Hickory House (TV series)

*Hickory House*
Hickory House
Genre	Children's television series, Educational
Presented by	Alan Rothwell; Nicolette Chaffey; Louise Hall-Taylor; Amanda Barrie; Julia North
Voices of	Barry Smith
Theme music composer	Derek Hilton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	129
Production
Producer	John Coop
Running time	10 minutes
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	12 March 1973 –; 1 July 1977

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 (a sleepy grey cushion with a fondness for bananas), Dusty Mop (a bad-tempered mop with a long red nose) and the Handle Family. The puppets were created by Barry Smith's Theatre of Puppets.

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

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