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- Pasella - Local magazine programme
- Paddington Bear (1980s) - British animated show for children
- Pepero - Dubbed
- Petrocelli - American legal drama
- Perfect Strangers - American sitcom
- Phoenix en Kie (1978) - Local drama series, concerning a boxer played by Marius Weyers. The theme song became a SA Top 20 hit when Laurika Rauch performed the song "Kinders van die Wind", also starring was Dana Niehaus who played the trainer. - SABC
- Pinky and The Brain - American animated series for children
- Pippi Langkous - Dubbed from the Swedish television series Pippi Långstrump. Based on the series of children's books written by Astrid Lindgren
- Pinocchio (1979) - Dubbed from the Japanese television series Piccolino no Bōken or the "Adventures of Pinocchio". Based on a 52 episode anime series by Nippon Animation first aired in 1976. The story is based on the novel "Pinocchio" by Italian author Carlo Collodi
- Pieriewierie park (1980s) - Locally produced children's series
- Die Plesier Boot (1980s) - Dubbed from the American romantic comedy series The Love Boat. 'The Captain' encourages passengers to find love every week while semi-famous guest stars roam the decks.
- Police File - Hosted by David Hall Green, Adrian Steed and Colin Fluxman. Devised by Capt Fred Peach - South African Police
- Pop Shop - Popular music and videos also featuring music chart countdowns. (1976)
- Postman Pat (1980s) - a British stop-motion animated children's television series and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman
- Proesstraat (2010) - an improvisational comedy based on the German concept Schillerstrasse
- Pumpkin Patch - Locally produced children's series
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