Dappledown Farm is a British children's television programme, starring and presented by Brian Cant and a series of puppets.
It began airing on 11th March 1990 on TV-am[1] until 27th December 1992[2] and was originally broadcast on Sunday mornings.
[6] For example, in the first episode, Brian told the story of animals on the farm that hatched from an egg such as birds, snakes, and tortoises.
[7] In addition to the puppets, the show also integrated stories that involve real-life animals.
Puppet characters in the show included: Dapple the Horse; Mabel the Cow; Stubble and Straw, the two mice; Columbus the Cockerel; Lucky Ducky; Colin the Coot; Millie the Moorhen; Fiona the Frog; and Harry the Heron.