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Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series directed and
produced by Astley Baker Davies in association with Entertainment One, Peppa Pig
which originally aired on 31 May 2004. It went on a hiatus for just over two
years before re-premiering on 14 February 2015. To date, four seasons have
been completely aired, with a fifth currently airing. It is shown in 180
territories.[1]

Contents Genre Preschool Animation

Background Created by Neville Astley

Characters Mark Baker
Episodes and DVD releases Written by Neville Astley
Books
Mark Baker
Film and "cinema experience"
Phillip Hall
Peppa Pig World Theme Park
Directed by Neville Astley
Merchandise
Criticism, controversy, and safety concerns Mark Baker
Awards and nominations Phillip Hall (2011)
Software Joris van Hulzen (2011)
Peppa Pig: The Game
Starring Lily Snowden-Fine
Peppa Pig: Fun and Games
(2004)
References
Cecily Bloom (2006–
External links
2007)

Harley Bird (2007–

Background present)

John Sparkes
Peppa Pig is a children's television programme broadcasting on Channel 5
and Nick Jr. in the UK, Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. in the USA, ABC 4 Kids in
Morwenna Banks
Australia and Discovery Kids in Latin America, including Brazil. Each Richard Ridings
episode is approximately 5 minutes long. The show revolves around Peppa, Oliver May
an anthropomorphic female pig, and her family and friends. Each of her Alice May
friends is a different species of mammal. Peppa's friends are the same age
David Graham
as she is, and Peppa's younger brother George's friends are the same age as
Frances White
him. Episodes tend to feature everyday activities such as attending
playgroup, going swimming, visiting their grandparents, cousins, going to David Rintoul
the playground or riding their bikes. Hazel Rudd (2004)
Daisy Rudd

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The characters wear clothes, live in houses, and drive cars, but still display Bethan Lindsay (2006–
some characteristics of the animals on which they are based. Peppa and her 2007)
family snort like pigs during conversations in which they are speaking in
Meg Hall
English, the other animals make their respective noises when they talk,
George Woolford
with some exhibiting other characteristics, such as the Rabbit family's
communications of squeaking sounds and their enjoyment of carrots. The Harrison Oldroyd
Rabbits are also the sole exception to the rule of human-like habitation, in Sian Taylor
that they live in a burrow in a hill, although it does have windows and is Julia Moss
furnished in the same way as the other houses. The characters also blush
Kinzie Hicks
when embarrassed and their mouths are used to express other emotions
Payton Forrest
such as sadness, happiness, irritation, bewilderment and confusion.
Although the mammals are anthropomorphic, other animals are not, for Adi Sheagley
example, Tiddles the tortoise, Polly Parrot, and the ducks. In addition, the Marisa Hurlock
narrator of the series John Sparkes reinforces the action and humour, Christian White
saying things like "Oh, dear" when something unfortunate happens (such as Jacob Medina
George starts crying) or "Look out!" when a character is doing something
Liam Frias
unsafe (such as Peppa riding her bicycle without looking where she's
going).
Eloise May
Dan Beazley
The first series of 52 five-minute episodes started on Channel 5 on 31 May
Emma Weston
2004, and had its American première as part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U
Jack Williams
preschool television programming block on 22 August 2005, redubbed with
American actors,[2] and Noggin in December 2007 and January 2008. As of Sarah Ann Kennedy
2014, the series currently airs on the Nick Jr. channel in the US. In the Andy Hamilton
United Kingdom, it can also be seen on Nick Jr., the same with Portugal, Brian Blessed
Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia and Australia. In Taiwan, the show can be seen
Dominic Byrne
on Playhouse Disney. The second series of 52 episodes began on Channel 5
Alexander Armstrong
on Monday 4 September 2006, with Cecily Bloom replacing Lily Snowden-
Fine as Peppa, amongst other cast changes. The third series started Emma Forbes
broadcasting on the Channel 5 kids block, Milkshake! on 4 May 2009 with Elaine Torres
Harley Bird replacing Cecily Bloom and Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa. Chloe Dolandis
Narrated by John Sparkes
Characters Theme Julian Nott
music
Episodes and DVD releases composer
Composer(s) Julian Nott
In the US, the show was initially released on DVD by Lionsgate before eOne
took over. Country of United Kingdom
origin
Original English
language(s)
No. of series 5
No. of 218 (list of episodes)
episodes
Production

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Originally aired Producer(s) Phil Davies

Series Episodes
First aired Last aired Running about 5 minutes
time
1 52 31 May 2004 30 November 2004
Production Astley Baker Davies Ltd
2 52 4 September 2006 20 June 2007
company(s) The Elf Factory (Series
3 52 4 May 2009 17 December 2010
5)
4 52 23 May 2011 28 December 2012 Contender
Specials 3 14 February 2015 6 March 2016 Entertainment Group
(2004)
5 32 24 October 2016 TBA
Rubber Duck
Entertainment (2006–
Books 2007)

