Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig
Genre	Children
Created by	Neville Astley Mark Baker
Written by	Neville Astley Mark Baker Phillip Hall
Directed by	Neville Astley Mark Baker Phillip Hall (2011) Joris van Hulzen (2011)
Starring	Harley Bird (2009-2011) Cecily Bloom (2006) Lily Snowden-Fine (2004) John Sparkes Morwenna Banks Richard Ridings George Stoyle Alice May David Graham Frances White David Rintoul Hazel Rudd (2004) Bethan Lindsay (2006) Meg Hall George Woolford Harrison Oldroyd Sian Taylor Julia Moss Eloise May Zoe Baker Emma Weston Sarah Ann Kennedy Andy Hamilton Brian Blessed Dominic Byrne
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Composer(s)	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	183 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Phil Davies
Location(s)	Animated in London
Running time	169 x 5 minutes 1 x 10 minutes
Production company(s)	Astley Baker Davies Ltd (2004-) Contender Entertainment (Now E1 Entertainment) (2004-)
Broadcast
Original channel	UK: Channel 5, Nick Jr. USA: Nick Jr.
Picture format	16:9 High definition
Original run	31 May 2004 (2004-05-31) – present

Peppa Pig is a British animated television series created directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies and distributed by eOne Entertainment. To date, three series have been aired. It is shown in 180 territories.

Background

Peppa Pig is a children's television programme broadcasting on Channel 5/Nick Jr. in the UK and Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. in USA. Each episode is approximately 5 minutes long. The show revolves around Peppa, an anthropomorphic female pig, and her family and friends. Each of her friends is a different species of mammal. Peppa's friends are the same age as her, and Peppa's younger brother George's friend Richard is the same age as him. Episodes tend to feature everyday activities such as attending playgroup, going swimming, visiting their grand parents, going to the play ground or riding bikes.

The characters wear clothes, live in houses, and drive cars, but still display some characteristics of the animals on which they are based. Peppa and her family snort like pigs during conversations, the other animals make their respective noises when they talk, with some exhibiting other characteristics, such as the Rabbit family's enjoyment of carrots. The Rabbits are also the sole exception to the rule of human-like habitation, in that they live in a burrow in a hill, although it does have windows and is furnished in the same way as the other houses.

The first series of 52 five-minute episodes started on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004, and had its American premiere as part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool television programming block on 22 August 2005, and Noggin in December 2007 and January 2008, re-dubbed with American voices. In the United Kingdom, it can also be seen on Nick Jr., the same with Portugal, Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia and Australia. In Taiwan, the show can be seen on Playhouse Disney. The second series of 52 episodes began on Channel 5 on Monday 4 September 2006, with Cecily Bloom replacing Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa, amongst other cast changes. The third series started broadcasting on the Channel 5 kids block, Milkshake! on 4 May 2009 with Harley Bird replacing Cecily Bloom and Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa. Today in the U.S., Peppa Pig currently airs on Nick Jr.

Characters

The Pigs

Granny Pig

Grandpa Pig

Mummy Pig

Daddy Pig

Uncle Pig

Auntie Pig

Peppa Pig

George Pig

Chloé Pig

Alexander Pig

• Peppa Pig
• George Pig - George Pig is Peppa Pig's young brother.
• Mummy Pig - She works at home on her PC.
• Daddy Pig - He works with Mrs Cat and Mr Rabbit in a top floor office. He says his job is, "quite complicated - I take big numbers, transmute them and calculate their load-bearing tangents." He appears to be an engineer, as in two episodes he is shown to be working on plans for domestic housing., whilst in another has an overdue library book about concrete.
• Grandpa Pig
• Granny Pig
• Uncle Pig - Uncle Pig is Daddy Pig's brother.
• Auntie Pig
• Chloé Pig - Chloé Pig is Peppa and George's cousin.
• Baby Alexander Pig - Baby Alexander Pig is Chloé's baby brother - first word ' Puddle '

The Rabbits

• Rebecca Rabbit
• Richard Rabbit (Rebecca's young brother)
• Robbie Rabbit
• Rosie Rabbit (Robbie Rabbit and Rosie Rabbit are twin baby rabbits and Rebecca and Richard's younger siblings)
• Mrs Rabbit (Mummy Rabbit)
• Mr Rabbit
• Miss Rabbit (Mrs Rabbit's twin sister)
• Grampy Rabbit

Grampy Rabbit is very old and sails a submarine and also runs a lighthouse. Miss Rabbit is Mrs Rabbit's sister and inexplicably has a large number of jobs, including: head of the fire service, ice cream seller, helicopter rescue pilot, supermarket worker, christmas tree seller, nurse and driver of the school bus, as humorously depicted in Series 3 Episode 37, "Miss Rabbit's Day Off." Robbie and Rosie are twin baby rabbits and Rebecca and Richard's younger siblings.

