From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orm and Cheep
Orm and Cheep
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
Orm and Cheep is a 1980s British children’s television se- and foes have a single-word, noun name. Their notable
ries that was aimed at the younger viewers of CITV. It foes include Rat and Crow, who often scheme to consume
used puppets as the main characters (Orm being a worm the pair.
and Cheep being a bird) and was narrated by Richard
Briers. The show was created by Tony Martin, the pup-
pets created by Mary Edwards. There were a total of 26
Cast/Crew
episodes, which spanned between the years of 1983–1985, First series Creator - Tony Martin Director - Jan Martin
each episode consisting of eleven minutes. Producer - Jan Martin Executive Producer - David Hamil-
ton Artistic Director - Tony Martin Puppet creator _ Mary
Edwards Writer - Guy Hallifax Narrator - Richard Briers
Plot Puppeteers - Mary Edwards, Geoff Felix and Ian Thom
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
References
became a recurring joke throughout the series). He be- Jedi’s Children’s TV. Jedi. 10 Feb. 2005. 25 Feb. 2007 [1]
friends Orm, a worm who inhabits a subteranean home. Toon Hound. Frazer Diamond. 11 Aug. 2006. 25 Feb. 2007 [2]
Their acquaintances include Snail and Mouse, all friends
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Categories:
• Children's ITV television programmes
• 1983 in British television
• 1983 television series debuts
• 1985 television series endings
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