Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig
Genre	Children Adventure
Created by	Neville Astley Mark Baker
Written by	Neville Astley (2003–2023) Mark Baker (2003–2023) Phil Hall (2009–present) Matilda Tristam (2021–present) Sam Morrison (2021–present)
Directed by	Neville Astley (2003–2023) Mark Baker (2003–2023) Phil Hall (2010–2023) Joris van Hulzen (2010–2023) Sarah Hoper (2010–2023) Andrea Tran (2023–present)
Starring	Lily Snowden-Fine (2003 – 2004) Cecily Bloom (2005 – 2007) Harley Bird (2007 – 2020) Amelie Bea Smith (2019 – present) John Sparkes Richard Ridings Morwenna Banks Oliver May (2003–2018) Alice May Vincent van Hulzen (2019–2023) Kira Monteith (2023–present)
Narrated by	John Sparkes
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Opening theme	"Peppa" (performed by Lily Snowden-Fine)
Composer	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	11
No. of episodes	434 (+5 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Joan Lofts Laura Clunie Olivier Dumont Phil Davies Chris White Rebecca Harvey
Producers	Phil Davies Randi Yaffa Gillian Iversen Hannah Lee Miller
Running time	10 minutes 30 minutes (full series)
Production companies	Astley Baker Davies Ltd (series 1–8) Contender Entertainment Group (series 1) Entertainment One Family (series 2–4) Entertainment One (series 5–8) Karrot Animation (series 7–present) Hasbro Entertainment (series 8–present)
Original release
Network	Channel 5 Nick Jr.
Release	31 May 2004 (2004-05-31) – present
Related
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series that follows the adventures of Peppa and her family and friends. Peppa is young anthropomorphic pig with a British accent. It was created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. It first aired on 31 May 2004 in the United Kingdom on Milkshake!. Peppa Pig is distributed by Contender Entertainment Group. To date, nine seasons have been aired. It is shown in 180 countries.

Background

A train with a picture of Peppa Pig and her family.

In every episode of Peppa Pig, the family of Peppa Pig does various activities. Mostly, the episodes are about Peppa Pig playing with her other animal friends.

Broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the first series of 52 ten-minute episodes began on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004. The second series of 52 episodes began on Channel 5 on 4 September 2006, with Cecily Bloom replacing Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa, among other cast changes. The third series started telecasting on Channel 5's preschool-targeted block Milkshake! on 4 May 2009 with Harley Bird replacing Cecily Bloom and Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa.

In the United States, the series first aired as part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool programming block from 22 August 2005 to 2008. For these airings, the show was redubbed with American actors. However, there were no other official releases of this dub, and every US airing since 2006 uses the original British soundtrack. In 2007, Peppa Pig moved to the Noggin channel in the US. It was aired as part of Noggin Presents, a series of interstitial shorts aired between full shows. Since February 2011, the series has aired as a half-hour show on the Nick Jr. US channel and on a separate Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon as of November 2013. For each episode, three segments are put together (though for the special containing "Golden Boots" and the episode containing "Around the World," only three segments are used) to make the run time 30 minutes. As of spring 2025, there were 11 series (and 1 standalone special) of Peppa Pig in the US.

Peppa Pig is flash animated using CelAction2D.

List of characters

Pig family

• Peppa Pig is the daughter of Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig. She is also the older sister of George and Evie Pig. She likes to jump in muddy puddles, play with her teddy bear, Teddy, going to playgroup, playing Happy Mrs. Chicken, and dressing up.
• George Pig is the little brother of Peppa. He is also the son of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He is also the older brother of Evie. He likes to play with Peppa. He also likes to play with his toy dinosaur.
• Evie Pig is the little sister of Peppa and George Pig. She is also the daughter of Mummy and Daddy Pig.
• Mummy Pig is the mother of Peppa and George, and the new baby Evie Pig. Mummy Pig is also the wife of Daddy Pig. In February 2025, she said that she is pregnant and will have a baby pig. In May 2025, the gender of the baby was said to be a girl. In May 2025, the new baby was born. The name of the new baby is Evie.
• Daddy Pig is the father of Peppa, George, and Evie Pig. He is also the husband of Mummy Pig. He does not like heights.

Other members of the Pig family

• Grandpa Pig is the father of Mummy Pig. He is also the grandfather of Peppa and George. He has a garden in his backyard.
• Granny Pig is the mother of Mummy Pig. She is also the grandmother of Peppa and George.
• Uncle Pig is the brother of Daddy Pig. He is also the uncle of Peppa and George. He is also the father of Chloe Pig and Baby Alexander. He is also Auntie Pig's husband.
• Auntie Pig is the mother of Baby Alexander and Chloe Pig. She is also the wife of Uncle Pig. She is also the aunt of Peppa and George.
• Chloe Pig is the daughter of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. She is also the cousin of Peppa and George. She is also the older sister of Baby Alexander. She is also the niece of Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig.
• Baby Alexander is the son of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. He is also the brother of Chloe Pig. He is also the cousin of Peppa and George. He is also the nephew of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He cries very loudly.
• Auntie Dottie Pig is the sister of Mummy Pig. She is also the daughter of Granny and Grandpa Pig. She is also the aunt of Peppa and George.