There is a line of Personalised books in which any child can be added into E1 Kids/Entertainment
the story with Peppa and her friends.[3] There is also a series of books based One Family (2009–2012)
on Peppa  Pig, one of which, Peppa  Meets  the  Queen, was written to Entertainment One
coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. (2016–present)

Distributor Contender
Film and "cinema experience" Entertainment Group
(2004)
A 15-minute film called Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots[4] was released on 14
Rubber Duck
February 2015[5] alongside several episodes of the TV series.[6] As of
Entertainment (2006–
December 2015, it had grossed £2,326,328.[7]
2007)
A second film, branded a "cinema experience" was released on 16 March E1 Kids/Entertainment
2017, and was shown in cinemas on 7 April 2017. It features nine exclusive One Family (2009–2012)
new episodes, four of which share the same theme, Peppa's holiday in
Entertainment One
Australia. Between the episodes are segments with a live-action host named
(2016–present)
Daisy and Peppa and George as 3D puppets, based on the Peppa Pig Live
stage show. Release
Original Cartoon Network
Peppa Pig World Theme Park network Nick Jr.
Peppa Pig World, a family theme park located in the New Forest, Channel 5 and Nick Jr.
Hampshire,[8] opened on 9 April 2011 at Paultons Park, Hampshire, UK (UK),
with seven rides, an indoor play zone, a muddy puddles water splash park, Picture HDTV
smaller play areas and themed buildings. format
Original 31 May 2004 – present
Merchandise release

Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand, grossed over £200 million Chronology
in UK merchandise sales in 2010, far exceeding the 2009 figure of £100 Related Ben & Holly's Little
million. Additionally, for the first time in the brand's history, NPD figures shows Kingdom
for the year reveal that Peppa Pig was the number one pre-school property
External links
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 Website (http://www.peppapig.com/)
Peppa Pig licensing programme, which currently has 63 licensees on

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board.[9]

In addition to episode DVDs, a variety of licensed Peppa Pig products are available, play including video games and other
toys such as playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys. Merchandise has also been expanded to include household
items such as bathroom products, stationery,[10] bed-linens, food, drink, clothing, and jewellery. Licensees include Holland
Publishing in the United Kingdom.

Criticism, controversy, and safety concerns
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.[11] Similar
changes were also made to early episodes with characters riding bicycles to add
cycle helmets, which were not included in the original versions.[12]

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 had previously been used to promote the Labour
government's Sure Start programme.[1]

In 2012, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation received a complaint that the

Comparison of identical frame in
episode "Mister Skinnylegs" was not appropriate for Australian audiences,
original (top) and re-edited versions
since it encouraged befriending spiders. Given the toxicity of some common of the Series 1 episode "Bicycles",
Australian spiders, notably the Redback Spider, the complaint was upheld and with cycle helmets added.
the episode not aired again.[13]

In late May 2014, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Mark Scott expressed fears about the future of Peppa on
Australian television, given Australian federal budget cuts to ABC funding that were said to affect its ability to pay for, and
broadcast, overseas media products such as Peppa  Pig. Australian media noted the character's appeal to Australian
toddlers and echoed concerns about the future of her Australian distribution rights. Australian Federal Agriculture
Minister Barnaby Joyce made reference to the character as a menu item at a Thai restaurant, while conservative columnist
Piers Akerman thought that Peppa "pushes a weird feminist line".[14] On 28 May 2014, then-Minister for Communications
Malcolm Turnbull quelled fears about the future of Peppa  Pig on Australian TV, by tweeting that: "Contrary to media
rumours, Peppa's is one snout we are happy to have in the ABC trough".[15]

During September 2015, the cartoon once again entered the realm of political parody, as commentators referenced it when
making light of the supposed Piggate scandal revolving around David Cameron.[16] Earlier in 2015, former UK health
minister Norman Lamb said that programmes such as Peppa Pig should include gay characters, because having arbitrary
boundaries as to what relationships are acceptable in children's television was "not equitable".[17]

The British Medical Journal carried a light-hearted article in its Christmas 2017 edition, which suggested that although
the programme includes numerous "positive public health messages, encouraging healthy eating, exercise, and road
safety", it ran the risk of "contributing to unrealistic expectations of primary care" by depicting general practitioner Doctor
Brown Bear as making out-of-hours home visits as soon as contacted about apparently trivial illnesses, and dispensing
medicines rather too freely.[18] The media company responsible for Peppa Pig offered no comment when contacted about
the article by the BBC.[19]

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Awards and nominations
Awards

