The Beeps
The Beeps is a British animated pre-school children's television series of 65 x 11-minute episodes. The show was initially broadcast in the UK on Channel 5's Milkshake! segment. Subsequently transmitted worldwide.
The series details the cheerful daily lives and adventures of the Beeps, a group of egg-shaped characters who live on Beep Island. The show is created by illustrator Malou Bonicos.
The show features several notable actors: Timmy Mallett, Dani Harmer, Daniel Peacock, Elinor Grace, Sadie Wilson, Caroline Bernstein, Bob Golding, Tim Whitnall and Tom Baker as the narrator. The show's theme tune and original score are composed by Gareth Cousins. Peter Gosling provided The Beep-Beep Tree Song featured in every episode.
The Beeps was initially distributed by Southern Star and subsequently by Endemol Worldwide Distribution to over sixty five countries.
Characters
Beeps
- Beep Beep – A bubbly, excitable young female Beep who can often be seen in roller-skates.
- Brainy Beep – A slightly eccentric male professor Beep resembling Albert Einstein.
- Smelly Beep – A sloppy male Beep who likes smelling bad.
- Bossy Beep – An assertive but well-meaning female Beep.
- Sleepy Beep – A male Beep who is always tired.
- Leafy Beep – A male gardener Beep.
- Teeny Beep – A very small female Beep who is often bumped into by accident, which brings out her irritability. She lives with Leafy Beep and may be his daughter.
- Nosey Beep – An adventurous female Beep who likes to look around things.
- Yuk – A grumpy male Beep.
Others
- Drozzle – A good-hearted but mopey and grouchy cloud.
- Beeposaurus
- The Sockroaches – Some socks owned by Smelly Beep who often sing during episodes.
- The Beep Beep Tree
- '''Narrator'''