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I ADORED Mr Benn as a child. I remember guessing with my mum not only which outfit he would pick, but also what the memento from each adventure would prove to be at the end, after the shopkeeper appeared.
And as they starred, amongst others, a sorcerer, a knight in shining armour, an astronaut and a caveman, all to be found lurking behind the rails of the costume hire shop in Festive Road, there was much to fire the imagination.
I scarcely believed in later life that there were only 14 - count 'em! - episodes of this classic series made
THE team at Think Parents sent us a Blu-ray player and some DVDs to review. Once we had them working, the scene reminded me of the Christmas episode of the Royle Family, as everyone clamoured to try out the newly arrived kit.
Just as Jim and Sheila had a whale of a time flicking the lever on their new sofa as it whizzed into upright and reclining positions, we grabbed the remote and ooohed and aaahed at the quality of the picture.
"It's like they're here in the room with you," said Melissa.
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