Tweenies

Tweenies
GenreComedy
Educational
Musical
Puppetry
Created byWill Brenton
Iain Lauchlan
Developed byTell-Tale Productions for BBC
StarringJustin Fletcher
Bob Golding
Sally Preisig
Emma Weaver
Colleen Daley
Sinead Rushe
Music byLiz Kitchen
Graham Pike
Barrie Bignold
Opening theme"Tweenies Theme (Are You Ready to Play?)"
Ending theme"Tweenies Theme (Are You Ready to Play?)" (instrumental, short version)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes390 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJudy Whitfield
Clare Elstow
ProducersKay Benbow
Robin Carr
Iain Lauchlan
Will Brenton
Karl Woolley
Camera setupDavy Johnson
Running time18–20 minutes
Production companiesTell-Tale Productions
BBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One and BBC Two (CBBC)
CBeebies
Release6 September 1999 (1999-09-06) –
25 July 2002 (2002-07-25)
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Tweenies is a British live-action puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme was focused on four preschool-aged characters, known as the "Tweenies"; Bella, Milo, Fizz & Jake, whilst playing, singing, dancing and learning in a fictional playgroup based in England. They are cared for by two adult Tweenies; Max & Judy and their dogs; Doodles and Izzles.

Tweenies first premiered on September 6th, 1999 on the BBC’s children’s block and consisted of a total of 390 episodes, with the final episode airing on July 25th, 2002. Repeated episodes of the series aired on CBeebies from 2002 to 2016. In 2000, the show won a BAFTA award for Best Pre-school Live Action Series, and singles featuring exclusive songs spent several weeks in the charts during the early 2000s.