Tots TV
| Tots TV | |
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Tilly, Tom and Tiny outside their secret house.
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| Developed by | Ragdoll Productions |
| Starring | Claire Carre Veronique Deroulede Alexandra Hogg Andrew Davenport Robin Stevens |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English, French, Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 276 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10-25 minutes |
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| Original network |
ITV CBeebies |
| Original release | 3 January 1993 – 27 April 1998 |
Tots TV is a British children's television programme, produced by Ragdoll Productions and Central.
The programme featured three ragdoll friends: Tilly, a French girl, with red hair, who speaks in basic French (changed to English in French broadcasts), Tom, a blue-haired boy with glasses, and Tiny, the youngest Tot, who is smaller than the others and has green hair.
Tots TV was written by two of its puppeteers, Robin Stevens (Tom) and Andrew Davenport (Tiny). Tilly was played by three actresses – initially Veronique Deroulede, then Claire Carre and Alexandra Hogg. The series won two BAFTA awards for its producer Anne Wood and director Vic Finch. Originally broadcast in the UK on the ITV network (as part of CITV), CBeebies, the BBC's television channel for young children, picked up the series from 2004, where it first aired on the BBC Two block as well as the CBeebies channel, on the 19 April.
The Series was also broadcast in the United States on the PBS network from 1996 with Tilly speaking Spanish, instead of French. In 2000 Discovery Kids broadcast the series throughout Central and South America, the Caribbean and the Falkland Islands.
Episodes of the series were released on VHS by Carlton Video.
A number of special episodes of the series were produced for both television and VHS release, including a short series of episodes set in the United States of America, a 'Big Treasure Adventure' set on a pirate ship and several Christmas specials, including one filmed in Rovaniemi, Finland.
A series of educational Tots Video specials released by VCI in 1997 (later re-released by Carlton in 2000) included hour-long episodes based on the alphabet, numbers, animals and basic French.
(Elephant, Horse, Baby Party)
(Peacock, Bikeride, Dog)
(Mountain Climbing, The Funny Noises Band, Tiny's Storybook (Little Red Car), Fluffy Little Chicks, Dressing Up, Bubbles)
(Apple Picking, Kittens, Playground)
(Splashing in the Pool, Hippo in the Garden, Colours, Out to Sea, Tiny's Storybook, Bananas, Parcels)
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