Episode 1
Mr Pipkin’s Workshop
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.
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TV series
Pipkins
197314 seasons7.3 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Pipkins premiered January 1, 1973. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
Topov the Monkey
Mr Pipkin and Johnny have finished making a monkey puppet, but as Hartley Hare points out, it doesn’t move...
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A Name for the Monkey
Now that the monkey can move, Mr Pipkin and Johnny think very hard for a name, they even ask Tortoise for help. What can they call the newcomer ?
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 4
Mr Pipkin’s Nephew
Mr Pipkin’s nephew, Fred, visits the workshop and tells his uncle that he is entering a bicycle race, but funny things seem to happen to Fred…
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 5
Hartley’s Glasses
Hartley cannot find his glasses. Are they lost, or has someone hidden them? Poor Hartley is in for a worrying time…
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 24
Going to the Seaside
Mr Pipkin, Johnny, Hartley, Tortoise and even naughty Topov are all going away to the seaside for a holiday. Dr Stethoscope is going with them to make sure that no one, especially Hartley, gets a cold.
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Cast
George WoodbridgeInigo Pipkin
Jonathan KyddTom
Sue Nicholls
Heather Tobias
Charles McKeown
Royce Mills
Wayne LaryeaJohnnyPreston Lockwood
Credits
- Written by
- Gail Renard
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 321
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Associated TelevisionUnited Kingdom
Themes
puppetry