The Riddlers
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The Riddlers was a children's programme that was shown on CITV between 1986 to 1996.
It centred around Marjorie Daw (played by Victoria Williams) and the two Riddlers (small humanoid creatures, portrayed by puppets, whose main aim in life was to "riddle things out") named Mossop (voiced by Richard Robinson) and Tiddler (female, but voiced by Mike Gallant), who inhabited her garden at Riddleton End. Tiddler was not the latter's real name, but a title given to young apprentice Riddlers: once they achieved full Riddler status there would be a special (graduation type)ceremony, at which they would be given their 'real' name. Tiddler's training included being told stories by a Riddlestone, usually one of 'Ees-Up's Foibles'- she would then have to 'riddle out' the moral of the story.
Other characters who joined the show were Marjorie's neighbour, a gardener by the name of Mr Grimley, and another tiddler, known as Middler. Much of the plot revolved around the male characters making mistakes which would then be solved by the female ones.
It was first shown on ITV during early lunchtime programmes in 1986. It was accompanied by a set of "fun stories to help your child learn how to read".
