Bagpuss (1974)

Animation · Comedy · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (1,242 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (1974)

7.60 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 14 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ship in a Bottle	7.7	48
2	The Owls of Athens	7.7	35
3	The Frog Princess	7.4	36
4	The Ballet Shoe	7.8	34
5	The Hamish	7.9	37
6	The Wise Man	7.6	30
7	The Elephant	7.2	31
8	The Mouse Mill	8.5	49
9	The Giant	7.2	28
10	Old Man's Beard	7.3	29
11	The Fiddle	7.5	30
12	Flying	7.4	30
13	Uncle Feedle	7.6	31

Bagpuss (1974)

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