Bug Alert

Bug Alert is a British children's television series, first shown on GMTV in September 1996. It featured the antics of a range of bug-like characters who lived in the kitchen of an unnamed house. These creatures apparently only came out when the resident humans were "not about." In the final series, the characters moved out of the house and opened a somewhat seedy restaurant ("Bug Bites") where they set about serving Weasel Curry to their regular clientele. 78 episodes were made in total and were repeated regularly on GMTV, Tiny Living and Channel 4 between 1996 and 2004. After the first two series, the show format was bought by Channel 4, which commissioned 26 further episodes. These, and the previous series, were aired in their weekend morning slot. The show was characterised by its somewhat adult references and themes, most of which went above the heads of watching children. The 78 30-minute scripts were co-written by the director Peter Eyre and the main puppeteer, Francis Wright. The executive producer was Catherine Robins of Two Sides TV.

Bug Alert is a British children's television series, first shown on GMTV in September 1996. It featured the antics of a range of bug-like characters who lived in the kitchen of an unnamed house. These creatures apparently only came out when the resident humans were "not about." In the final series, the characters moved out of the house and opened a somewhat seedy restaurant ("Bug Bites") where they set about serving Weasel Curry to their regular clientele. 78 episodes were made in total and were repeated regularly on GMTV, Tiny Living and Channel 4 between 1996 and 2004. After the first two series, the show format was bought by Channel 4, which commissioned 26 further episodes. These, and the previous series, were aired in their weekend morning slot. The show was characterised by its somewhat adult references and themes, most of which went above the heads of watching children. The 78 30-minute scripts were co-written by the director Peter Eyre and the main puppeteer, Francis Wright. The executive producer was Catherine Robins of Two Sides TV. ===Minor characters=== The Customer: Arrived in series 3. Real name; Roy, he lived in a mobile home on the side of the A3. Spent a lot of time in the café but rarely actually seemed to eat anything. The Health Inspector: Came and went in the course of one episode. Got stuck to Grub Bug and, after various threats, posted a glowing report on the café. The Genie: Came, offered wishes, left. Baxter: Plug Bug's dear chum, a practical joker. Came unstuck when he played one joke too many on Mystic Mug. Last seen disappearing down a large hole. Bernard: A robot built by Doodle Bug with a nice/nasty switch on his back. Brought havoc over two episodes. Henri: A French chef to whom Mystic Mug took rather a shine. Tied up Grub Bug and then came to a violent end. Doodle Bug's Granny: Appeared in Series 2, transpired it was Doodle Bug dressed up all along. Squelch: Buggins' brother. So called because that was the noise people tended to make when he sat on them. ==Media Releases== Letters, Colours and Animals VHS (1997) Numbers and other stories VHS (2001) Numbers and Liquid DVD (2004) Bug Alert Volume One DVD (2009) Bug Alert Volume Two DVD (2009) Bug Alert Volume Three DVD (2009) ==List of episodes== ===Series 1 (1996)=== ===Series 2 (1997)=== ===Series 3 (2000)=== ==References==

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