Scripted series · PBS Kids
Teletubbies
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Pui Fan Lee
Po (voice)
369 eps
John Simmit
Dipsy (voice)
369 eps
Nikky Smedley
Laa-Laa (voice)
369 eps
Dave Thompson
Tinky-Winky (voice)
118 eps
Simon Shelton
Tinky-Winky (voice)
251 eps
Jessica Smith
Sun Baby
334 eps
Jessica Smith
Sun Baby (voice)
369 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Teletubbies actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Teletubbies reads strongest on World Building, Spectacle and Humour.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with colourful rotund characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a magical land called Teletubbyland.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 369 episodes.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Recognition
Awards
2 wins
Japan Prize (NHK)
1 win · latest 1997
- WinnerJapan Prize (NHK)1997
Teletubbies · Teletubbies
Q11500126
1 win · latest 1997
- WinnerQ115001261997
Teletubbies · Teletubbies
Where to watch
Streaming
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