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Tweenies | |
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Genre | Comedy Educational Musical Puppetry |
Created by | Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan |
Developed by | Tell-Tale Productions for BBC |
Starring | Justin Fletcher Bob Golding Sally Preisig Emma Weaver Colleen Daley Sinead Rushe |
Music by | Liz 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 origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 390 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Judy Whitfield Clare Elstow |
Producers | Kay Benbow Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan Will Brenton Karl Woolley |
Camera setup | Davy Johnson |
Running time | 18–20 minutes |
Production companies | Tell-Tale Productions BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One and BBC Two (CBBC) CBeebies |
Release | 6 September 1999 25 July 2002 | –
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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.