The Perishers is a cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers. Judy Bennett voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Sheila Steafel voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH. Castle Vision published the first home video release of the The Perishers: Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD titled The Perishers: Magic Mirror, and the remaining 10 episodes to a second DVD, The Perishers: The Skateboard Champion.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Magic Mirror | 1979-03-21 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | In the Cart | 1979-03-22 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Life from the Ocean Wave | 1979-03-23 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | A-Camping We Will Go | 1979-03-28 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | A Fool and his Money Aren't as Easily Parted as You Think | 1979-03-29 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bath? | 1979-03-30 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | How to Train the Family Dog | 1979-04-02 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Ugly Duckling | 1979-04-04 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Look Before it Leaps | 1979-04-06 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Spring Fever | 1979-04-09 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Skateboard Champion | 1979-04-11 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Wheeling and Dealing | 1979-04-18 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | She May or She May Not | 1979-04-20 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Noblesse Oblige | 1979-04-23 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | The War Games | 1979-04-24 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Well Blow Me Down | 1979-04-25 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Bone Champions | 1979-04-27 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Rehabilitation of BH (Calcutta) Failed | 1979-05-01 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Eye Balls in the Sky | 1979-05-02 | 5 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Inch-thick Ketchup Sandwich | 1979-05-04 | 5 min |