Sara Sara & Hoppity Hoppity

The Production of Sara & Hoppity

This checklist indicates the delivery dates of completed Sara & Hoppity episodes to Associated-Rediffusion.

Notes:
(1) By the A-R Film Librarian. This would have been for technical quality. Interestingly, some dates come before the date delivered and may be inaccurate.
(2) Rejected by Joan Elman, (Head of Programme Clearance?)
(3) Approved by Joan Elman (E) or rejection by Joan Elman overruled by John Rhodes (R), Head of Children's Television
(4) Some of these show dates for approval of payment prior to the rejections by Joan Elman, and these payments were withheld until the episodes had been amended. Payment approved by the Contracts Department (C) or A.Groocock, the Contracts Secretary (G)

Episode and Series Number
Date Delivered
Date Passed *(1)
Date Rejected *(2)
Date Approved *(3)
Date payment
authorised *(4)
Sara And Hoppity (1)
16.08.61
25.08.61
06.11.61
not given
25.08.61 (C)
Hoppity Is Stolen (2)
10.10.61
09.10.61
06.11.61
22.11.61 (R)
09.10.61 (C)
Sara And Hoppity Bake A Cake (3)
01.09.61
25.10.61
06.11.61
not given
08.12.61 (G)
Sara And Hoppity And Shaggy Dog (4)
20.10.61
06.11.61
10.11.61
22.11.61 (R)
08.11.61 (C)
Sara's Friend Has An Accident (5)
21.11.61
13.12.61
01.12.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Shaggy Is Taught Some Tricks (6)
20.10.61
06.11.61
10.11.61 (E)
08.11.61 (C)
Sara And Hoppity Go Skating (7)
20.10.61
17.11.61
(resubmitted)
10.11.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Sara And The Broken Toys (8)
10.10.61
09.10.61
10.11.61
22.11.61 (R)
09.10.61 (C)
Shaggy In Trouble (9)
01.09.61
25.10.61
10.11.61
not given
08.12.61 (G)
A Present For Miss Julie/
Sara Buys A Present (10)
21.11.61
13.12.61
01.12.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Gorgey Georgie Comes To Stay (11)
15.09.61
18.09.61
10.11.61
not given
29.09.61 (C)
Sara And Father Christmas (12)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
Aunt Mathilda's New Dress (13)
16.08.61
25.08.61
08.12.61 (E)
25.08.61 (C)
Gorgey Georgie Is Naughty Again (14)
15.09.61
18.09.61
08.12.61
not given
29.09.61 (C)
Sara And Hoppity Get Lost (15)
20.10.61
03.11.61
10.11.61
22.11.61 (R)
08.11.61 (C)
Sara's Birthday (16)
20.10.61
03.11.61
10.11.61 (E)
08.11.61 (C)
Sara Does The Spring Cleaning (17)
16.08.61
25.08.61
08.12.61
not given
25.08.61 (C)
Gorgey Georgie Comes To Tea (18)
01.09.61
25.10.61
08.12.61
not given
21.12.61 (G)
Sara And The Junk Man (19)
17.11.61
17.11.61
14.12.61 (E)
21.12.61 (G)
Sara And Hoppity Help Mummy (20)
01.09.61
25.10.61
14.12.61 (E)
21.12.61 (G)
Hoppity Does Something Wrong (21)
01.09.61
25.10.61
14.12.61 (E)
21.12.61 (G)
A New Hat For Mummy/
Mummy's New Hat (22)
17.11.61
17.11.61
16.11.61
not given
08.12.61 (G)
A New Kite (23)
21.11.61
13.12.61
01.12.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Fun On The Sands (24)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
A Birthday Cake For Daddy (25)
15.09.61
18.09.61
14.12.61
not given
29.09.61 (C)
A Present For Jimmy (26)
17.11.61
17.11.61
16.11.61
22.11.61 (R)
08.12.61 (G)
Shaggy And The Flowers (27)
17.11.61
17.11.61
16.11.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Sara And Hoppity Clean The Shop (28)
17.11.61
17.11.61
16.11.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Sara And Hoppity Do The Wallpapering (29)
20.10.61
03.11.61
16.11.61 (E)
08.12.61 (C)
The Snowman (30)
21.11.61
13.12.61
01.12.61 (E)
08.12.61 (G)
Pancake Day (31)
10.10.61
09.10.61
14.12.61 (E)
09.10.61 (C)
Aunt Mathilda's Hat (32)
15.09.61
18.09.61
14.12.61 (E)
29.09.61 (C)
Jimmy Comes To Tea (33)
10.10.61
09.10.61
14.12.61
09.10.61 (C)
Sara Is Naughty (34)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
The Goldfish Pond (35)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
The Coalman Cones To Call (36)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
Mummy Loses Her Ring (37)
15.09.61
18.09.61
14.12.61 (E)
29.09.61 (C)
A Visit To The Seaside (38)
20.10.61
Rejected (li-lo)
16.11.61
not given
29.09.61 (C)
Sara Goes To School (39)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
A Day At The Beach (40)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
The Lonely Junk Man (41)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
The Brass Band (42)
19.03.62
not given
04.04.62 (C)
The Painting Competition (43)
20.10.61
03.11.61
16.11.61 (E)
08.11.61 (C)
A Day In Bed (44)
01.09.61
25.10.61
14.12.61 (E)
21.12.61 (G)
Sara And Hoppity Quarrel (45)
19.03.62
not given
04.04.62 (C)
Georgie Goes Visiting (46)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
Father Christmas And The Presents (47)
19.03.62
not given
04.04.62 (C)
Hoppity And The Jelly (48)
15.09.61
18.09.61
14.12.61
not given
21.12.61 (G)
The Grandfather Clock (49)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
The Windy Day (50)
09.03.62
not given
23.03.62 (C)
The Fancy Dress Party (51)
02.02.62
08.03.62
14.03.62 (C)
Washing Day (52)
19.03.62
not given
04.04.62 (C)


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