Gigglebiz

• Ann Teak (Series 1–4, GiggleQuiz): A very careless antique expert who doesn't actually know much about antiques and cares more about items like cardboard boxes and shop-bought sandwiches.
• Arthur Sleep (Series 1-present, GiggleQuiz): A regional newsreader who has a taste for very bad jokes and is always falling asleep. He is also the host of GiggleQuiz.
• Rapids Johnson (Pilot, Series 1- present, GiggleQuiz): An explorer who never quite manages to spot the prey. In the Gigglebiz Pilot, Rapids was called Jungle Jimbo and was Australian.
• DIY Dan (Pilot, Series 1, 3- present): A practitioner who never quite manages to demonstrate what to do without making a hash of it. Wallpaper, sloppy paint, wonky shelves, three-legged tables, sloping beds, all are grist to Dan's DIY mill. He doesn't speak, and his segments instead feature a narrator, however in the "Gigglebox" pilot, he did speak and was named Andy Guy.
• Captain Adorable (Series 1-present, GiggleQuiz): A rather less than super superhero who tries to help the people of Wiggyville. He originally appear in his own stand-alone pilot before being added in Gigglebiz.
• Gail Force (Pilot, Series 1-present, GiggleQuiz): A weather presenter who tends to be a fool at the mercy of events, usually involving water. She sometimes works as an outside presenter to combine Arthur Sleep segments. In Series 5 Gail has her own chat show 'Gail'. She is alsoone of the Team Captains in GiggleQuiz.
• The Lost Pirate (Series 1–2, 4-present, GiggleQuiz): A pirate who is always on the lookout for his lost treasure. In Series 1 and 2 Lost Pirate has a parrot called Captain Squawk and in Series 4 he has Captain Crackers.
• Nana Knickerbocker (Series 1, 3-present, GiggleQuiz): A female pantomime dame who lives her entire life as if she were still in on stage and lacks common sense in the modern world due to this. In Series 4 and 5, Nana has her own panto shop. In GiggleQuiz, she has her own round called "Nana's Panto Showdown".
• Professor Muddles (Series 1-present, GiggleQuiz): A crazy scientist who gets a bit muddled.
• Humphrey (Series 1, 3-present): A silent man who obliviously causes trouble wherever he goes. He Drives a Morris Minor permanently hitched to a Teardrop trailer, and dotes on his dog Woody. Like with Captain Adorable, Humphrey originally appeared in his own stand-alone pilot (where he was a painter) before being added in Gigglebiz.
• Dina Lady (Series 1–2, 4-present, GiggleQuiz): A not-so-hot cook, with her assistant Tommy Tummy (Richard Sutton). In Series 4 Dina became the host of a The Great British Bake Off-esque parody show with Tommy as her co-host. In Series 5 Dina became the delivery driver for a catering company.
• Keith Fitt (Series 2-present, GiggleQuiz): A geordie sports instructor whose "20 year" experience hasn't gained him any skills. Keith is one of the Team Captains in GiggleQuiz.
• Will Singalot (Series 3-present): A minstrel and one of Robin Hood's Merry Men who always spoils Robin's efforts to impress Maid Marian.
• Enrique Pasadoble (Series 3-present): A dancer who is not very good at dancing.
• Dan Step (Series 3-present): A tap dancer who often is thrown off his dancing stride as Dan Step encounters prop malfunctions throughout his routines.
• Wizard Tripwick (Series 5-present, GiggleQuiz): A clumsy wizard who isn't very good at magic.
• Wild Wez (Series 5-present): A cowboy who focuses on how to clean up his barn, but his barnyard animals always mess it up again.

