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Release Date:
6 April 1998 (USA) See more »
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Plot:
In this television show for babies, the four colourful Teletubbies coo and play in idyllic Teletubbyland... See more »
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Watched by Children and Students See more (45 total) »

Cast

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Jessica Smith ... Sun Baby (333 episodes, 1997-2001)
John Simmit ... Dipsy (226 episodes, 1997-2001)
Nikky Smedley ... Laa-Laa (226 episodes, 1997-2001)
Pui Fan Lee ... Po (226 episodes, 1997-2001)
Tim Whitnall ... Narrator / ... (226 episodes, 1997-2001)

Eric Sykes ... Additional Voice / ... (226 episodes, 1997-2001)

Toyah Willcox ... Additional Voices (226 episodes, 1997-2001)
Mark Heenehan ... Tinky-Winky / ... (186 episodes, 1997-2001)
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Series Directed by
Paul Gawith (6 episodes, 1998-2001)
Vic Finch (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Andrew Davenport (2 episodes, 1999-2000)

David Hiller (unknown episodes)
 
Series Writing credits
Andrew Davenport (12 episodes, 1998-2001)
Anne Wood (12 episodes, 1998-2001)

Series Produced by
Mary Pyke .... line producer (9 episodes, 1998-2001)
Anne Wood .... producer (9 episodes, 1998-2001)

Andrew Davenport .... co-executive producer (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Sue James .... supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
 
Series Original Music by
Andrew McCrorie-Shand (7 episodes, 1999-2001)
 
Series Film Editing by
Lee Phillips (330 episodes, 1997-2001)
David Barry (320 episodes, 1997-2001)
Simon Cruse (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Gordon Burton (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jonathan Birkett (5 episodes, 1999-2001)
John Cryer (3 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michael Holliday (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
 
Series Production Design by
Julian Fullalove (335 episodes, 1997-2001)
Robert Berk (10 episodes, 1998-2001)
 
Series Art Direction by
John McHugh (20 episodes, 1997)
 
Series Costume Design by
Niki Lyons (8 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Production Management
Edwin Wyatt .... post-production manager / production manager (214 episodes, 1997-2000)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Siobhan O'Donnell .... assistant director (5 episodes, 1999-2001)
Alan Conley .... assistant director (3 episodes, 1999-2001)
 
Series Art Department
John West .... scenic artist (1 episode, 1997)
 
Series Sound Department
Sandy Buchanan .... adr recordist (330 episodes, 1997-2001)
Chris Downes .... sound dubbing mixer (330 episodes, 1997-2001)
Timothy Vine .... dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 1998-2001)
Nicolas Le Messurier .... dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 1998-2001)
Brendan Nicholson .... dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Richard Pilcher .... additional sound (2 episodes, 1997)
 
Series Stunts
Tom Delmar .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Nelson .... camera operator (335 episodes, 1997-2001)
Rob Carter .... camera operator (34 episodes, 2000-2001)

Joe Finan .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Animation Department
Craig Zerouni .... animator (1 episode, 1999)
Sheila Dunn .... animator (1 episode, 2000)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beth Ferdinando .... wardrobe supervisor (13 episodes, 1998-2001)
 
Series Editorial Department
Steven Hollis .... first assistant editor (214 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ros Cook .... post-production coordinator (7 episodes, 1999-2001)
Lynne Hawkins .... post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 1999-2001)
Annette Cunningham .... post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Music Department
Andrew McCrorie-Shand .... musical director (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
 
Series Other crew
Sue James .... head of production (9 episodes, 1999-2001)
Elke-Louise Crump .... script supervisor (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Nicky Hinkley .... choreographer (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sue Pethybridge .... script supervisor (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Wendy Hardie .... location director (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lesley Hutchison .... location director (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
 

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28 min
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Trivia:
"Teletubby Land" was a farmer's field in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The set only had temporary planning permission, so once the show ended production in 2001, the set had to be turned back into a flat field.See more »
Quotes:
Narrator:Teletubbies love each other very much.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "30 Rock: I Do Do (#4.22)" (2010)See more »

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12 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Watched by Children and Students, 15 January 2003
Author: HuggyBear1 from Sydney, Australia

The Teletubbies live in a Nazi-style bunker where everything is "lovely". Genetically modified rabbits are their only living companions. A voice from nowhere tells them what to do, or tells them what is about to happen to them. They show a small film from one of their bellies and then repeat the film - this was another Nazi trick - repetition being used to brain-wash.

All of this weird nonsense is watched over by a baby in the sun. All the Teletubbies are named after slang for genitalia:- Tinky Winky (obviously the male organ), La La (female), Po (bottom in German) and Dipsy (Russian slang for the male organ.

It's quite amazing - you should watch it.

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