Charley Says:
Strangers
Starring the voice of Kenny Everett
1973 - Richard Taylor Cartoons
In a playground in a park, a young boy and his cat, Charley, wave at mum, who's sitting on a nearby bench, and head for the swings…
Boy:
[voiceover]
Charley and I were in the park. Then this
man came up and said would I like to see some puppies.
The boy imagines a playful puppy.
Boy:
[voiceover]
And I was going to go, but Charley stopped me.
Charley gesticulates and meows at the boy.
Boy:
[to man]
Charley's reminded me my mum says I shouldn't
go off with people I don't know.
[voiceover]
Then the man went away. We went and told
mummy and she said we'd been very good. I got an apple and Charley got
something he likes.
Charley meows whilst eating his fish.
Boy:
[to us]
He says, never go anywhere with men or ladies
you don't know.
The BFI has made all six "Charley
Says..." films available online as part of its Public
Information Films collection, which can be found at the BFI Player
website. Alongside the English
version of this film, you can also watch the Welsh
version.
In February 2006, the
BBC News website's Magazine section ran a poll to find the nation's
favourite public information films. The "Charley Says..." series was
the clear winner, capturing nearly 40% of the vote. Visit the "Stop Look Listen"
results page at the BBC News Magazine website to find out more.
Other pages in the PIFs section...
- Charley Says... Strangers
- Joe and Petunia: Coastguard
- Joe and Petunia: Acceptance of the Country Code
- Pelican Pedestrians
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