• Anna Conda (Series 1): A reptile expert who can be a bit zany.
• The Berrito Brothers (Pilot Series 1-4): Three brothers who are acrobats. The older two are played by Karl Magee and Gary Cross. The youngest brother, played by Justin, always tries to ruin their act in some way. They don't speak although they do make vocal sounds. They also appeared in the original Gigglebox pilot.
• Packed Lunch Pete (Series 1): A man who always tries to eat his packed lunch but is prevented from doing so in a number of ways. He doesn't speak.
• King Flannel (Pilot Series 1-3): A naughty, childish monarch who needs to be kept in line by his butler. He only speaks in jibberish sounds, and also appeared in the original Gigglebox pilot.
• Chip Munk (Pilot and Series 1): is a pet shop worker who avoids selling the animals in the shop. He also appeared in the original Gigglebox pilot.
• Doctor Doctor (Series 2): A doctor who tells jokes to people who need his help.
• Farmer Dung (Series 1-3): An incomprehensible farmer who lacks common sense.
• Major Boogie (Series 1-2): An old tin soldier who likes to dance when no one else is around.
• Simon Pieman (Series 2): A deliveryman who always has trouble delivering his pies which usually end up in his face.
• Postie (Series 1): A hapless postman who always fails to deliver the mail on time. He doesn't speak.
• Milkshake Jake (Series 1): A zany and excitable, American accented male sundae bar tender who unwittingly sprays his customers with the contents of their orders.
• Opera Oliver (Series 2): A opera-singing waiter who always makes his customers leave with his terrible singing.
• Rod and Annette (Series 2): Rod (Justin) is a fisherman who always catches something but loses it but his wife, Annette (Anita Dobson), never notices and tells people that Rod never catches anything. Rod doesn't speak.
• Ug and Ig (Series 3): A pair of cavemen. Ig is most certainly the more clever of the two but Ug underestimates his abilities.
• Storybook Stan (Series 3-4): A storyteller whose attempts to tell a story always end in disaster.
• Sue Keeper (Series 3): A zookeeper who always gets her animals mixed up.
• Will Barrow (Series 3-4): A gardener who is always being tricked by animals.

In the Mid-1990s, Justin Fletcher created a showreel titled Justin Time, which featured two characters he created - Anna Conda, and Arthur Sleep. This was created to show his acting skills to any children's companies, and eventually landing a role as a presenter on the GMTV series of Fun Song Factory.

In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different TV pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series.

• The first one - Humphrey the Painter, aired on November 10th, and focused on a painter who's bad painting skills fail to impress a teacher and her pupils.
• The second one - Gigglebox, aired on November 12, and was a sketch show starring many characters portrayed by Fletcher, which were Jungle Jimbo (Renamed to Rapids Johnson for the full series), The Berrito Brothers, Gail Force, King Flannel, Chip Monk, and Andy Guy (Renamed to DIY Dan for the full series).
• The third one - Captain Adorable - The Locked Door Adventure, aired on November 14th, and focused on a superhero who had to save Wiggyville's mayor.

In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebox would become the regular show, would be renamed to Gigglebiz and begin airing on CBeebies starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.

The first series debuted on 7 September 2009. It consisted of 25 episodes plus a Christmas special. Jingle Jambo (renamed to Rapids Johnson), Andy Guy (Renamed to DIY Dan), King Flannel, Gail Force, The Berrito Brothers, and Chip Munk returned from the Gigglebox pilot, while Captain Adorable and Humphrey returned from their own pilots, alongside Anna Conda and Arthur Sleep from the previous Justin Time showreel. The new characters created for the first series were Ann Teak, The Lost Pirate, Nana Knickerbocker, Professor Muddles, Dina Lady, Packed Lunch Pete, Farmer Dung, Major Boogie, Postie, and Milkshake Jake. The Christmas special featured the debut of Simon Pieman.

1. Episode 1–7 September 2009
2. Episode 2–8 September 2009
3. Episode 3–9 September 2009
4. Episode 4–10 September 2009
5. Episode 5–11 September 2009
6. Episode 6–14 September 2009
7. Episode 7–15 September 2009
8. Episode 8–16 September 2009
9. Episode 9–17 September 2009
10. Episode 10–18 September 2009
11. Episode 11–21 September 2009
12. Episode 12–22 September 2009
13. Episode 13–23 September 2009
14. Episode 14–24 September 2009
15. Episode 15–25 September 2009
16. Episode 16–28 September 2009
17. Episode 17–29 September 2009
18. Episode 18–30 September 2009
19. Episode 19–1 October 2009
20. Episode 20–2 October 2009
21. Episode 21–2 November 2009
22. Episode 22–3 November 2009
23. Episode 23–4 November 2009
24. Episode 24–5 November 2009
25. Episode 25–6 November 2009
26. Christmas Special-15 December 2010

