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Orm and Cheep (1983)

Orm and Cheep poster
Genre
children's television series
Country
United Kingdom

How it feels

This is a British children's show from the 1980s about a worm named Orm and a bird named Cheep. A narrator tells their stories as the two puppet characters interact with each other.

gentleplayfulsimplecalmlightheartedwhimsicalsoothingslow-paced

What happens

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 eleven-minute episodes, broadcast between 1984 and 1987. The series was aired in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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