Teletubbies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Series for children of pre-school age, featuring four characters who live in Teletubbyland (Po, Dipsy, Tinky Winky and Laa Laa). The aim of the series is to make children ready to learn, encouraging the child viewer to say words and make noises in response to the programme.

Series details

• Title: Teletubbies
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1997-03-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-01-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7246
• IMDb ID: tt0142055
• TVDB ID: 72662

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Heenehan — Tinky Winky
• John Simmit — Dipsy
• Nikky Smedley — Laa-Laa
• Pui Fan Lee — Po

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-03-31; final listed air date 1997-05-23.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-06-23; final listed air date 1997-07-18.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-09-01; final listed air date 1997-10-24.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-12-08; final listed air date 1998-01-16.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-03-23; final listed air date 1998-05-22.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-06-22; final listed air date 1998-07-17.
• Season 7: premiered 1998-08-31; final listed air date 1998-10-23.
• Season 8: premiered 1998-12-14; final listed air date 1999-01-08.
• Season 9: premiered 1999-03-15; final listed air date 1999-03-26.
• Season 10: premiered 1999-08-02; final listed air date 1999-08-27.
• Season 11: premiered 1999-11-22; final listed air date 1999-12-17.
• Season 12: premiered 2000-07-31; final listed air date 2000-08-25.
• Season 13: premiered 2000-12-11; final listed air date 2001-01-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Teletubbies 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.