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| Hey Duggee | |
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| Genre | Pre-school Adventure Comedy Education |
| Created by | Grant Orchard |
| Directed by | Grant Orchard Sander Jones |
| Voices of | Sander Jones Jasmine Bartholomew Arabella Duffy Poppie Boyes Ollie Chequer Duke Davis Bella Green Alfie Sanderson Leo Templer Dexter Varrall Forrest Davis Wren Stembridge Florence Dhunna |
| Narrated by | Alexander Armstrong
Dame Shirley Bassey (The Same Badge) |
| Theme music composer | Oliver M.A. Knowles |
| Opening theme | Isn't It Time for Duggee? |
| Ending theme | Hey Duggee Theme |
| Composer | Tin Sounds |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 196 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Henrietta Hurford-Jones Jackie Edwards Sue Goffe |
| Producers | Janine Voong Fleur Jago |
| Cinematography | Michael Hatt |
| Editor | Anna Kubik |
| Camera setup | Gallery |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production company | Studio AKA |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 17 December 2014 – present |
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Hey Duggee is a British pre-school children's animated television series aimed at two to five-year-olds. Created by Grant Orchard,[1] it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated by Alexander Armstrong.
The programme's characters are talking anthropomorphic animals, with Duggee communicating in woofs. The episodes are based around The Squirrel Club, an activity club for children that Duggee leads. The children – the club's Squirrels – take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments. Each episode shows the Squirrels completing an activity or adventure relating to a badge that they earn at the end of each episode. There is no set formula for every episode, with many referencing or parodying pop culture.
Hey Duggee has four series. It was first shown on 17 December 2014, and officially premiered on 12 January 2015. The BBC and Studio AKA produced a second series in early 2016,[2] with the first episode airing in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016. A third series was commissioned in October 2017,[3] with the first episode due to be broadcast in Autumn 2018, but was pushed back to 4 March 2019. It aired until September 2021 with a Christmas episode shown in December 2020. The third series received increased acclaim and popularity amongst children and adults alike during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns.[4] It was renewed for a fourth series on 5 September 2022.[5]
On October 13, 2023, it was announced a spinoff series Hey Duggee's Squirrel Club is currently in the works[6] as well as a fifth season of the original series.
- ^ "Brand new children's series Hey Duggee launches on ABC Kids Australian Channel". BBC Media Centre. 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Jamila Atta (16 February 2016). "Global Children's Hit 'Hey Duggee' to return to CBeebies for a Second Series". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ BBC Worldwide (2 October 2017). "More Duggee Hugs Are Coming! BBC Worldwide and CBeebies commission Series Three of the award-winning pre-school series Hey Duggee". BBC. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Tim Jonze (5 August 2020). "Hey Duggee: how a cult CBeebies show became the surprise TV smash of lockdown". The Guardian.
- ^ "Hey Duggee returns for a fourth series on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC Studios Kids & Family orders Hey Duggee spinoff".