You and Me: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

You and Me is a BBC television programme for pre-school children broadcast from 1974 to 1995. It aired on BBC 1 from 1974-1983 & on BBC 2 from 1983-1995. The programmes consisted of various segments intended to educate and entertain young children and included elements for early literacy and numeracy. The first episode, called "Moving house", was broadcast at 10:45 am 14 January 1974 on BBC1. The series' original intention was to teach children safety, reading and emotional well being. The show featured a mixture of human actors and puppets. Originally it featured the actor Tony Hughes as Herbert The Handyman, along with the puppet characters Mr Bits and Pieces and Purrfecta the Cat.

Series details

• Title: You and Me
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1974-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9290
• IMDb ID: tt0397225
• TVDB ID: 423720

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-01-14; final listed air date 1974-02-15.

Source and licence

Adapted from You and Me 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.