Hickory House (TV series)

Hickory House
GenreChildren's television series, Educational
Presented byAlan Rothwell
Nicolette Chaffey
Louise Hall-Taylor
Amanda Barrie
Julia North
Voices ofBarry Smith
Theme music composerDerek Hilton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes129
Production
ProducerJohn Coop
Running time10 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV
Release12 March 1973 (1973-03-12) –
1 July 1977 (1977-07-01)

Hickory House is a British television programme aimed at pre-school children. It was produced by Granada Television from 1973 to 1977, and broadcast on weekday lunchtimes.

Each programme was usually hosted by a pair of presenters, most often including Alan Rothwell. The setting was a normal house, but in Hickory House, household objects were brought to life through puppetry. The puppet characters included Humphrey Cushion and Dusty Mop. The puppets were created by Barry Smith.[1]

All 129 episodes survive in Granada's archive, although none has yet been released on DVD.

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Manchester's Diary". Manchester Evening News. 15 April 1976. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
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