The Trap Door (1986)

The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme but also for family entertainment, the show drew much from the genres of horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised kids' shows of the 1980s. Digital children's channel Pop started rerunning the show in 2010.

First aired

1986-10-06

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids

Seasons

2 (40 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Charlie Mills, Terry Brain

Directed / written by

Terry Brain, Charlie Mills, Charlie Mills, Terry Brain

TMDB rating

7.7/10 from 22 votes