The Shoe People

The Shoe People was a animated television series which was first broadcast in the UK in April 1987 on TV-am. The Shoe People went on to be broadcast in 62 countries around the world. It was the first series from the West to be shown in the former Soviet Union and became so popular there that they sold over 25 million Shoe People books. The Shoe People was created by James Driscoll, who got the inspiration for the show from noticing that the style and appearance of peoples shoes told you about their owners personalities. He then wondered what stories these shoes could tell about themselves... when they were new and had gradually worn out. The theme song for The Shoe People was written and sung by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. In a Shoe Repairs Shop, not too far away. The Shoe Mender tries to repair all the shoes he gets, but sometimes he cannot repair them all. But he does not throw away these shoes, he puts them in the back room of the shop. These join the other shoes and boots he could not bear to throw away and the ones where their owners never came back for them but this room has a secret.
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