Discovered more about The Village et al:
The series is considered to have been a dominant creative influence on TV and film standards and culture and, indeed, on popular culture in general.
The title sequence is widely held to be one of the best ever made – contemporary reviewers said it was more feature film than telly.
The “voice” of the Village, the female announcer who greets everyone through the speakers and announces over the tannoy was Fenella Fielding.
The big white floaty blob which bounces on people was “played” by a meteorological balloon and was generally called “Rover”
The car in the titles is a Lotus 7 series 2. It is an early alloy skinned example which had as standard a Ford 1172cc side-valve engine producing some 40bhp. Light weight meant that it could nevertheless get to 60mph in 7 secs or less.