A stop-motion animation produced in Poland. The Moomins is a stop motion animated children's television series based on Tove Jansson's Moomin series of books. It was produced by Se-ma-for and Jupiter Film between 1977 and 1982 for Polish, Austrian, and German television. The series was later sold to other countries, including the UK. The British version was adapted by Anne Wood at FilmFair and broadcast in the UK in 1983 on Children's ITV, with repeats in 1986. It was narrated by British actor Richard Murdoch. This series was the third adaptation based on the Moomin books, with two more made subsequently. It is one of the two best-known Moomin series, alongside the Japanese-made anime version, *Moomin* (1990). The 1977–1982 stop-motion version has been criticized for being occasionally scary and rather dark in tone for its intended young audience. In contrast to the 1990s series, it is widely believed to be the most faithful TV adaptation of Tove Jansson's stories and much closer to her original vision. Tove herself was heavily involved during the series' production and was very pleased with the result, as revealed in an interview with Anne Wood in Simon Sheridan's 2007 book *The A to Z of Classic Children's Television*. The scripts for each episode were translated from Polish into Finnish and sent to Tove and Lars Jansson. If they felt any changes were needed, they would correct the script, expanding or rewriting it. Afterwards, the scripts were sent back, and only then did production on the particular episode begin. The opening titles featured a bouncy theme tune composed by Graeme Miller and Steve Shill, consisting of flutes and synthesizers, alongside a popular still image of Moomintroll holding a hat.