The Adventures of Paddington Bear: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After bidding farewell to his Aunt Lucy in darkest Peru, Paddington Bear sails off and eventually finds himself alone in Paddington Station. The label around his neck reads simply: "Please look after this bear. Thank You." When the Brown family takes him in, they get a lot more than they bargained for. Paddington is a stranger in a strange land and much of the charm of his adventures comes from his unique way of looking at the world. Many things others take for granted are exactly what he finds so fascinating and worthy of investigation. Paddington Bear has a knack for turning everyday life into an all-out adventure. Helpful and curious, Paddington always puts his paws where he shouldn't and inevitably finds himself in sticky situations. He doesn't go looking for adventure, it just seems to find him! But that's part of his charm: Who else could take first prize at the dance cont...

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Paddington Bear
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1997-06-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-02-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cartoon Network
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 3.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 18009
• IMDb ID: tt0314975
• TVDB ID: 70613

Cast and credited roles

• Cyril Shaps — Mr. Gruber
• Eve Karpf — Mrs. Bird
• John Hernandez — Henry Brown
• Jon Glover — Mr. Brown
• Jonathan Kydd — Paddington Brown
• Meriam Stover — Isabelle Brown
• Michael Hordern — Narrator
• Moir Leslie — Mrs. Brown
• Nigel Lambert — Mr. Curry

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-06-14; final listed air date 1998-04-18; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-04-25; final listed air date 1999-01-23; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-01-03; final listed air date 2000-02-19; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

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