Episode 1
Elephants
15m
Pipkins - the help people, have another job to do. A man who looks after elephants is unhappy with his bath...
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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 9
Topov Asks: Why ?
15m
Topov wants to know why an eggshell breaks if you kick it - his football never does. He also wants to know why all sorts of other things happen...
Where to watch PipkinsEpisode 10
Topov Asks: Why Not ?
15mfinale
Topov wants to know why he can't play with the typewriter, mess about with Tortoise's lift and have fun with his toy spider. Nobody tells him. They just say, "Don't"
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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