TV series
Pipkins
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.
Season 12 episodes
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Episode 3
Let's Make an Opera
It all started as a game - instead of talking to each other you sing to each other. This leads to a Pipkins play, with singing instead of talking...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 8
Hartley and Granny Atlas
Grannies aren't usually strong enough to lift heavy weights - even if they can roller skate. But Hartley discovers differently in this episode...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 9
The Broom Seller
Playing at market stalls is fun. It's even more enjoyable if someone else plays at buying items from your market stall. But no one seems prepared to buy anything from Hartley...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 10
Bedtime
Topov thinks it's unfair that he should have to go to bed first just because he is the youngest. But he soon changes his mind when he goes to bed late...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 11
Hartley and the Dog
Not every Hare has a dog in the yard, but Hartley finds one there. He decides that if the dog is to come and live with them, it might as well be trained to do something useful...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 14
Uncle and the Marrow
This was nearly the sad tale about the fate of the most beautiful marrow ever grown by Hartley's Uncle. But as it turns out, Uncle makes one of the most amazing and wonderful discoveries of his life...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 15
The Royal Astronomer
Hartley wants to be an astronomer, but there is more to it than looking through a telescope. You have to know when to look, where to look and it's better if you're not helped by Topov...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 17
Shadows
Shadows and strange noises can be frightening, unless you know what they are...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 18
Weighing Tortoise
Tortoise has his own lift, but something has happened to it. Hartley cannot turn the handle...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 19
Hartley Laureate
Hartley is a poet, so the whole world has to know it, and he soon becomes very boring...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 20
Someone's Birthday
Whose birthday is it ? Even if Hartley can find out, how can he provide a present if no one has any money ?
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Cast
George WoodbridgeInigo Pipkin
Jonathan KyddTom
Sue Nicholls
Heather Tobias
Charles McKeown
Royce Mills
Wayne LaryeaJohnnyCredits
- Written by
- Gail Renard
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 321
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Associated TelevisionUnited Kingdom