Brum (TV series)

Brum
The Brum model used in the series
Created byFrank Beattie
Anne Wood
Developed byRagdoll Productions
StarringBrum
Mike Cavanagh
Shirley-Anne Bohm
Mark Barnsley
Deborah Grant
Andrew Davenport
Brian Wilson
Catherine Mathers
Hugo Whyte
Lesley Stanier
Mark Powlett
John Woodford
Linda Kerr Scott
Adam Schumacher
Yemi Adenle
Gary Barber
Narrated byToyah Willcox
Tom Wright
Sarah Wichall
Ending theme
  • "Brum, Brum Gets Things Done", By Beggs/Harris/Sheppard (Series 3)
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes66
Production
Executive producersTom Poole
Vic Finch
Running time6-18 minutes
Production companyRagdoll Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One (Series 1-2)
CBeebies (Series 3)
Release26 September 1991 (1991-09-26) –
4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
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Brum is a British children's television series about the adventures of a small, sentient vintage car named Brum. The series was originally narrated by Toyah Willcox, who also provided the voice for Brum and all characters. The show aired for three series between 1991 and 2002 with two revived CGI series on YouTube in 2016. The show first aired on BBC One on the children's block, Children's BBC, and later on CBeebies.

Set in Birmingham, England (referred to as "Big Town" in the series) and produced by Ragdoll Productions, Brum was first broadcast in 1991 and the last live-action series was broadcast in 2002. It was initially directed, written and produced by Anne Wood and initially narrated by Toyah Willcox who also provided the voice for Brum and all the characters in story form. In series 3, all the characters including Brum were silent except for the car noises. Children provided commentary similar to silent film rather than a single narrator who spoke out the dialogue in a third-person story form. A new CGI-animated series, aimed at young pre-school children, was produced in 2016.