The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series)

The Adventures of Paddington (French: Les aventures de Paddington) is a French-British animated television series co-produced by StudioCanal and Heyday Films, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. Animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo[2] and Superprod.[3] The series is based on the Paddington Bear franchise. The series currently airs on Nickelodeon internationally all through the world, while in France, the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+.

The Adventures of Paddington
Also known as	Les aventures de Paddington
Based on	Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Developed by	Jon Foster
Directed by	Adam Shaw Chris Drew
Voices of	Ben Whishaw Morwenna Banks Darren Boyd Bobby Beynon Sabrina Newton-Fisher Phyllis Logan Reece Shearsmith David Schofield Liz Sutherland-Lim Monica Lopera Jeremiah Waysome Sheena Bhattessa Noel Clarke
Opening theme	"Paddington Bear" performed by Gary Barlow
Composer	Amine Bouhafa
Country of origin	France United Kingdom
Original languages	French English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	David Heyman Rosie Alison
Producers	Karen Davidsen Simon Quinn Rob Silva (co-producer)
Editor	Mary McKeogh
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	StudioCanal Heyday Films Blue-Zoo Animation Studio Superprod
Distributor	StudioCanal
Release
Original network	France Gulli[1] M6 Piwi+ United Kingdom Nick Jr. Internationally Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	United States
Original release	December 20, 2019 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Paddington Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear
External links
Website

The show centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day.[4]

Characters

• Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) — Paddington is a young, kind, Peruvian bear who moved to London after an Earthquake destroyed his home. He lives with the Brown family—Henry, Mary, Judy and Jonathan—and next door to Mr. Curry. He is liked by everyone except Mr. Curry. Whishaw reprises his role from the films.
• Henry Brown (voiced by Darren Boyd) — Mr. Brown is the head of the Brown family. Initially, he detested Paddington, but began to change his view of him as time moved forward. He is the husband of Mary and the father of Judy and Jonathan.
• Mary Brown (voiced by Morwenna Banks) – Mrs. Brown is the wife of Henry and the mother of Judy and Jonathan.
• Mrs. Bird (voiced by Phyllis Logan) — Mrs. Bird is a distant relative of the Browns who lives with the family. She is very wise and looks after the house, doing all the cooking and cleaning.
• Jonathan Brown (voiced by Bobby Beynon) — Jonathan is the son of Henry and Mary.
• Judy Brown (voiced by Sabrina Newton-Fisher) — Judy is the daughter of Henry and Mary.

Production

The Adventures of Paddington was first announced on 14 February 2019 as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 upfront under the working title Paddington,[5] and the series' release date was later announced on 20 November 2019 with a new title, "The Adventures of Paddington".[6] Ben Whishaw will reprise his role as Paddington Bear from the two Paddington films.[6] Gary Barlow composed the theme song for the series.[7]

Episodes

The series consists of 26 22-minute episodes.[4]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code [8]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Paddington Finds a Pigeon" "Paddington and the Chores List"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	December 20, 2019	101	0.48[9]
2	"Paddington Finds a Hobby" "Paddington and the Stamp"[10]	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 20, 2020	102	0.86[11]
3	"Paddington and the Magic Trick" "Paddington and Poor Mr. Curry"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 21, 2020	103	0.52[12]
4	"Paddington Makes Pancakes" "Paddington Plays Football"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 23, 2020	104	0.45[13]
5	"Paddington and the Treehouse" "Paddington and the Monster Hunt"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster, James Lamont and Toby Davies	January 28, 2020	105	0.52[14]
6	"Paddington and the Painting" "Paddington Finds Buried Treasure"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	January 30, 2020	106	0.38[15]
7	"Paddington and the Wardrobe" "Paddington Helps With Homework"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Paul Doolan and Jon Foster and James Lamont	February 25, 2020	107	0.39[16]
8	"Paddington Makes a Scrapbook" "Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	February 27, 2020	108	0.44[17]
9	"Paddington Plans a Party" "Paddington Learns the Violin"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont	March 17, 2020	109	0.37[18]
10	"Paddington and the Meteor Shower" "Paddington and the Talent Show"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Toby Davies Jon Foster and James Lamont	March 19, 2020	110	0.49[19]
11	"Paddington Meets Lucky" "Paddington and the Love Day Cards"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont Hannah George	March 27, 2020	111	0.72[20]
12	"Paddington and the Lost Gerbil" "Paddington Earns a Ranger Badge"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Paul Doolan Adam Redfern	May 15, 2020	112	0.35[21]
13	"Paddington Flies a Kite" "Paddington the Detective"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Madeleine Lambur Jen Upton	June 26, 2020	113	0.28[22]
14	"Paddington and the Finger Trap" "Paddington Rides a Scooter"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Jon Foster and James Lamont Davey Moore	July 3, 2020	114	0.33[23]
15	"Paddington's First Chinese New Year" "Paddington and the Missing Tickets"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler Holly Lamont	July 10, 2020	115	0.27[24]
16	"Paddington and the Summer Games" "Paddington Goes Camping"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 17, 2020	116	0.30[25]
17	"Paddington and the Bone" "Paddington Joins a Band"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 24, 2020	117	0.40[26]
18	"Paddington and the Fundraiser Day" "Paddington's Alien Adventure"	Adam Shaw and Chris Drew	TBA	July 31, 2020	118	0.29[27]
19	"Paddington and the Fire Engine" "Paddington Joins a Club"	TBA	TBA	August 14, 2020	121	N/A
20	"Paddington and the House Guest" "Paddington and the Banana"	TBA	TBA	September 11, 2020	123	N/A
21	"Paddington Chooses a Best Friend" "Paddington and the Lamppost"	TBA	TBA	September 18, 2020	124	N/A
22	"Paddington and Halloween" "Paddington Has an Autumn Wish"	TBA	TBA	October 9, 2020	120	N/A
23	"Paddington Runs the Café" "Paddington Makes a Film"	TBA	TBA	October 23, 2020	126	N/A
24	"Paddington's First Snow" "Paddington and the Metal Detector"	TBA	TBA	November 6, 2020	125	N/A
25	"The Lost Letter"	TBA	TBA	November 27, 2020	127	N/A
26	"Paddington Meets a Police Officer" "Paddington and the Balloons"	TBA	TBA	December 18, 2020	119	N/A

Broadcast

The Adventures of Paddington premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on 20 January 2020. A sneak-peek premiere of the first episode aired on 20 December 2019. It is set to premiere on M6 in France on a later date,[28] although the series would eventually premiere in the country on Gulli.[29] In the United Kingdom, the series was premiered on Nick Jr. on 2 March 2020[30] and it was aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 5 October. It started on Nick Germany in April 2020. The series aired on Nick Jr. in Croatia on 31 October.

References

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7. Julia Hunt (November 20, 2019). "Gary Barlow performs theme tune for new Paddington series". Irish Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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30. "NickALive!: Nick Jr. UK to Premiere 'The Adventures of Paddington' on Monday 2nd March 2020 at 4:30pm". January 5, 2020.

External links

• The Adventures of Paddington on IMDb
• The Adventures of Paddington on Nick Jr.