English version of "Nowi goscie", adapted by
Anne Wood of the production company FilmFair, was shortened and re-edited to a ~5 minute episode titled "Thingumy and Bob". It was originally broadcast in the UK in 1983 (as episode 7) on Central Independent Television, as part of its "Watch It!" strand of children's programming. The main differences of the episode include:
- The opening shots of the valley and the mountains, along with an introductory shot of Thingumy and Bob are missing from the UK version.
- In the original version, there are a few additional shots of the Moomin family preparing breakfast for their new guests (Moomintroll bringing chair cushions, and Snorkmaiden bringing plates and flowers).
- The curious Hemulen is watching how Thingumy and Bob are running nervously around the house. A bit later on, the Moomin family is building a barricade to the door. Both scenes are shorter in the UK version.
- Original version has a few additional shots before the night comes (Snufkin with an oil lamp, Moominmamma preparing the bed and pulling curtains, and Moomintroll with the scissors wanting to stay awake all night).
- Moominpappa's alarm system (with a gun from the attic) is shown in more detail in the original version.
- In the UK version there's one notable sound effect not present in the original version: a bugle call for "charge" is heard when the family rushes downstairs.
- The UK version omits the shots of the family regrouping downstairs and Moominpappa showing his spade.
- The sequence with the Groke outside the house is shorter in the UK version. Both the second (Groke moving towards the house and the flowers freezing in a close-up) and the third appearance (Groke in a close-up, with even more flowers freezing up) are missing from the UK version, along with some of the reactions inside the house (Hemulen going to the window and hiding under the table, and Snufkin going to the window). The Groke appears four times in the original version.
- The sequence in the next morning where the Moomin family is examining the ground where the Groke had been is shorter in the UK version. Also missing are the shots of Thingumy and Bob by the window with the suitcase, and the Moomintroll signaling everyone to the meeting by ringing a bell.