About this season
Tickle On The Tum was a series of ten minute programmes for young children produced by Granada Television and aired on the ITV network from 1984 until 1988. The series was set in a shop in the fictional village of Tickle-on-the-Tum. The original presenters were folk-singer Ralph McTell, fresh from his stint on Granada's other children's series Alphabet Zoo and Danusia Harwood. From about the middle of the second series, Harwood was replaced by Jacqueline Reddin. In the final series, Reddin became the show's lead presenter and sang the theme song, after McTell returned to his recording career.
Episodes (30)
1. The Camping Holiday
Aired 1 September 1986 • 30 min
2. Barney and the Loose Screw
Aired 8 September 1986 • 30 min
3. Wok Around the Clock
Aired 15 September 1986 • 30 min
4. Eggs Is Eggs
Aired 22 September 1986 • 30 min
5. A Spotty Day
Aired 29 September 1986 • 30 min
6. The Sink Dustcart
Aired 6 October 1986 • 30 min
7. The Frog March
Aired 13 October 1986 • 30 min
8. Nurse Knightly Can't Sleep
Aired 20 October 1986 • 30 min
9. I've Always Wanted to Be on TV
Aired 27 October 1986 • 30 min
Bessie Bagwash's life long dream of wanting to appear on Television is about to come true when a TV director enters her laundrette and offers her just that.
10. Barney Paints the Kitchen
Aired 3 November 1986 • 30 min
11. Rosie Moon and the Windy Day
Aired 10 November 1986 • 30 min
Connie Caper recounts how she helped Rosie Moon retrieve her lost kite. She also helps Ralph to find his lost mail with all the Tickle jokes.
12. The Rescue
Aired 17 November 1986 • 30 min
13. Surprise
Aired 24 November 1986 • 30 min
Dora the Driver recounts the day she thought everybody had forgotten it was her birthday.
14. Grumpy Grown-Ups
Aired 1 December 1986 • 30 min
Jacqui is feeling grumpy, and Dr. Dimple tries to cheer her up with a story and a cackling cake. But when he finds out Ralph cheered her up with a song, Doctor Dimple becomes grumpy.
15. Ban Barney Bodger
Aired 8 December 1986 • 30 min
16. The Christmas Goose
Aired 15 December 1986 • 30 min
17. Christmas Special
Aired 24 December 1986 • 30 min
Ralph returns from his tour to find Jacqui baby sitting little Jenny Field, as her parents are out searching for their friend 'Mr. Robinson'. Jacqui persuades Ralph to do a magic act as "The Great Mysterio" at the Christmas Day Children's Concert at Tickle Village Hall. She will be his assistant, 'Doris'. But after practicing a few tricks, they are startled by mysterious noises and lights going out in the shop...
18. Catch a Kitten
Aired 5 January 1987 • 30 min
Bunny Brown of the Tickle Pet Shop visits, and Ralph and Jacqui how her ginger kitten is continuously causing trouble.
19. Tickled Pink
Aired 12 January 1987 • 30 min
20. The Water Otter
Aired 19 January 1987 • 30 min
21. Barbeque Night and Birdsnest Soup
Aired 26 January 1987 • 30 min
22. Sports Day
Aired 2 February 1987 • 30 min
23. Barney Bodger Clears the Sink
Aired 9 February 1987 • 30 min
24. The Talent Contest
Aired 16 February 1987 • 30 min
25. The Great Bin Race
Aired 23 February 1987 • 30 min
26. Fishy Tale
Aired 2 March 1987 • 30 min
Dora the Driver remembers the time her Tickle School bus was used to carry a load of Charlie Cod's fresh fish.
27. Chicken Pox
Aired 9 March 1987 • 30 min
Doctor Dimple tells of the time he diagnosed Micky Moon as suffering from chicken pox.
28. Teacher's Pet
Aired 16 March 1987 • 30 min
29. Superhamster
Aired 23 March 1987 • 30 min
Farmer Field explains what happened when his twin girls, Fran and Sue, met Theobald Superhamster.
30. The Thing
Aired 30 March 1987 • 30 min