Pipkins DVD Releases
Picture above - Heather Tobias, Jonathan Kydd, Nigel Plaskitt and Elizabeth Lindsay with the 21st Century Pipkins
'Network DVD' have released the five volumes of PIPKINS on DVD.
Sadly Network has gone into receivership but some editions of the DVDs are still available on Amazon and other retailers..
In choosing titles for these releases I've included episodes from each era of Pipkins.
In the first volume Hartley presents all the menu screens and in Volume two he is 'helped' by Topov - Pig having gone to the trough!
Hartley writes on the back cover of the first DVD:
"Hello, everybody and welcome to this first release on my very own DVD label. Pipkins Entertainment. I'm very pleased to be able to bring you some of the only surviving episodes from my glittering career in television! In them, you'll find plenty of me, Hartley Hare, as well as my friends Pig, Topov, Tortoise and Octavia. But you all know who's the real star of the show, don't you?"
Picture above - Heather Tobias, Jonathan Kydd, Nigel Plaskitt and Elizabeth Lindsay with the 21st Century Pipkins
'Network DVD' have released the five volumes of PIPKINS on DVD.
Sadly Network has gone into receivership but some editions of the DVDs are still available on Amazon and other retailers..
In choosing titles for these releases I've included episodes from each era of Pipkins.
In the first volume Hartley presents all the menu screens and in Volume two he is 'helped' by Topov - Pig having gone to the trough!
Hartley writes on the back cover of the first DVD:
"Hello, everybody and welcome to this first release on my very own DVD label. Pipkins Entertainment. I'm very pleased to be able to bring you some of the only surviving episodes from my glittering career in television! In them, you'll find plenty of me, Hartley Hare, as well as my friends Pig, Topov, Tortoise and Octavia. But you all know who's the real star of the show, don't you?"
21st Century Pipkins
VOLUME ONE
Volume One was released in April 2005.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan and Sue Nicholls.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon and Denis Bond
Programmes included are:
Volume One was released in April 2005.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan and Sue Nicholls.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon and Denis Bond
Programmes included are:
- The Glove Puppet
- The Drum
- Hartley the Leader
- Cowboys
- The Grass is Greener
- Tom & the Circus Guest: Sue Nicholls
- Love Thy Neighbour Guest: Sue Nicholls
- Borrowing & Lending Guest: Sue Nicholls
- Hartley the Pig
- Odd One Out
Pig & Topov in front of the cameras on the 'backlot' at Pinewood Studios
VOLUME TWO
Volume Two was released on the 26th September 2005.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Diana Eden, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter,Alex Knight, George Woodbridge, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan, Jumoke Debayo, Billy Hamon and Sue Nicholls.
Written by:
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Denis Bond, Vicky Ireland and Michael Jeans
Programmes included are:
Volume Two was released on the 26th September 2005.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Diana Eden, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter,Alex Knight, George Woodbridge, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan, Jumoke Debayo, Billy Hamon and Sue Nicholls.
Written by:
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Denis Bond, Vicky Ireland and Michael Jeans
Programmes included are:
- Bertha & Hartley Clean up (Inigo Pipkin) Guest: Jumoke Debayo
- Hartleys Teeth
- Topov and the Bananas
- Catching the Mood
- Hartley and the Lamp Guest: Billy Hamon
- Let's Make an Opera
- The Plant Growers
- Mrs Muddle's Puppet Show Guest: Sue Nicholls
- Hartley the Conjuror Guest: Sue Nicholls
- Cheering Up Tortoise
Hartley and Mrs Muddle (Sue Nicholls)
VOLUME THREE
Volume Three was released on 16th May 2008.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Alex Knight, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan, Charles McKeown and Sue Nicholls.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Samuel Sevlon, Johnny and Sandy Byrne, Vicky Ireland and Denis Bond
Programmes included are:
Volume Three was released on 16th May 2008.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Alex Knight, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan, Charles McKeown and Sue Nicholls.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Samuel Sevlon, Johnny and Sandy Byrne, Vicky Ireland and Denis Bond
Programmes included are:
- An Old Glass Door Guest: Charles McKeown
- Johnny's Flat, Hartley's Office
- Death of a Goldfish
- Moving Out
- Hartley and the Dog
- The Haunted House
- All that Glitters
- The Monster
- A Day with the Scrapman
- Why Can't Teddy Go Home?
- Topov Asks Why
- Topov the Lookout
- Hartley Laureate
- The Allotment
- A Play for Tortoise
- A Bed for Mrs Muddle Guest: Sue Nicholls
Paul Jomain - creator of 21st Century Pipkins puppets
VOLUME FOUR
Volume Four was released in 2016.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan and Janet Dale.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Vicky Ireland and Denis Bond.
Programmes included are
There is also a volume 5 and "The Collection" which is all the episodes from the 5 Network volumes.
Volume Four was released in 2016.
The Cast includes:Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Lorain Bertorelli, Elizabeth Lindsay, Anne Rutter, Wayne Laryea, Jonathan Kydd, Paddy O'Hagan and Janet Dale.
Written by
Susan Pleat, Gail Renard, Billy Hamon, Vicky Ireland and Denis Bond.
Programmes included are
- The Toy-makers
- Uncle and the Hoe
- Gnome Sweet Gnome
- Hartley and Granny Atlas
- Uncle and the Marrow
- Weighing Tortoise
- Somebody's Birthday
- The Birdwatcher
- Getting Tom's Attention
- The Invisible Hare
- Many Paws Make Light Work
- Pipkin of the Year
- Hartley in a Hurry
- Painting
- Peter Comes to Pipkins
- Eyes and Ears
- Up and Down Lift
- Listen with Pipkins
- Jack of All Trades
- Topov the Lollipop Man
- Keep Out
- Copy Cats
There is also a volume 5 and "The Collection" which is all the episodes from the 5 Network volumes.