
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.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 7.2 (969 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
The misadventures of a little Peruvian bear living in London, England.
Details
- Rated: N/A
- Released: 13 Apr 1981
- Runtime: 30 min
- Genre: Animation, Family
- Director: N/A
- Writer: N/A
- Actors: Michael Hordern
- Language: English
- Country: UK
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.
- Total Seasons: 2
Previous Episode
Comings and Goings at No.32
Episode 4x12; Apr 24, 1979
Paddington's Aunt Lucy comes on visit, but trouble ensues when she goes to Barkridge's to buy Mr. Brown a thank-you present.
Previous Episodes

4x12: Comings and Goings at No.32

4x11: Paddington in Touch

4x10: Paddington Takes the Stage

4x9: Paddington Dines Out

4x8: An Outing in the Park

4x7: Trouble in the Bargain Basement

4x6: Paddington and the Finishing Touch

4x5: Paddington in a Hole

4x4: Paddington Buys a Share
Cast
Joel Grey as Host
Michael Hordern as Narrator
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 1 | Please Look After This Bear | 1975-01-05 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | A Bear in Hot Water | 1975-01-06 | 5 | |
3 | 3 | Paddington Goes Underground | 1975-01-07 | 5 | |
4 | 4 | A Shopping Expedition | 1975-01-08 | 5 | |
5 | 5 | Paddington and the Old Master | 1975-01-09 | 5 | |
6 | 6 | A Spot of Decorating | 1975-01-12 | 5 | |
7 | 7 | A Family Group | 1975-01-13 | 5 | |
8 | 8 | Paddington Makes a Bid | 1975-01-14 | 5 | |
9 | 9 | Do-It-Yourself | 1975-01-15 | 5 | |
10 | 10 | A Disappearing Trick | 1975-01-16 | 5 | |
11 | 11 | Something Nasty in the Kitchen | 1975-01-19 | 5 | |
12 | 12 | Trouble at the Launderette | 1975-01-20 | 5 | |
13 | 13 | Too Much Off the Top | 1975-01-22 | 5 | |
14 | 14 | A Visit to the Dentist | 1975-01-23 | 5 |
Season 2
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 15 | Paddington Cleans Up | 1975-05-03 | 5 | |
2 | 16 | Mr. Curry Takes a Bath | 1975-05-05 | 5 | |
3 | 17 | Paddington Turns Detective | 1975-05-06 | 5 | |
4 | 18 | Paddington and the Cold Snap | 1975-05-18 | 5 | |
5 | 19 | Trouble at the Waxworks | 1975-05-25 | 5 | |
6 | 20 | Paddington Makes a Clean Sweep | 1975-06-01 | 5 | |
7 | 21 | A Sticky Time | 1975-06-08 | 5 | |
8 | 22 | Paddington Hits the Jackpot | 1975-06-22 | 5 | |
9 | 23 | Paddington Hits Out | 1975-06-29 | 5 | |
10 | 24 | A Visit to the Hospital | 1975-07-06 | 5 | |
11 | 25 | Paddington Recommended | 1975-07-13 | 5 | |
12 | 26 | Fortune Telling | 1975-07-20 | 5 | |
13 | 27 | An Unexpected Party | 1975-07-27 | 5 | |
14 | 28 | Paddington and the Christmas Shopping | 1975-12-03 | 5 | |
15 | 29 | Trouble at No. 32 | 1975-12-23 | 5 | |
16 | 30 | Paddington's Christmas | 1975-12-25 | 5 |
Series Cast
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Joel Grey | as Host | |
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Michael Hordern | as Narrator |