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The following is a list of episodes of the Topsy and Tim live-action children's series that was shown on the BBC's CBeebies television channel between 2013 and 2015. The programmes were based on the Topsy and Tim books written by Jean Adamson and Gareth Adamson in the 1960s and 1970s. There were three series with a total of seventy-one 15-minute episodes. The list includes the original air dates of each episode. This show currently airs reruns on Universal Kids in the USA. The series was produced by Darrall Macqueen.
Series 1 (2013–2014)
There were 30 episodes in the first series: episodes 1–15 were originally aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in November 2013; episodes 16–30 were first aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in February/March 2014.
- Rainy House – 11 November 2013
- Strange Beds – 12 November 2013
- Double Playdate – 13 November 2013
- New Clothes – 14 November 2013
- Lost Keys – 15 November 2013
- Dog Day – 18 November 2013
- Marble Run – 19 November 2013
- Car Wash – 20 November 2013
- Bad Smell – 21 November 2013
- Pet Sitters – 22 November 2013
- Big Box – 25 November 2013
- Finders Seekers – 26 November 2013
- Wheely Bag – 27 November 2013
- Twin Twins – 28 November 2013
- New Babysitter – 29 November 2013
- Dinosaur Egg – 24 February 2014
- Itchy Heads – 25 February 2014
- House Buyers – 26 February 2014
- The Play – 27 February 2014
- Old Toys – 28 February 2014
- Lost Stick – 3 March 2014
- Sing Song – 4 March 2014
- Wrapping Paper – 5 March 2014
- Dressing Up – 6 March 2014
- Chicken Pox – 7 March 2014
- Growing Sunflowers – 10 March 2014
- Baby Jack – 11 March 2014
- Wide Awake – 12 March 2014
- Moving House – 13 March 2014
- Remember When – 14 March 2014
Series 2 (2014)
There were 31 episodes in the second series: episodes 1–15 were originally aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in July 2014; episodes 16–30 were first aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in September/October 2014; a Christmas episode was appended to the series.
- New House – 7 July 2014
- New Pet – 8 July 2014
- New Friend – 9 July 2014
- Busy Builders – 10 July 2014
- Twin Swings – 11 July 2014
- Sore Paw – 14 July 2014
- Nursery Photo – 15 July 2014
- New Bikes – 16 July 2014
- Lost Cat – 17 July 2014
- Indoor Tent – 18 July 2014
- Family Tree – 21 July 2014
- Wiggles' Trip – 22 July 2014
- Emergency Rescue – 23 July 2014
- Broken Vase – 24 July 2014
- Special Cake – 25 July 2014
- Our Teeth – 15 September 2014
- Helping Dad – 16 September 2014
- Washing Mossy – 17 September 2014
- Dad's Office – 18 September 2014
- Welcome Home – 19 September 2014
- Special Invitation – 22 September 2014
- Wheelchair Exercises – 23 September 2014
- School Run – 24 September 2014
- Visiting School – 25 September 2014
- School Shoes – 26 September 2014
- Teacher Visit – 29 September 2014
- Our Balloons – 30 September 2014
- Birthday Party – 1 October 2014
- First Day – 2 October 2014
- Remember This – 3 October 2014
- Christmas Eve – 18 December 2014
Series 3 (2015)
The third and final series was originally aired on Wednesday evenings, one episode per week, in autumn 2015.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | "Camping Weekend" | Unknown | September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) | |
| Topsy and Tim are excited to go on their very first campout with Mummy and Dad, but it soon ends in disaster when Topsy begins to feel really sick. | |||||
| 2 | 63 | "Hospital Visit" | Unknown | September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) | |
| At school, Tim discovers he can't see very far enough. Topsy meanwhile, with Mummy, remains in the hospital with appendicitis. | |||||
| 3 | 64 | "Getting Better" | Unknown | September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) | |
|
Topsy meets a new friend in the Hospital, who is also there because of her broken leg. Note: Tim doesn't appear in this episode. | |||||
| 4 | 65 | "Coming Home" | Unknown | October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) | |
| A well Topsy says goodbye to her new friends at the hospital when Tim and Dad pick her and Mummy up. | |||||
| 5 | 66 | "Eye Test" | Unknown | October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) | |
| Grandma takes Tim for his eye test, but he doesn't know what glasses to choose. | |||||
| 6 | 67 | "Tony's Friend" | Unknown | October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21) | |
| Tim meets Tony's new best friend, Sam. He begins to feel left out when the two best friends play together. | |||||
| 7 | 68 | "Two Dogs" | Unknown | October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28) | |
| Topsy is bored after leaving the hospital, but when she notices DIY Derek has a new dog named Teddy, she begins to have fun especially with an unwell Mossy at Grandma's. | |||||
| 8 | 69 | "New Glasses" | Unknown | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) | |
| Tim goes to pick up his new glasses. Meanwhile, Topsy visits a pottery cafe with Kerry and her mum. | |||||
| 9 | 70 | "Lovely Mossy" | Unknown | November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) | |
| Mossy the Dog is very sick, and so Topsy and Tim come to support Grandma. | |||||
| 10 | 71 | "All Change!" | Unknown | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) | |
| Everything is changing when Mummy gets pregnant with a baby boy, and Grandma has a new dog. | |||||
References
- Brown, Maggie (10 November 2013). "Classic children's books revived to enthral today's young generation". The Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- Allen, Katie (18 October 2012). "Ladybird's Topsy and Tim to CBeebies". The Bookseller. Retrieved 23 May 2019.