The Sheep

• Suzy Sheep - Suzy Sheep is Peppa's best friend.
• Mrs Sheep

The Dogs

• Danny Dog
• Granddad Dog - runs "Granddad Dog's Breakdown Service"; frequently sails his boat. Is often described by the narrator as Granddad Pig's "best friend," while they are arguing.
• Mummy Dog
• Captain Daddy Dog

Captain Daddy Dog is not seen until half way through the fourth season, up until then no mention of him is made, and Danny is seen with either Mummy Dog or Granddad Dog. It is revealed in the episode 'Captain Daddy Dog' that he has been away sailing around the world.

The Zebras

• Zoë Zebra
• Mr Zebra - the postman
• Mummy Zebra
• Zaza
• Zuzu
• Zack Zebra
• Zarafa Zebra

Zuzu and Zaza are Zoe's young twin sisters. Zack and Zarafa are Zoe, Zuzu, and Zaza's cousins.

The Cats

• Candy Cat
• Mrs Cat
• Mr Cat

The Ponies

• Pedro Pony - frequently depicted as being a little bit "different" - wearing a cowboy costume to Danny Dog's Pirate party, losing his train ticket , "always showing up late" , and wearing a superman costume to gym class .
• Mr Pony - Mr Pony is an optician.
• Mrs Pony

The Elephants

• Emily Elephant
• Dr (Mr) Elephant
• Edmond Elephant (Emily's young brother)
• Mrs Elephant

The Donkeys

• Delphine Donkey
• Didier Donkey- Always says "dragon".
• Mama Donkey
• Papa Donkey

The Donkeys are French; Peppa is introduced to Delphine by Madame Gazelle through a Pen Pals scheme.

The Wolves

• Wendy Wolf
• Mr Wolf
• Mrs Wolf

The Foxes

• Freddy Fox
• Mr Fox - trades from his van, which contains "everything."
• Mrs Fox

The Bears

• Dr Brown Bear (GP)
• Mrs Bear
• Belinda Bear

Others

• Madame Gazelle - Peppa and George's playschool teacher
• Mr Bull - road repair (in "Digging up the road"), Miss Rabbit's assistant at the Christmas tree shop and garbage collector (in episode "Recycling").
• Dr Hamster - Dr Hamster is a vet.
• Polly Parrot - Polly Parrot is Granny and Grandpa Pig's first pet.
• Mrs Cow
• Mr Cow
• Mr Potato/Detective Potato - TV presenter, Detective, Celebrity
• Mrs Potato
• Simon Squirrel- is one of Cousin Chloe's friends along with Belinda Bear although his family is ambiguous
• Kylie Kangaroo
• Joey Kangaroo
• Rocky Rhino

