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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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Rainy House" | Unknown | 11 November 2013 (2013-11-11) | |
| A hole in the roof means rain water is leaking in through the ceiling of Topsy and Tim's bedroom. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Strange Beds" | Unknown | 12 November 2013 (2013-11-12) | |
| Topsy and Tim can't sleep in the bunk beds as usual because their bedroom is being redecorated by DIY Derek. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Double Playdate" | Unknown | 13 November 2013 (2013-11-13) | |
| When Topsy and Tim's friends Tony Welch and Vinda come to play, things don't quite go to plan at first. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "New Clothes" | Unknown | 14 November 2013 (2013-11-14) | |
| Topsy and Tim are growing out of their old, matching twin clothes, so Mummy buys them new jeans. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Lost Keys" | Unknown | 15 November 2013 (2013-11-15) | |
| Grandma and Mossy the dog visit Topsy and Tim but when it is time to take them home, Dad cannot find his house keys anywhere. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Dog Day" | Unknown | 18 November 2013 (2013-11-18) | |
| Topsy and Tim look after Grandma's dog Mossy with the help of Tim's best friend Tony Welch. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Marble Run" | Unknown | 19 November 2013 (2013-11-19) | |
| Tim makes a marble run with the help of his friend Tony Welch. Topsy suggests the girls make a marble run of their own. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Car Wash" | Unknown | 20 November 2013 (2013-11-20) | |
| Topsy and Tim enjoy a morning of fun and games with Dad but grow impatient when they watch him clean the car on his own. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Bad Smell" | Unknown | 21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) | |
| An estate agent is coming to sell Topsy and Tim's house, but there is a bad smell coming from somewhere. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Pet Sitters" | Unknown | 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) | |
| Topsy and Tim pet-sit their friend Kerry's guinea pigs Poppy and Bailey, but the animals escape from their run! | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Big Box" | Unknown | 25 November 2013 (2013-11-25) | |
| Jamie the postman is delivering a big box to Topsy and Tim's neighbour Mr Fishwick. Mr Fishwick is out so the twins look after the box. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Finders Seekers" | Unknown | 26 November 2013 (2013-11-26) | |
| Topsy and Tim play hide and seek with their friends, but Rai gets stuck in the bathroom. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Wheely Bag" | Unknown | 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) | |
| Mr Rosen visits Topsy and Tim and shows them how to make a house from a giant cardboard box. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "Twin Twins" | Unknown | 28 November 2013 (2013-11-28) | |
| Topsy and Tim enjoy making life-sized cardboard cut-outs of themselves, but milk is accidentally spilled over Tim's cardboard twin. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "New Babysitter" | Unknown | 29 November 2013 (2013-11-29) | |
| Mummy and Dad are going out for dinner, and the twins are being looked after by their new babysitter, Danielle. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "Dinosaur Egg" | Unknown | 24 February 2014 (2014-02-24) | |
| Tim makes a nest for an egg and puts it in the airing cupboard in the hope that it will hatch into a baby dinosaur. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Itchy Heads" | Unknown | 25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) | |
| On the day the parts for the nursery school play are announced, Topsy and Tim find out they have nits and can't go to school. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "House Buyers" | Unknown | 26 February 2014 (2014-02-26) | |
| Topsy and Tim and their friend Rai show Dad their costumes for the nursery school play. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Play" | Unknown | 27 February 2014 (2014-02-27) | |
| Mummy has hurt her arm and missed Topsy and Tim's nursery school play, The Three Little Pigs, but all is not lost. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "Old Toys" | Unknown | 28 February 2014 (2014-02-28) | |
| Mummy asks Topsy and Tim to sort their old toys. She wants the twins to give away the ones they don't use any more before they move house. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "Lost Stick" | Unknown | 3 March 2014 (2014-03-03) | |
| On their way home from nursery school, Topsy and Tim collect lots of sticks. Topsy calls her favourite stick Sticky. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Sing Song" | Unknown | 4 March 2014 (2014-03-04) | |
| Mr Rosen's friends teach Tim how to play the ukulele when their minibus breaks down outside the house. | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "Wrapping Paper" | Unknown | 5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) | |
| The supermarket delivery brings Vinda's birthday card and present but no wrapping paper. | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "Dressing Up" | Unknown | 6 March 2014 (2014-03-06) | |
| It's the day of Vinda's knights and princesses party and Topsy is dressed up in her red knight costume. | |||||
| 25 | 25 | "Chicken Pox" | Unknown | 7 March 2014 (2014-03-07) | |
| Topsy feels hot and has an itchy head, so Dominique calls the doctor, who confirms she has chicken pox. | |||||
| 26 | 26 | "Growing Sunflowers" | Unknown | 10 March 2014 (2014-03-10) | |
| Mummy gives Topsy and Tim some sunflower seeds to grow in their garden. While planting them, Tim loses a seed. | |||||
| 27 | 27 | "Baby Jack" | Unknown | 11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) | |
| Tony Welch and his mum Elaine visit Topsy and Tim with Tony's new baby brother Jack. | |||||
| 28 | 28 | "Wide Awake" | Unknown | 12 March 2014 (2014-03-12) | |
| It's the night before Topsy and Tim move house, and Kerry's parents arrive for a farewell dinner party with Mummy and Dad. | |||||
| 29 | 29 | "Moving House" | Unknown | 13 March 2014 (2014-03-13) | |
| It's moving day. Topsy and Tim help Mummy and Dad and the removal people pack their belongings into a big van. | |||||
| 30 | 30 | "Remember When" | Unknown | 14 March 2014 (2014-03-14) | |
| Topsy and Tim remember some of the wonderful, fun times they have shared in the house. | |||||
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 | 16 September 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 | 23 September 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 | 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) | |
| Topsy meets a new friend in the Hospital, who is also there because of her broken leg. | |||||
| 4 | 65 | "Coming Home" | Unknown | 7 October 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 | 14 October 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 | 21 October 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 | 28 October 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 | 11 November 2015 (2015-11-11) | |
| Mossy the Dog is very sick, and so Topsy and Tim come to support Grandma. | |||||
| 10 | 71 | "All Change!" | Unknown | 18 November 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.