Rabbit family

• Rebecca Rabbit is Peppa's friend. She is gentle, caring, and forgiving. She is firm when she sees injustice or bad things.
• Richard Rabbit is Rebecca's younger brother. He is also the older brother of Rosie and Robbie Rabbit. He is also the nephew of Miss Rabbit. He is also the son of Mrs. Rabbit and Mr. Rabbit. He is also the grandson of Grampy Rabbit. He behaves like the other toddlers. He is often playing with his best friend George.
• Miss Rabbit is Rebecca, Richard, Rosie, and Robbie's aunt. She is also the sister of Mrs. Rabbit and the sister-in-law of Mr. Rabbit. She is also the daughter of Grampy Rabbit. She appears to be a nice person. She has lots of jobs and cares about her work.
• Mrs. Rabbit is Rebecca, Richard, Rosie, and Robbie's mother. She is also the sister of Miss Rabbit. She is also the wife of Mr. Rabbit. She is also the daughter of Grampy Rabbit. She is a homemaker and housewife. She is good with children and often babysits them. Her best friend is Mummy Pig.
• Mr. Rabbit is Rebecca, Richard, Rosie, and Robbie's father. He is also the brother-in-law of Miss Rabbit. He is also the husband of Mrs. Rabbit. He is also the son-in-law of Grampy Rabbit. He is a very pale cream rabbit with a pink nose and very pale pink cheeks.
• Grampy Rabbit is Rebecca, Richard, Rosie, and Robbie's grandfather. He is also the father of Miss Rabbit and Mrs. Rabbit. He is also the father-in-law of Mr. Rabbit. He is the oldest known member of the rabbit family. He is daring, absent-minded, childlike, and eccentric. He is friends with Grandpa Pig and Granddad Dog.
• Rosie & Robbie Rabbit are Rebecca and Richard's twin sister and brother. They are also the niece and nephew of Miss Rabbit. They are also the daughter and son of Mrs. Rabbit and Mr. Rabbit. They are also the granddaughter and grandson of Grampy Rabbit. They first appeared in the episode "Mummy Rabbit's Bump". They were born near the end of the episode.

Sheep family

• Suzy Sheep is Peppa's best friend. Her hobby is dancing.
• Mummy Sheep
• Charlotte Sheep
• Grandpa Sheep is Mummy Sheep's father and Suzy Sheep's grandfather.

Cat family

• Candy Cat is one of Peppa's friends. Her hobby is skipping.
• Mrs. Cat
• Mr. Cat

Dog family

• Danny Dog is Peppa's friend. He is a brown dog with elongated ears and a black nose. He is cheerful and playful.
• Mrs. Dog is Danny's mother. She is also the daughter-in-law of Granddad Dog. She is the wife of Captain Dog. She is the daughter of Granny Dog. She is a dark brown dog with dull red cheeks, a black nose, and peach lips. Like the other mothers, she is kind and courteous.
• Granddad Dog
• Captain Dog
• Granny Dog

Pony family

• Pedro Pony is Peppa's friend. His hobby is performing magic tricks.
• Mrs. Pony
• Dr. Pony
• Paul Pony (scrapped charecter)

Zebra family

• Zoe Zebra is a zebra. Her hobby is singing.
• Mrs. Zebra
• Postman Mr. Zebra
• Zuzu & Zaza Zebra

Elephant family

• Emily Elephant is Peppa's friend. Her hobby is playing the recorder.
• Edmond Elephant
• Dr. Elephant
• Mrs. Elephant

Fox family

• Freddy Fox is Peppa's friend.
• Mr. Fox
• Mrs. Fox

Kangaroo family

• Kylie Kangaroo is Peppa's friend.
• Joey Kangaroo
• Mrs. Kangaroo
• Mr. Kangaroo

Wolf family

• Wendy Wolf is Peppa's friend.
• Mr. Wolf
• Mrs. Wolf
• Granny Wolf

Goat family

• Gabriella Goat is Peppa's friend.
• Signor Goat
• Uncle Goat
• Auntie Goat

Giraffe family

• Gerald Giraffe is Peppa's new friend.
• Mr. Giraffe
• Mrs. Giraffe

Mole family

• Molly Mole is Peppa's friend.
• Mrs. Mole
• Mr. Mole

Merchandise

Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand made more than £200 million from selling merchandise in the UK in 2010. This was double the 2009 number of £100 million. According to NPD figures for 2010, Peppa Pig had become the number one preschool toy in the market, moving up four places from its 2009 position. As of May 2018, Peppa Pig was said to have over 1,000 licensees worldwide and 80 in the US (up from 63 licensees in 2010).

Episode DVDs and other licensed Peppa Pig products are sold. These include video games, playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys. The range was expanded to include household items like bathroom products, stationery, bed-linen, food, drink, clothing, and jewellery. A music album called My First Album was released in July 2019.