The second series debuted on 17 January 2011 and consisted of 15 episodes. 5 new characters debuted in this series: Simon Pieman, Rod and Annette, Keith Fitt, Doctor Doctor and Opera Oliver. Returning from Series 1 were Ann Teak, Arthur Sleep, Rapids Johnson, Captain Adorable, Gail Force, The Lost Pirate, Professor Muddles, Dina Lady, The Berrito Brothers, King Flannel, Farmer Dung and Major Boogie. Characters who were removed were DIY Dan, Humphrey, Nana Knickerbocker, Milkshake Jake, Anna Conda, Packed Lunch Pete, Postie and Chip Munk.

1. Episode 1–17 January 2011
2. Episode 2–18 January 2011
3. Episode 3–19 January 2011
4. Episode 4–20 January 2011
5. Episode 5–21 January 2011
6. Episode 6–24 January 2011
7. Episode 7–25 January 2011
8. Episode 8–26 January 2011
9. Episode 9–27 January 2011
10. Episode 10–28 January 2011
11. Episode 11–31 January 2011
12. Episode 12–1 February 2011
13. Episode 13–2 February 2011
14. Episode 14–3 February 2011
15. Episode 15–4 February 2011

The third Series debuted on 21 October 2013 and consisted of 25 episodes plus a best-of compilation. 7 new characters were added for Series 3: Will Singalot, Enrique Pasadoble, Dan Step, Will Barrow, Storybook Stan, Ug and Ig and Sue Keeper. The returning characters from the previous seasons were Ann Teak, Arthur Sleep, Rapids Johnson, Captain Adorable, Gail Force, Professor Muddles, The Berrito Brothers, King Flannel, Farmer Dung and Keith Fitt. DIY Dan, Humphrey and Nana Knickerbocker returned after a season's hiatus. Characters who were removed were The Lost Pirate, Dina Lady, Rod and Annette, Opera Oliver, Major Boogie and Simon Pieman.

1. Episode 1–21 October 2013
2. Episode 2–22 October 2013
3. Episode 3–23 October 2013
4. Episode 4–24 October 2013
5. Episode 5–25 October 2013
6. Episode 6–28 October 2013
7. Episode 7–29 October 2013
8. Episode 8–30 October 2013
9. Episode 9–31 October 2013
10. Episode 10–1 November 2013
11. Episode 11–4 November 2013
12. Episode 12–5 November 2013
13. Episode 13–6 November 2013
14. Episode 14–7 November 2013
15. Episode 15–8 November 2013
16. Episode 16–2 December 2013
17. Episode 17–3 December 2013
18. Episode 18–4 December 2013
19. Episode 19–5 December 2013
20. Episode 20–6 December 2013
21. Episode 21–9 December 2013
22. Episode 22–10 December 2013
23. Episode 23–11 December 2013
24. Episode 24–12 December 2013
25. Episode 25–13 December 2013
26. The Best of Gigglebiz Series 3–16 December 2013

Series 4 debuted on 5 January 2015 and consisted of 24 episodes plus a best of compilation. Returning characters were Ann Teak, Arthur Sleep, Rapids Johnson, Captain Adorable, Gail Force, Professor Muddles, The Berrito Brothers, DIY Dan, Humphrey, Keith Fitt, Nana Knickerbocker, Will Singalot, Enrique Pasadoble, Dan Step, Will Barrow and Storybook Stan. Dina Lady and The Lost Pirate also returned after a season's hiatus.

