Tales of the Riverbank was shown in the traditional Watch With Mother slot and featured real animals and their related adventures, with the narration for the stories was lovingly provided by Johnny Morris.

The principle characters were two friends, Hammy the hamster and a white mouse. Both animals lived along a riverbank and shared adventures with their neighbours.

The stars of the show were real animals, which were shown moving around in miniature boats, cars, balloons and even aeroplanes. Their homes were fully furnished with appropriately sized furniture. The fifteen-minute episodes were filmed at double the normal speed to allow the camera to slow down the movements of the animals.

Tales of the Riverbank was produced in Canada and screened on television in England, Canada, Australia, and in 34 other countries around the world.

After the original series in the 60’s an additional 26 half-hour episodes were produced in the early 1970's.

The concept was to create a program that was non-violent and highly entertaining, that kids would love, and that their parents could watch with them.