Budgie the Little Helicopter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the character created by Sarah, the Duchess of York in her children's book series, Budgie the Little Helicopter is a series that ran for 39 episodes beginning in 1994 and was inspired by the Duchess' flight training experience in the Royal Navy. Budgie, a small blue helicopter with a bright yellow cap lives at Harefield Airfield in Oakhamshire. His friends include Pippa - a green, single-engined monoplane, Lionel the Helicopter, Chuck - a twin Chinook helicopter, Patsy the Stunt Plane, Oliver the Owl, Fergus the Cat and many more.

Series details

• Title: Budgie the Little Helicopter
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1994-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 9501
• IMDb ID: tt0492509
• TVDB ID: 218801

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Pearce — Budgie
• Abigail MacVean — Pippa
• Jeremy Nicholas — Lionel
• Kerry Shale — Chuck

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-01-04; final listed air date 1994-03-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-01-17; final listed air date 1995-04-11; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-01-02; final listed air date 1996-03-25; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Budgie the Little Helicopter 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.