Andy Pandy and white films were almost worn out, and as BBC1 was by then transmitted in colour, 13 new episodes were produced and shown from 5 January 1970. The 13 episodes of the 1970 series are: Another set of 52 episodes was made in 2001, using the stop-motion technique instead of string puppeteering. The original nursery and garden were expanded to an entire village, with Andy, Teddy and Looby Loo now owning individual houses, and four new characters were introduced into the series: Missy Hissy; a snake, Tiffo; a teal-and-purple dog, Bilbo (vocals performed by David Holt); a sailor, and Orbie
Pandy, Monmouthshire and Allt Yr Ynys Country Hotel. Pandy railway station closed in 1958, with trains running through between Hereford and Abergavenny on the Welsh Marches Line. The singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds lived in Pandy for most of her childhood, although she was born in Brynmawr. Pandy, Monmouthshire Pandy is a hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Pandy is located five miles north of Abergavenny on the A465 road to Hereford immediately to the north of Llanfihangel Crucorney. The Wales-England border is one mile to the north with the Offa's Dyke Path and Marches Way passing through the village.