Winston the circus dog, Cornelia the tortoise, Stalker the poacher and even flying rabbits.