Bagpuss (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, Bagpuss is a kids and animation series.

What it’s about. Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company Smallfilms. The title character was, "An old, saggy, cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams." Although only 13 episodes of the show were made, it remains fondly remembered, and was regularly repeated in the UK for thirteen years. In 1999 Bagpuss topped a BBC poll for the UK's favourite children's TV programme.

Who’s in it. Bagpuss stars Oliver Postgate as Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice, Sandra Kerr as Madeleine the Rag Doll / Mice and John Faulkner as Gabriel the Toad / Mice.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Bagpuss has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and ITVX Premium and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bagpuss page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bagpuss tend to enjoy Big Time Rush, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.