Pinky and Perky

This article is about the original series. For the 2008 revival, see The Pinky and Perky Show.

Pinky and Perky
Pinky and Perky as they appeared on their original BBC TV show
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Jan Dalibor Vlasta Dalibor
Presented by	Jan Dalibor Vlasta Dalibor
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Production company	Thames Television (1970–71)
Original release
Network	BBC1 (1957–68) ITV (1970–71)
Release	1957 (1957) – 1971 (1971)

Pinky and Perky is a children's television series first broadcast by BBC TV in 1957, and revived in 2008 as an animated adaptation.

Background

The title characters are a pair of anthropomorphic singing puppet pigs, named Pinky and Perky. Pinky and Perky spoke and sang in high-pitched voices, created by re-playing original voice recordings at twice the original recorded speed; the vocals were sung by Mike Sammes. ^[1] The show was banned by the BBC for being too political, but public outcry caused them to reinstate it. ^[2]

In 1993, Pinky and Perky appeared regularly on The Pig Attraction, a CITV puppet-focused talk show, performing a song every week. The Pinky and Perky segments were made in collaboration with Jan and Vlasta Dalibor. ^[3]

A CGI reboot of the show, titled The Pinky and Perky Show , was released in 2008. ^[4] A comic strip based on the TV series was drawn by Jim Turnbull. ^[5]

References

1. "Mike Sammes". The Independent. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
2. "Pinky & Perky – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
3. Ricketts, Ben. "The Pig Attraction". curiousbritishtelly.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
4. "PINKY & PERKY at televisionheaven.co.uk". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
5. "Jim Turnbull". lambiek.net. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

• Pinky and Perky at IMDb
• Watch The Pinky and Perky Show on BBC iplayer