About this season
The shows featured the everyday adventures of a group of characters living on Pigeon Street, an area of flats and terraced housing in a British city, also home to several pigeons which appeared in each show but only occasionally featured in the plot. Characters included Clara the long distance lorry driver, her husband Hugo the chef, Mr Baskerville the detective, Mr Jupiter the astronomer, Mr Macadoo the petshop owner, and twins Molly and Polly, who were only distinguishable by the letter M and P on their jumpers.
Episodes (5)
1. Down with the Car Park
Aired 19 November 1981 • 15 min
Jim, Gerald and the twins discover that Mr Clark of the council has plans to build a garage on their playground. The only answer is to protest, but it proves very expensive.
2. The Flood
Aired 26 November 1981 • 15 min
Pigeon Street gets entirely flooded. All the characters have to take refuge in Skyrise Court and Watson gets very scared of the water continualy rising.
3. Time for a Hobby
Aired 3 December 1981 • 15 min
Everybody in Pigeon Street seems to be taking up a hobby, but when Gerald decides to play the saxophone, he has to find somewhere to practise where there's nobody to disturb.
4. Springtime for Hugo
Aired 10 December 1981 • 15 min
Hugo has to lose weight and Dr Glossop advises him to go jogging with him. But jogging is not the right sort of exercise for Hugo. What is? Clara comes up with the answer.
5. Getting Away
Aired 17 December 1981 • 15 min
Everybody in Pigeon Street is going on holiday. Mr Macadoo wants to go too, and Gerald and Mr Baskerville look after his pet shop while he's away.