Creator of 1980s kids TV show The Trap Door loses cancer battle

The man behind 1980s kids TV show The Trap Door has died.
The Trap Door animator and creator Terry Brain loses cancer battleThe Trap Door animator and creator Terry Brain loses cancer battle
The Trap Door animator and creator Terry Brain loses cancer battle

Terry Brain, from Bristol, lost his two-year fight with cancer aged 60 on Friday morning.

Along with fellow animator Charlie Mills, he was also behind Stoppit and Tidyup and also worked on the Wallace and Gromit films and Chicken Run.

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The Trap Door is one of the most recognised family entertainment shows of the 1980s.

The plot revolves around the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle.

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