In the Night Garden

The original remit for this show wasn't to entertain but rather to bridge the part of the day between learning and running around generally being a wee kid and bed time. This it does admirably. Besides, we shouldn't make the error of thinking that children's TV need always be educational. This desire to constantly bombard children (in this case pre-schoolers) with information is a bit tedious and its amusing to see the same tired arguments that were leveled at the Tellietubbies rolled out again. Kids aren't machines, they need a bit of nonsense from time to time the same way we adults do. Top marks for this one...especially

I absolutely love 'In The Night Garden'. The Characters of Iggle-Piggle, Makka-Pakka, Upsy Dasiy, The Tomilboos, The Pontipine Family (The rearly seen Wotingers who live next door to the Pontipines, The Ninky-Nonk, The Pinky-Ponk, The Harwhos and the Titifers. All these wonderful characters you can't help but love them. Set in a magical garden that only comes to life at night when your between a state of being awake and asleep. It really is a fantastic program for children but also wonderful for adults to watch with there kids. Now i myself have no children but I have always loved children's' programs (i've always been a big kid at heart). In The Night Garden is a wonderful program I absolutely love it and watch it ever single night on the Cbeebies channel I think it's much better and more entertaining then any adult program on tv. It's such a sweet, cute and beautifully made program. I like each of the characters songs and the things the have such as Iggle-Piggle's Blanket, Upsy Daisy's Bed that she sometimes pulls along, Makka-Pakka's trike called his 'Og-Pog', The funny Tomilboos Unn,Ohh and EE with there trousers hanging outside there tree-house home on there washing line. The way each of the characters interact with each other is always lovely to watch. I love the simple adventures, the songs and the stories all set in a forever sunny garden and it's all tied together with the great Derek Jacobi's narration (I don't think nobody could of narrated it better then him). It really is a gorgeous program and such a joy to watch every single evening. I'm surprised 'In The Night Garden' has never won any tv awards because it so deserves to. I certainly am a big fun of 'In The Night Garden', It's created by a chap by the name of Andrew Davenport who gave the world the equally wonderful 'Teletubbies'. Andrew's latest offering for the pre-school crowd is yet another wonderful and amazing program called 'Moon and Me' which only started on Cbeebies just a couple of days go.

It's rare to come across a show that has the perfect balance of dramatic tension, comedic relief, and epic story-lines. The relationships between the characters never seem forced or pushed, they all develop naturally as the seasons progress. This show is very similar to Breaking Bad in a sense that what you get at the beginning is not what you'll have by the ending, similar also to Breaking Bad, 'In the night garden' is truly a show about the process of transformation, about going from one state to another, and I don't think I'm alone in saying that it did it better than BrBa. You'd be doing yourself a disservice to skip over this.

It's easy to draw comparisons to shows like 'Game of Thrones', 'Breaking Bad', 'Mr Robot', 'Doctor Who' and 'The Wire' but in the end, 'In the night garden' is a rare, unique gem, you'd be hard pressed to find another show that can add this many layers of tension and not crumble under the pressure it's put on itself. Every single episode (except for maybe some in the middle of season 3, the shows ONLY slightly weak spot), is absolutely fantastic and will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end, and let me tell you, the finale of the final season does not disappoint, all the differing story arcs collide together in an epic final episode which ties up every loose end and leaves you wanting more, but satisfied with the stories incredible, heart wrenching climax, expect tears. It's close to impossible to find another show with writing THIS consistently perfect.

With a series this tightly written, perfectly directed and incredibly acted, I just can't see any show stealing it's #1 spot for a very very long time. In a sense this is the pinnacle of all television, this is the finest example of the small-screen out-performing the big-screen. I personally can't wait to see what the creators do next. Do yourself a favour and watch this, this is literally the perfect show.

Proud to say that 'In the Night Garden' receives a perfect '10'

Who said children need to be educated 100% of the time? This show is just 100% entertainment for children, which is fine. They love it, I love it, it's great. Kids don't need to be taught something every minute of every day. What's wrong with the wonder and fantasy that this brilliant show brings? Let the children be children and enjoy the adventures. On a different note, if there's one thing I don't like about the show, it's the repetition. Too much of the same thing too often (the Ponti-Pines for example). Still, apart from that, the fantasy setting works extremely well, making me wonder where it's shot: must be someplace very beautiful, that's for sure!

I see so many people saying that this is a brainless waste of childrens time. And they are right. But this is not trying to be one of those educational kids shows. Its a show that you put on before the kids are going to bed, or when they have too much energy. It calms the nerves, and the fact that they are able to do that consistantly for 100 epsiodes is a miracle. The best part is that adults can watch it too. The relaxing effect carries over for all ages, so its not a torture fest for the parents watching, but a enjoyable ride for everyone.

Also, i cannot gow tihout commenting on the names. Iggle Piggle? Makka Pakka? The nonky nonk. How do you even come up with this stuff. Would recomend, even if you dont have kids.