A Bear's Tail: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A sitcom from the creators of Channel 4 comedy Bo' Selecta! written by and starring Leigh Francis. Everyone's favourite talking bear learns to live with his new sitcom family, The Hennersons. As well as cast and celebrity cameo appearances, Leigh Francis brings to life a host of new characters, including nosey neighbour Sue Dales - a Scottish transsexual living with fellow transsexual Dave McCall - Keith Lemon, entrepreneur and lady's man, and Asian film nerd Corey Haim.

Series details

• Title: A Bear's Tail
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-08-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5722
• IMDb ID: tt0457224
• TVDB ID: 78806

Cast and credited roles

• Leigh Francis — The Bear
• Patsy Kensit — Helena Hennerson
• Sean Pertwee — Richard Head
• Dexter Fletcher — Scriptwriter #2
• Nick Moran — Scriptwriter #1
• Davina McCall — Dave Ian McCall
• Yasmin Kerr — Lillian Hennerson
• Ozzy Rezat — Ozzey
• Vas Blackwood — Leroy
• Leigh Francis — Keith Lemon
• Leigh Francis — Corey Haim
• Leigh Francis — Avid Merrion

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-07-08; final listed air date 2005-08-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Bear's Tail on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.