Little Charley Bear

Little Charley Bear is a British CGI-animated television series created by Daniel Pickering. Narrated by James Corden, Little Charley Bear takes viewers on a journey into the world of let's pretend, where anything is possible.^[2] Little Charley Bear made its television debut in January 2011 on CBeebies.^[3] The show has been sold into more than 80 territories.^[4]

Little Charley Bear
Genre	Children's
Created by	Daniel Pickering
Directed by	Mark Woollard (episodes 52 / seasons 1-4)
Narrated by	James Corden
Opening theme	"You Gotta Love That Bear!", sung by Chris Madin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4 x 13
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	7 minutes
Production companies	Chapman Entertainment Annix Studios[1]
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	10 January 2011 (2011-01-10) – 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)

In 2012, a one off stage version was made, Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure written and directed by Brian Herring.^[5]

In 2013, DreamWorks Animation bought the rights to Chapman Entertainment's library and children's shows.^[6]

In 2020, Little Charley Bear's official YouTube channel was launched with all 52 episodes available.

Characters

All characters appear as toys in the series, and they are silent instead of being voiced by actors.

• Little Charley Bear – the titular character, a stuffed toy bear.
• Caramel – A wooden pop-up cow.
• Nibblit – A stuffed toy rabbit.
• Midge – A smaller stuffed toy bear.
• Bellarina – A ballerina peg wooden doll.
• Frozo – A squeaky toy penguin.
• Rivert – A toy robot with large green shoes.

Home Media

HIT Entertainment released four DVDs of the series in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2012, each containing seven episodes - "Are You There, Charley Bear?", "Ready Teddy Go!", "Antarctic Charley", and "Charley on Safari".

The series was also released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment.

Toyline

A toyline produced by Vivid Imaginations was released in late 2011.^[7]