Tweenies
Tweenies is a British live action puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is focused on four pre-school aged characters, known as the "Tweenies", playing, singing, dancing, and learning in a fictional playgroup in England. They are cared for by two adult Tweenies and two dogs.
| Tweenies | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 7 |
| 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) |
| Release | 6 September 1999 – 25 July 2002 |
390 episodes were broadcast between 6 September 1999 and 25 July 2002. In 2000, the show won a BAFTA award for Best Pre-school Live Action series, and singles featuring exclusive songs spent some weeks in the charts during the early 2000s. The series premiered on the BBC's children's block, and aired repeats on CBeebies from 2002-2016. In the United States, it was shown on Noggin from 7 April 2003 to September 2005. It also briefly aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block from 18 July to 25 September 2003.