''Little Charley Bear'' is a British CGI-animated television series created by Daniel Pickering. Narrated by

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, ''Little Charley Bear'' takes viewers on a journey into the world of let's pretend, where anything is possible. ''Little Charley Bear'' made its television debut in January 2011 on CBeebies. The show has been sold into more than 80 territories. In 2012, a one off stage version was made, ''Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure'' written and directed by

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. In 2013,

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bought the rights to Chapman Entertainment's library and children's shows. 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, they are silent instead of voice actors. * Little Charley Bear: a stuffed toy

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

. * Caramel: a wooden pop-up

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. * Nibblit: a stuffed toy

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

. * Midge: a stuffed toy

. * Bellarina: a peg wooden doll girl. * Frozo: a

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. * Rivert: a toy

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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!", "Anarctic Charley", and "Charley on Safari". The series was also released on DVD in Australia by

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Toyline

A toyline produced by

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was released for the Fall of 2011.

References

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