Bertha - Series 1 - Episode 1
Mr Sprott's assistant Tracy has designs a small robot, called Tom - Talk Operated Machine.
Episodes: 12 | Released: 1999 | Certificate: U | Genre: Animated | Director: Ivor Wood
Actors: Roy Kinnear
, Sheila Walker
Mr Sprott's assistant Tracy has designs a small robot, called Tom - Talk Operated Machine.
Bertha is making windmill moneyboxes but Roy and Nell discover that there is no key to unlock them. Meanwhile, Flo has lost her purse whilst out during the lunch-break.
A Mouse is loose in the factory. Bertha is making Jack-in-the-boxes but several are faulty and Roy and Tom have to chase the springing jacks around the factory floor.
Mr Duncan, the works foreman, does a Time and Motion study and comes up with conclusive proof that Bertha should be replaced.
A big order for springs requires special twangy steel. Bertha produce weird and wonderful shaped springs but they don't look anything like they should.
One night two burglars accidentally switch on Bertha who becomes 'alive' to what is happening. Can she and Tom stop the thieves making off with the wages?
Miss McClackerty, discovers that today is in fact, Bertha's birthday! Bertha is oiled, polished and spruced up and given the day off by the Manager.
Mr Sprott and Tracy design a new toy to be made on another machine but they keep falling apart. Good old reliable Bertha is brought to the rescue.
In the Despatch Department a magnet affects Tom's circuitry. Confused he sets off on a tour of the factory.
One very hot day, Bertha is making inflatable plastic bears, which get larger and larger. Bertha finally produces a bear that is enormous and floats to the roof of the workshop.
The production line is running smoothly until Bertha stops due to a faulty lever. When Ted spots Mrs Tupp bandaging Flo's cut finger he gets an idea.
One bitter winter's day Bertha is so cold that she starts to produce beach balls encased in blocks of ice. Poor Bertha has caught a very bad cold.