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Play School

  • TV Series
  • 1964–19881964–1988
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
98
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Play School (1964)
Family

Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
98
YOUR RATING
  • Creator
    • Joy Whitby
  • Stars
    • Brian Cant
    • Rick Jones
    • Julie Stevens
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  • Creator
    • Joy Whitby
  • Stars
    • Brian Cant
    • Rick Jones
    • Julie Stevens
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    • 1User review
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Brian Cant
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    453 episodes453 eps • 1964–1973
    Rick Jones
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    443 episodes443 eps • 1964–1973
    Julie Stevens
    Julie Stevens
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    431 episodes431 eps • 1964–1973
    Miranda Connell
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    331 episodes331 eps • 1966–1973
    Carol Chell
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    330 episodes330 eps • 1966–1984
    Carol Ward
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    322 episodes322 eps • 1964–1971
    Johnny Ball
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    260 episodes260 eps • 1967–1973
    Lionel Morton
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    219 episodes219 eps • 1968–1984
    Dianne Dorgan
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    155 episodes155 eps • 1969–1973
    Colin Jeavons
    Colin Jeavons
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    132 episodes132 eps • 1965–1973
    Marla Landi
    Marla Landi
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    121 episodes121 eps • 1964–1970
    Terence Frisby
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    121 episodes121 eps • 1964–1967
    Valerie Pitts
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    121 episodes121 eps • 1965–1969
    Gordon Clyde
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    110 episodes110 eps • 1965–1970
    Chloe Ashcroft
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    104 episodes104 eps • 1969–1973
    Johnny Silvo
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    100 episodes100 eps • 1970–1973
    Eric Thompson
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter…
    91 episodes91 eps • 1964–1966
    John White
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    91 episodes91 eps • 1967–1971
    • Creator
      • Joy Whitby
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    Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.
    partially lost tv serieschildren's tv show
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    • Trivia
      "Play School" was, unintentionally, the first program to be broadcast on BBC 2 in the UK. A grand opening for the channel was planned for the previous night, but was stopped by an unexpected power failure.
    • Connections
      Edited into BBC Future Generations (1998)

    User reviews1

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    Before School
    For many children my age before you went to school you got to learn some of the basics from Playschool. Watching with your Mother/Father you got to learn about imagination, stories, playing, colours, numbers etc. It was a sad day when this show was cancelled because it was like cancelling your childhood.
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    • Feb 2, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1964 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes

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    Jun 20The Guardian - TV News
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