1. Episode 1–5 January 2015
2. Episode 2–6 January 2015
3. Episode 3–7 January 2015
4. Episode 4–8 January 2015
5. Episode 5–9 January 2015
6. Episode 6–12 January 2015
7. Episode 7–13 January 2015
8. Episode 8–14 January 2015
9. Episode 9–15 January 2015
10. Episode 10–16 January 2015
11. Episode 11–19 January 2015
12. Episode 12–20 January 2015
13. Episode 13–21 January 2015
14. Episode 14–22 January 2015
15. Episode 15–23 January 2015
16. Episode 16–16 February 2015
17. Episode 17–17 February 2015
18. Episode 18–18 February 2015
19. Episode 19–19 February 2015
20. Episode 20–20 February 2015
21. Episode 21–23 February 2015
22. Episode 22–24 February 2015
23. Episode 23–25 February 2015
24. Episode 24–26 February 2015
25. The Best of Gigglebiz Series 4–27 February 2015

The 5th Series debuted on 28 October 2018 and consisted of 22 episodes. 2 new characters named Wizard Tripwick and Wild Wez were added, while Dina Lady, Captain Adorable, Rapids Johnson, The Lost Pirate, Will Singalot, Enrico Pasadoble, Nana Knickerbocker, Arthur Sleep, Gail Force, Keith Fitt, Dan Step, Professer Muddles, DIY Dan and Humphrey all returned from the previous seasons. The Berrito Brothers, Ann Teak, Will Barrow and Storybook Stan were removed.

1. Enrico's Duck Dance - 28 October 2018
2. Wizard Tripwick's Banana Spell - 29 October 2018
3. Professor Muddles' Rainy Day - 30 October 2018
4. Dina Lady's Chocolate Cake - 31 October 2018
5. DIY Dan's Cat Flap - 1 November 2018
6. Captain Adorable's Shopping - 2 November 2018
7. Wizard Tripwick's Disappearing Spell - 5 November 2018
8. Keith Fitt's Dancing Record - 6 November 2018
9. Robin Hood's Giant Pumpkin - 7 November 2018
10. DIY Dan's Dripping Tap - 8 November 2018
11. Rapids Johnson's Rain Dance - 9 November 2018
12. Wild Wez's Thirsty Cactus - 18 February 2019
13. Dan Step's Balloon Dance - 19 February 2019
14. Gail Plays the Spoons - 20 February 2019
15. Humphrey's Camping Trip - 21 February 2019
16. Dina Lady's Banana Cake - 22 February 2019
17. Gail Goes to Space - 25 February 2019
18. Robin Hood's New Horse - 26 February 2019
19. The Lost Pirate's Bus Trip - 27 February 2019
20. DIY Dan's Gnome Garden - 28 February 2019
21. Wizard Tripwick's Mending Spell - 1 March 2019
22. Gail Sings Country and Western - 4 March 2019

In July 2018, a spin-off quiz show entitled GiggleQuiz was announced, with Justin Fletcher reprising his role as all the characters. It first aired on Monday 28 October 2019. The aim of the game is to answer questions about clips, shown from the previous series (Series 4 and 5), it is hosted by Arthur Sleep and the team captains are Gail Force and Keith Fitt while Nana Knickerbocker hosts her own round. Wizard Tripwick, Dina Lady, Captain Adorable, Rapids Johnson, Ann Teak, The Lost Pirate and Professor Muddles have all appeared as contestants. GiggleQuiz is filmed at Space Studios.

1. Dina Lady's Brussels Sprout Cake - 28 October 2019
2. Captain Adorable's Sidekick - 29 October 2019
3. The Lost Pirate's Treasure - 30 October 2019
4. Keith Fitt's Quiz Fit - 31 October 2019
5. Super Banana Gail - 1 November 2019
6. Keith Fitt's Juggling - 4 November 2019
7. Rapids Johnson's Quizzly Bear - 5 November 2019
8. Ann Teak's Painting - 6 November 2019
9. Arthur's Tie Break - 7 November 2019
10. Professor Muddles' Brain Buster - 8 November 2019
11. Gail Force's Thinking Cap - 11 November 2019
12. Ann Teak's Antique Wand - 12 November 2019
13. Rapids Johnson's Helping Bear - 13 November 2019
14. Professor Muddles' Handy Invention - 14 November 2019
15. Gail Wants to Sing - 15 November 2019
16. A Giggle Quizmas - 16 December 2020[7]
17. Arthur Sleep on the Snowman - 6 February 2021

Series 2 [2021]

1. Ann Teak's Wand 2 - 8 February 2021
2. Rapids Johnson's Bear 2 - 11 February 2021

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