British Academy Children's Awards

2012, Winner for Best Pre-School Animation[20]

2011, Winner for Best Pre-School Animation[21]
2011, Winner for Best Performer (Harley Bird)
2005, Winner for Best Pre-School Animation series
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2005, Winner of the Grand Prize, The Crystal for Best TV Production[22]
Bradford Animation Film 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

Nominations

British Academy Children's Awards

2013, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation[23]

2013, Nomination for Best Writing[23]
2013, Nomination for Best Multiplatform (Peppa Pig's Holiday game)[23]
2010, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
2010, Nomination for Best Writing
2009, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
2009, Nomination for Best Writing
2008, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
2007, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation
2004, Nomination for Best Pre-School Animation

Software

Peppa Pig: The Game

Peppa Pig: The Game was developed by Ubisoft and published by Pinnacle Inc. It was released on 27 November 2009 for
the Nintendo Wii console and Nintendo DS hand-held game system. It is a children's video game to learn and play, and it
contains 11 games and activities.

Peppa Pig: Fun and Games

Peppa Pig: Fun and Games was developed by Ubisoft and published by Pinnacle Inc. It was released on 22 October 2010
for the Nintendo Wii console and Nintendo DS hand-held game system.

References
1. "Peppa Pig moved from Labour event" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8645658.stm). BBC
News. 27 April 2010.

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2. "Cartoon Network Launches Tickle U To Humor Preschoolers" (http://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-launches-ti

ckle-u-humor-preschoolers). Animation World Network. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
3. "Personalised Peppa Pig Childrens Books" (http://www.peppapigandme.com/). PeppaPigAndMe. Retrieved
18 December 2015.
4. "PEPPA PIG: THE GOLDEN BOOTS" (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/peppa-pig-golden-boots-2015). British Board of
Film Classification. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
5. Simmy Richman (13 February 2015). "TV cartoon Peppa Pig – now worth $1bn a year – is making the leap to the big
screen" (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/tv-cartoon-peppa-pig--now-worth-1bn-a-year--is
-making-the-leap-to-the-big-screen-10042742.html). The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
6. "Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots review" (http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/peppa-pig/34130/peppa-pig-the-golden-bo
ots-review). Den of Geek. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
7. "Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots - International Box Office Results" (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=pe
ppapig.htm). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
8. "Paultons Family Theme Park - Home of Peppa Pig World - New Forest" (https://paultonspark.co.uk/). Retrieved
18 December 2015.
9. "Record-breaking year for Peppa Pig" (http://www.ltwmag.com/news/recordbreaking_year_for_peppa_pig.aspx). LTW
Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
10. "Personalised Childrens Books" (https://www.penwizard.com/uk/personalised-stationery/peppa-pig-stationery.htm).
Penwizard. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
11. "Peppa Pig in seatbelt safety row" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8460753.stm). BBC. 15 January 2009.
12. Loveday, Samantha (14 December 2010). "ABD adds seatbelts to Peppa Pig episodes | Latest news from the
licensing industry" (http://www.licensing.biz/news/6467/ABD-adds-seatbelts-to-Peppa-Pig-episodes). Licensing.biz.
Retrieved 26 September 2013.
13. "About the ABC: Peppa Pig, (received), 6th August 2012" (http://about.abc.net.au/complaints/peppa-pig-received/).
14. Maley, Jacqueline (28 May 2014). "Peppa Pig held aloft as sacrifice to god of prosperity" (http://www.theage.com.au/fe
deral-politics/political-news/peppa-pig-held-aloft-as-sacrifice-to-god-of-prosperity-20140528-394ml.html). The Age.
Retrieved 29 May 2014.
15. Malcolm Turnbull [@TurnbullMalcolm] (28 May 2014). "Contrary to media rumours, Peppa's is one snout we are
happy to have in the ABC trough" (https://twitter.com/TurnbullMalcolm/status/471569648610078720) (Tweet) – via
Twitter.
16. "Peppa Piggate: the trial of David Cameron" (http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/09/25/peppa-piggate-trial-david-camero
n/). The Poke. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
17. Murphy, Joe (1 July 2015). "Give Peppa Pig gay friends to diversify children's TV, says Lib-Dem hopeful". London
Evening Standard. p. 13.
18. Bell, Catherine (2017). "Does Peppa Pig encourage inappropriate use of primary care resources?". British Medical
Journal (Christmas 2017). doi:10.1136/bmj.j5397 (https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmj.j5397).
19. Westbrook, Ian (12 December 2017). "Peppa Pig's GP visits copied by fans, says doctor" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
health-42322216). BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
20. "2012 Children's Pre-School Animation | BAFTA Awards" (http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/childrens/pre-school-ani
mation). BAFTA. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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mation). BAFTA. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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2014.

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