
Twirlywoos
- TV sitcom
- CBeebies
- 2015 - 2017
- 100 episodes (4 series)
Pre-school series for CBeebies, featuring the adorable antics of four, fruit-tea-loving bird-like characters. Stars Linda Bassett.
- Series 3, Episode 9 repeated Monday at 9:35am on CBeebies

Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2017
- Channel
- CBeebies
- Episodes
- 100 (4 series)
- Creators
- Anne Wood and Steve Roberts
- Star
- Linda Bassett
- Writers
- Sarah Wickens, Steve Roberts and Joshua Smyth
- Directors
- Andy Burns, Dirk Campbell, Vito Bruno, Barry JC Purves and Jose Granell
- Producers
- Chris Wood, Anne Wood, Michael Towner, Ian Mackinnon, Peter Saunders, Kris Wright, Steven Denure, Michael Donovan and Chris Bowden
- Companies
Pre-school series focusing on the adorable antics of four, fruit-tea-loving bird-like characters: Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy and Chick.
Silly, fun and full of surprises, Twirlywoos combines stop-frame animation and live action sequences set in the real world.
The series uses fun and laughter to encourage pre-schoolers to think for themselves and gain confidence in their perceptions of the world.
"The team at Ragdoll has produced a show that is brilliantly funny and entertaining, but underpinned with a strong educational element," says CBeebies Controller Kay Benbow. "Younger viewers will be charmed by the loveable antics of the Twirlywoos while the delightful humour will appeal to all age groups."
"Television that makes children smile is so valuable and I'm proud to be part of CBeebies' wonderful tradition of making children, and parents, smile," says Ragdoll's Anne Wood. "Twirlywoos is the latest in a long line of distinctive programming from Ragdoll and we hope it is imbued with the same sense of fun as its predecessors."
Created in association with education expert Professor Cathy Nutbrown, Twirlywoos explores a different age-appropriate concept in each episode. Covering subjects such as 'over', 'underneath' and 'through', the series uses elements of surprise, discovery and rib-tickling humour to engage the audience as the inquisitive characters seek out all things new and interesting.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 23rd February 2015 at 9:25am on CBeebies
- Next repeats
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- Series 3, Episode 9: Monday at 9:35am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 10: Tuesday at 9:35am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 11: Wednesday at 9:35am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 12: Thursday at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 13: Friday at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 14: Monday 2nd June at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 15: Tuesday 3rd June at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 16: Wednesday 4th June at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Series 3, Episode 17: Thursday 5th June at 9:30am on CBeebies
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 23rd May 2025 at 9:35am on CBeebies - Series 3, Episode 8
- Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 9:35am on CBeebies - Series 3, Episode 7
- Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 9:35am on CBeebies - Series 3, Episode 6