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The Flumps is an animated television series, created and written by Julie Holder, and produced for the BBC by David Yates. The show was first broadcast by the BBC in 1977.^[1]

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The plot revolved around the various adventures of a family of furry characters called The Flumps. It was created and written by Julie Holder and narrated by Gay Soper. The theme tune was played by George Chisholm on the trombone.

In 1978, the BBC released a record, The Flumps (REC 309), that had 4 stories from the TV series narrated and sung by Gay Soper: "Keep Fit", "Balloons", "Moon Shot" and "Something Different".

In 2000, The Flumps was released on DVD. During early 2008, the theme tune was used in a series of adverts for Auto Trader magazine in the UK.

The various flumps were:

• Grandfather Flump, who played a Flumpet (a type of trumpet)
• Father Flump, a keen gardener
• Mother Flump, often seen cooking in the kitchen
• Posie, a girl Flump
• Perkin, a boy Flump
• Pootle, the toddler Flump

The Flumps was shown 21 times between 1977 and 1988, usually around 1.45pm, and usually on BBC1. The transmission runs were as follows:

• The Flumps dedicated website
• The Flumps at IMDb
• "The Flumps". Little Gems.
• "The Flumps". 80s Nostalgia.
• "The Flumps". ClassicKidsTV.co.uk.