Pinky and Perky
| Pinky and Perky | |
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 Pinky and Perky as they appeared on their original BBC TV show | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Thames Television (1970–71) |
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| Network | BBC1 (1957–68) ITV (1970–71) |
| Release | 1957 – 1971 |
Pinky and Perky is a children's television series first broadcast by BBC TV in 1957, and revived in 2008 as an animated adaptation.
Background
The title characters are a pair of anthropomorphic singing puppet pigs, named Pinky and Perky. Pinky and Perky spoke and sang in high-pitched voices, created by re-playing original voice recordings at twice the original recorded speed; the vocals were sung by Mike Sammes.[1] The show was banned by the BBC for being too political, but public outcry caused them to reinstate it.[2]
In 1993, Pinky and Perky appeared regularly on The Pig Attraction, a CITV puppet-focused talk show, performing a song every week. The Pinky and Perky segments were made in collaboration with Jan and Vlasta Dalibor.[3]
A CGI reboot of the show, titled The Pinky and Perky Show, was released in 2008.[4] A comic strip based on the TV series was drawn by Jim Turnbull.[5]
References
- ^ "Mike Sammes". The Independent. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Pinky & Perky – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Ricketts, Ben. "The Pig Attraction". curiousbritishtelly.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "PINKY & PERKY at televisionheaven.co.uk". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Jim Turnbull". lambiek.net. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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