Pipkins

Pipkins

1973
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
📺 14 Seasons
🎬 321 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 15 min/episode
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Pipkins was a British children's TV programme. Hartley Hare, Pig, Topov and the gang were the stars of ATV's pre-school series which ran from January 1973 to 29 December 1981.

Seasons

Season 1
1973 • 24 Episodes
This is Mr Pipkin's Workshop. Come on in and look around. See all those puppets ? Well, Mr Pipkin made them and they are rather special, for they can dance and sing just like humans.
Season 2
1973 • 25 Episodes
Inigo Pipkin has problems. When he had a telephone put into the workshop, he didn’t realize the trouble it would cause…
Season 3
1974 • 25 Episodes
Johnny is now in charge but without Mr Pipkin to teach him to make puppets, how will he earn money to buy food ? He has an idea…
Season 4
1974 • 10 Episodes
Pipkins - the help people, have another job to do. A man who looks after elephants is unhappy with his bath...
Season 5
1975 • 10 Episodes
Uncle Hare comes up from the country and discovers a public library: a place where they lend you books - even picture books for Topov who can’t read...
Season 6
1975 • 13 Episodes
Topov is supposed to telephone Hartley to tell him where he is when he’s out working, but naughty Topov doesn’t do this… yet, somehow Hartley finds out… how ?
Season 7
1975 • 14 Episodes
Have Pipkins really forgotten Mrs P’s birthday, as she thinks ? Or are they planning a surprise for her ?
Season 8
1976 • 21 Episodes
The Pipkins make toys for children in hospital and Hartley learns to be careful when using glue...
Season 9
1976 • 35 Episodes
Everyone is going for a picnic in the woods. Hartley prepares delicious things to eat while Topov plans to bring all his toys and comics. but it’s too much to carry on one bike, as Topov learns…
Season 10
1977 • 10 Episodes
Johnny decides that if everyone wants to play at cowboys they should do it at playtime, which they do, but Topov doesn't quite get the hang of what's supposed to be done...
Season 11
1977 • 20 Episodes
The trouble with a washing line is that when it is high enough to dry the clothes, it's too high to reach when you want to get them down. Pig comes to the rescue with one of his machines, but creates more problems in the process...
Season 12
1978 • 20 Episodes
Season 13
1979 • 41 Episodes
Octavia is going to give everyone a treat in Pipkins. Everyone, that is who is old enough to enjoy it...
Season 14
1980 • 53 Episodes
Two visitors arrive at Pipkins, one is Mrs Muddle, but the other is unusual and unexpected...

Crew

Writer
Gail Renard

Network

ITV1

Production

Associated Television

Keywords

puppetry