Cast and global versions

Version	Programme Title	Cast	Channels
UK Version	"Peppa Pig"	Cast displayed above.	Milkshake! Nick Jr. Australia Nick Jr. UK Nick Jr. US
Chinese Version	"Miss Pink Pig"
Croatian-language Version	"Praščić Pepa"		Nova TV
Czech-language Version	"Prasátko Peppa"
Danish-language Version	"Gurli Gris"		DR
Dutch-language Version	"Peppa Big"
Finnish-language Version	"Pipsa Possu"	Ursula Salo, Petri Summanen, Riitta Havukainen and Puntti Valtonen
French-language Version	"Peppa Pig"	Aaricia Dubois, Michel Hinderyckx, Stéphane Escoffier, Félix Deepen and Pascal Racan	France 5 Tiji
Gaelic-language Version	"Peppa"	Eilidh Jenkins (Peppa), Iain MacRath (narrator), Ailig Dòmhnallach (Dadaidh Muc), Patsi NicChoinnich (Mamaidh Muc), Carina NicLeòid (Deòrsa)	BBC Alba
German-language Version	"Peppa Wutz"	Carolin von der Groeben (Peppa Wutz), Thomas Krause (narrator), Reinhard Schulat-Rademacher (Papa Wutz), Petra Glunz-Grosch (Mama Wutz), Ernst August Schepmann (Opa Wutz), Anke Tegtmeyer (Oma Wutz)	KI.KA and Die Maus
Italian-language Version	"Peppa Pig"	Tatiana Dessi (Peppa Pig), Gianni Bersanetti (narrator), Paolo Marchese (Papà Pig), Monica Gravina (Mamma Pig), Barbara Pitotti (George Pig)	Rai Yoyo
Polish-language Version	"Świnka Peppa"	Magdalena Wasylik, Lucyna Malec, Robert Tondera and Krzysztof Mielańczuk	TVP1, MiniMini
Serbian-language Version	"Pepa Prase"	Voices: Jelena Đorđević, Ana Marković, Darko Tomović, Ana Popović, Srđan Jovanović, Nataša Popović, Jelena Stojiljković, Zoran Ćosić; Synchornization and sound: Studio Loudworks	TV ULTRA
Slovenian-language Version	"Pujsa Pepa"	Gregor Gruden, Barbara Cerar, Jernej Šugman and Maja Sever
Spanish-language Version	"Diviértete con Peppa"
Welsh-language Version	"Peppa Pinc"	Translates into English as "Pink Peppa". All voices and narration by Caren Brown	S4C
Catalan-language Version	"Pepa, la porqueta"		Super3
Portuguese-language Version	"A Porquinha Peppa"		RTP1, RTP2, Canal Panda

DVD releases

Main article: Peppa Pig: Episode & DVD lists

Peppa Pig World Theme Park

Peppa Pig World opened on 9 April 2011 at Paultons Park, Hampshire, UK.

Peppa Pig at a personal appearance in the UK

Merchandise

Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand, grossed over £200 million in UK merchandise sales in 2010, far exceeding the 2009 figure of £100 million. Additionally, for the first time in the brand’s history, NPD figures for the year reveal that Peppa Pig was the number one pre-school property in the total toy market for 2010 - moving up four places from its previous position in 2009. Now in its seventh year, new licensees continue to join the Peppa Pig licensing programme, which currently has 63 licensees on board.

In addition to episode DVDs, a variety of licensed Peppa Pig products is available, including video games and other toys such as playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys. There is also a series of books based on the character. The line has also been expanded to include household items such as bathroom products, bedlinens, food, drink, clothing, and jewellery. Licensees include Holland Publishing in the United Kingdom.

Controversy

Comparison of identical frame in original (top) and re-edited versions of the Series 1 episode Bicycles, with cycle helmets added

Peppa and her family did not wear seat belts in the first two series. After receiving several complaints, Astley Baker Davies announced that all future animation would include characters wearing seat belts, and that the relevant scenes in the first two series would be re-animated to include them. Similar changes were also made to early episodes with characters riding bicycles to add cycle helmets, which were not included in the original versions (see left).^{[citation needed]} In April 2010, during the UK General Election campaign, E1 Entertainment confirmed Peppa would not be attending the launch of the UK Labour Party's families manifesto "in the interests of avoiding any controversy or misunderstanding". Peppa has been previously used to promote the Labour government's Sure Start programme.

Awards

• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2011 Winner for Best Pre-School Animation series
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2011 Winner for Best Performer (Harley Bird)
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2010, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2010, Nominated for Best Writing
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2009 Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2009 Nomination for Best Writing
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2008 Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2007 Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
• Annecy Animation Festival 2005, Winner of the Grand Prize, The Crystal for Best TV Production
• Bradford Animation Festival 2005, Winner of Best Children’s Animation Series
• Cartoons on the Bay Festival 2005, Winner of Pulcinella Award for Best European Programme of the Year
• Cartoons on the Bay Festival 2005, Winner of Pulcinella Award for Best Pre-School Series
• Cartoons on the Bay Festival 2005, Children’s audience award for Best Pre-School series
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2005 Winner for Best Pre-School Animation series
• BAFTA Children’s Awards 2004 Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation

External links

Channels

• Peppa Pig on Milkshake!
• Peppa Pig on Nick Jr. Australia
• Peppa Pig on Nick Jr. UK
• Peppa Pig on Nick Jr US

Others

• Peppa Pig at the Internet Movie Database
• PeppaPig.com
• Official Peppa Pig World Theme Park
• Philip Simon's Personal Website
• PepaPrase.com