Michael Bentine's Potty Time: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This eccentric series was created by and starred the fourth Goon, Michael Bentine, interacting with a seemingly endless parade of puppets, known as "The Pottys". Together, they took us through a "potted" history of Britain and the world, peered at various myths and legends, and reimagined our literary legacy - from a Potty point of view... Each episode, Michael would step out of his drawing room and into the Potty's miniature realm. We visited Hadrian's Wall, Treasure Island, Sherwood Forest, Frankenstein's Castle, Camelot and beyond. But no matter where we went, numerous Potty encounters, contretemps, debates and debacles would ensue, ensuring that wrongs were righted, history rewritten, and we left suitably reeducated about the world.

Series details

• Title: Michael Bentine's Potty Time
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1973-11-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-05-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 57406
• IMDb ID: tt0259802
• TVDB ID: 260290

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-11-12; final listed air date 1974-05-06; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Michael Bentine's Potty Time on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.