
Paddington
1975–1980 · BBC One · 5 min · 4 seasons
S04E12 · Comings and Goings at No.32
Tue, 24 Apr, 9:00 pm
Paddington's Aunt Lucy comes on visit, but trouble ensues when she goes to Barkridge's to buy Mr. Brown a thank-you present.
About
Paddington is a series of British animated shorts based on the Paddington Bear book series by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair. This was the first television series based on the popular children's book Paddington Bear. In the United States it was usually shown on pay television as filler in between programmes.it was also shown in Australia on the ABC In the early 1980s Its narrator was actor Michael Hordern. The series has a very distinctive art style. Paddington himself is a stop-motion animated puppet who moves within a 3-dimensional space and interacts with 2-dimensional animated drawings of the human characters, buildings, etc.
Episodes
- E01
Paddington Weighs In
Tue, 6 Feb· 5 minPaddington visits a health centre.
- E02
Paddington Takes a Snip
Tue, 13 Feb· 5 minAfter seeing an amazing magazine article about plants shaped to everyday things, Paddington tries snipping Mr. Curry's hedge into a peacock, and has a lot of trouble tidying the loose ends, until he wakes up to discover the whole escapade has been a dream.
- E03
A Visit to the Theatre
Tue, 20 Feb· 5 minPaddington goes to see a play with the Browns, and lends a hand when actor Sir Sealy Bloom forgets his lines.
- E04
Paddington Buys a Share
Tue, 27 Feb· 5 minPaddington buys a share in the Portobello Rd Oil Company.
- E05
Paddington in a Hole
Tue, 6 Mar· 5 minMr. Curry assigns Paddington to make him a serving hatch, all is fine until the end...
- E06
Paddington and the Finishing Touch
Tue, 13 Mar· 5 minPaddington decides to thank Mr. Gruber for his kindness by finding him a finishing touch for his patio. When it comes to bringing it home, however, Paddington finds some surprises.
- E07
Trouble in the Bargain Basement
Tue, 20 Mar· 5 minPaddington visits a bargain basement in a shopping store, in order to find something that was very good value. When he tries a demonstration at making pancakes with a frying pan, he accidentally flips the batter all over the audience.
- E08
An Outing in the Park
Tue, 27 Mar· 5 minPaddington goes to the local park to see a brass band concert, and he discovers how Schubert hadn't finished his symphony.
- E09
Paddington Dines Out
Tue, 3 Apr· 5 minThe Browns go out to a posh restaurant to celebrate Paddington's birthday.
- E10
Paddington Takes the Stage
Tue, 10 Apr· 5 minPaddington helped the Drama Society with a performance called The Secret Plan , but during the interval, the actor seems to have lost the actual plans.
- E11
Paddington in Touch
Tue, 17 Apr· 5 minPaddington goes to a rugby match to see the Peruvian Reserves against the Portabello Wanderers, and Aunt Lucy joins in the match, too.
- E12
Comings and Goings at No.32
Tue, 24 Apr· 5 minPaddington's Aunt Lucy comes on visit, but trouble ensues when she goes to Barkridge's to buy Mr. Brown a thank-you present.
- Special
Paddington Goes to the Movies
Tue, 1 Jan· 21 minThe incorrigible Paddington, inspired by the magic of the Silver Screen and a sudden rainstorm, follows the famous footsteps of Gene Kelly and in his own way "dances in the rain" with hilarious consequences.
Cast

Joel Grey
Host

Michael Hordern
Narrator