Brum (TV series)
Brum (/ˈbrʌm/), is a British children's television series about the adventures of a small, sentient vintage car named Brum. The series was originally narrated by Toyah Willcox, who also provided the voice for Brum and all the characters. The show aired for four series between 1991 and 2002 with two revived CGI series airing on YouTube in 2016. The show first aired on BBC One on the children's block, Children's BBC (CBBC), and later on CBeebies.
| Brum | |
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The model car used in the series | |
| Created by | Frank Beattie Anne Wood |
| Developed by | Ragdoll Productions |
| Starring | Brum Mike Cavanagh Shirley-Anne Bohm Mark Barnsley Deborah Grant Andrew Davenport Brian Wilson Catherine Mathers Hugo Whyte Lesley Stanier Mark Powlett John Woodford Linda Kerr Scott Adam Schumacher Yemi Adenle Gary Barber |
| Narrated by | Toyah Willcox Tom Wright Sarah Wichal |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Poole Vic Finch |
| Running time | 6-18 minutes |
| Production company | Ragdoll Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One (Children's BBC) |
| Release | 26 September 1991 – 4 November 2002 |
Set in Birmingham, England (referred to as "Big Town" in the series) and produced by Ragdoll Productions, Brum was first broadcast in 1991 and the last live-action series was broadcast in 2002. It was initially directed, written and produced by Anne Wood and initially narrated by Toyah Willcox who also provided the voice for Brum and all the characters in story form. In series 3, all the characters including Brum were silent except for the car noises. The narrator provided commentary similar to silent film rather than the previous story form. A new CGI-animated series, aimed at young pre-school children, was produced in 2016.