Bagpuss
1974 · TV Series · 15 min · ★ 6.8
Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company Smallfilms. The title character was, "An old, saggy, cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams." Although only 13 episodes of the show were made, it remains fondly remembered, and was regularly repeated in the UK for thirteen years. In 1999 Bagpuss topped a BBC poll for the UK's favourite children's TV programme.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-02-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 15 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (4 votes)
Themes
- cat
- banjo
- shop
- mouse
- puppet
- folk music
- toad
- woodpecker
- rag doll
- toy comes to life
Cast & crew
Oliver Postgate
as Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice
Sandra Kerr
as Madeleine the Rag Doll / Mice
John Faulkner
as Gabriel the Toad / Mice
Directed by Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin
Episodes1 season · 13 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Ship in a Bottle15m
- S1E2The Owls of Athens15m
- S1E3The Frog Princess15m
- S1E4The Ballet Shoe15m
- S1E5The Hamish15m
- S1E6The Wise Man15m
- S1E7The Elephant15m
- S1E8The Mouse Mill15m
- S1E9The Giant15m
- S1E10Old Man's Beard15m
- S1E11The Fiddle15m
- S1E12Flying15m
- S1E13Uncle Feedle15m