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Pipkins – Volume 1

Pipkins – Volume 1

You can’t keep a good hare down!

For a generation of schoolchildren who ran home from school at lunchtime throughout most of the 1970s and early 1980s there was one programme that stood head and shoulders above all others in the arena of children’s television – Pipkins!

Topov, Pig, Tortoise, Octavia the Ostrich and, of course, the irrepressible Hartley Hare spend their time helping out people, usually with unforeseen results! Presented here in volume one from Network DVD are ten episodes from throughout the series run.

Pipkins starred ATV favourites Johnathan Kydd and Sue Nicholls alongside a host of guest faces – be they human or puppet. Hartley Hare’s voice was that of Nigel Plaskitt.

Created by Michael Jeans and developed with writer and actress Susan Pleat, the show was commissioned by ATV when the ITV broadcasting hours were extended and a new children’s lunchtime slot was created. The show was one of a number inspired by Sesame Street.

The series launched in 1973 and 313 episodes were produced before the show was cancelled in 1981 when ATV ceased as a broadcaster on ITV.

Special Features

Puppets and Performances – Hartley Hare interviews Nigel Plaskitt and Heather Tobias.

There are also commentaries and the very first episode’s script and series outline in PDF format. An ATV stills collection is also included.

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