The New Adventures of Blinky Bill is an Australian-live action series that featured actors, interacting with puppets that ran on ABC Television from 1984 to 1987.
Set in the fictional Bollygum National Park, characters include Blinky Bill, Mrs Magpie, Angelina Wallaby and Walter Wombat from the books, and new characters such as Charlie Goanna, Eric Echidna, Sybilla Snake and Kerry Bill Koala from the neighbouring fictional Acadia Ridge park.
The puppets were designed and made by the late Beverley Campbell-Jackson, who chose to use a thick and fluffy yarn to knit the outer skin of the marsupial characters, which gave them their furry look on camera.
Some sets, including the ranger's hut and Walter Wombat's general store, were built permanently on location, while others were constructed as required for each episode.
Other writers included Mike Meade (who wrote the pilot episode)Heather March, Mark Page and Morris Gleitzman, who is now a well-known author of children's books.