Orm and Cheep

Orm and Cheep is a 1980s British children's television series that was aimed at the younger viewers of Children's ITV. It used puppets as the main characters (Orm being a worm and Cheep being a bird) and was narrated by Richard Briers. The show was created by Tony Martin, the puppets created by Mary Edwards. There were a total of 26 episodes, which spanned between the years of 1983–1985, each episode consisting of eleven minutes.

Orm and Cheep
Country of originUK
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time22 minutes
Release
Original networkITV
Original release3 October 1983 (1983-10-03) 
21 April 1985 (1985-04-21)

Plot

Cheep was an infant bird who fell from his nest, prior to learning to fly (the theme tune, "If only Cheep could fly", ensured that Cheep's difficulties in learning to fly became a recurring joke throughout the series). He befriends Orm, a worm who inhabits a subterranean home. Their acquaintances include Snail and Mouse, all friends and foes have a single-word, noun name. Their notable foes include Rat and Crow, who often scheme to consume the pair.

Cast/Crew

First series Creator - Tony Martin Director - Jan Martin Producer - Jan Martin Executive Producer - David Hamilton Artistic Director - Tony Martin Puppet creator _ Mary Edwards Writer - Guy Hallifax Narrator - Richard Briers Puppeteers - Mary Edwards, Geoff Felix and Ian Thom

Directors Tony Martin and Derek Oliver
Producer David Hamilton
Associate Producer Claire Derry
Writer Guy Hallifax
Narrator Richard Briers
Puppeteers Geoff Felix, Mary Edwards and Ian Thom

Australian VHS releases

VHS Title Release Date Episodes
Orm And Cheep: Water, Water Everywhere (102992) 4 September 2000 Water, Water Everywhere, Spring Clean, Gone With The Wind, Buried Treasure and The Dark Wood
Orm And Cheep: Eye Eye (102993) 4 September 2000 Eye Eye, Strawberry Patch, Cat and Mouse, A House for Mouse and What a Rat
Orm And Cheep: The Fall (102994) 4 September 2000 The Fall, A Piece of Cake, Cat Nap, Down to Earth and Don't Sneeze Please

DVD release

In 2019, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (as DreamWorks Classics) announced it would be releasing the entire first series on DVD (Region 2, PAL format).

International Broadcast

References

Jedi's Children's TV. Jedi. 10 Feb. 2005. 25 Feb. 2007

Toon Hound. Frazer Diamond. 11 Aug. 2006. 25 Feb. 2007

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