'The Zookeeper' by David McKee

Feeling trapped inside his house, Mr Benn heads off to the costume shop for an adventure. After the shopkeeper gives him a blue uniform and hat, Mr Benn wonders what he will be; stepping through the changing room door he finds himself at a zoo, and realises that he must be the zookeeper. However, all the animals in this zoo are sad and unhappy. A parrot explains that the animals are miserable because their cages are too small - so Mr Benn decides to turn the tables on the zoo’s visitors, by showing them what it is like to be locked up…

Ray Brooks (The Narrator)

Illustrated by David McKee and Ian Lawless
Music by Duncan Lamont (as Don Warren)
Directed by Pat Kirby
Produced by Zephyr Film Productions for the BBC

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UK (BBC 2):
11th February, 1972

Notes:
*Featuring Mr Benn and the Shopkeeper