Gigglebiz

Characters

• Ann Teak : A very careless antiques expert who doesn't actually know much about antiques and cares more about items like cardboard boxes and shop bought sandwiches.
• Arthur Sleep : A regional newsreader with a taste for very bad jokes and is always falling asleep. Also the Host of GiggleQuiz.
• Rapids Johnson : An explorer who never quite manages to spot the prey. He always says "I'll find that bear or my name's not Rapids....Johnson. Keep em Peeled". In the Gigglebiz Pilot, he was called Jungle Jim.
• DIY Dan : A practitioner who never quite manages to demonstrate what to do without making a hash of it. Wallpaper, sloppy paint, wonky shelves, three-legged tables, sloping beds, all are grist to Dan's DIY mill.In the Gigglebiz Pilot, he was originally called Andy Guy.
• Captain Adorable : A rather less than super superhero who tries to help the people of Wiggyville and he likes saying "Please don't thank me, it's what I do. Captain Adorable away!"
• Gail Force : A weather presenter, sometimes a fool, constantly at the mercy of events, usually involving water; also works as an outside presenter to combine Arthur Sleep segments. She mainly does news reports. In Series 5 she has her own chat show 'Gail'.She is One of the Team Captains in GiggleQuiz.
• The Lost Pirate : A Pirate who is always on the lookout for his lost treasure; In Series 1 and 2 he has a parrot called Captain Squawk and in Series 4 Captain Crackers.
• Nana Knickerbocker : A pantomime dame who lives her entire life as if she were still in on stage, she lacks common sense in the modern world. In Series 4 and 5 she has her own panto shop. In GiggleqQuiz she has her own round ' Nana's Panto Showdown'.
• Professor Muddles : A crazy scientist who gets a bit muddled.
• Humphrey : A man who obliviously causes trouble wherever he is. Drives a Morris Minor permanently hitched to a Teardrop trailer, and dotes on his dog Woody.
• Dina Lady : A not-so-hot cook, with her assistant Tommy Tummy. In Series 4 she became the host of a parody of The Great British Bake Off with Tommy as her co-host. In Series 5 she became the delivery driver for a catering company.
• Keith Fitt : A Geordie sports instructor whose "20 year" experience hasn't gained him any skills. He is one of the Team Captains in GiggleQuiz.
• Will Singalot : A minstrel and one of Robin Hood's Merry Men who always spoils Robin's efforts to impress Maid Marion].
• Enrique Pasadoble : A dancer who is not very good at dancing.
• Dan Step : A tap dancer who often is thrown off his dancing stride as he encounters prop malfunctions throughout his routines.
• Wizard Tripwick : A clumsy wizard who isn't very good at magic.
• Wild Wez : A cowboy who focuses on how to clean up his barn but the barnyard animial always mess it up again.

• Anna Conda : A reptile expert who can be a bit zany.
• The Berrito Brothers : Three brothers who are acrobats. The older two are played by Karl Magee and Gary Cross. The youngest brother, played by Justin, always tries to ruin their act in some way.
• Packed Lunch Pete : Pete always tries to eat his packed lunch but is prevented from doing so in a number of ways.
• King Flannel : A naughty, childish monarch who needs to be kept in line by his butler.
• Chip Munk : A pet shop worker who avoids selling the animals in the shop.
• Doctor Doctor : A doctor who tells jokes to people who need his help. His catchphrase is “Doctor Doctor will see you now, next!”
• Farmer Dung : An incomprehensible farmer who lacks common sense.
• Major Boogie : An old tin soldier who likes to dance when no one else is around.
• Simon Pieman : A delivery man who always has trouble delivering his pies which usually end up in his face.
• Postie : A hapless postman who always fails to deliver the mail on time.
• Milkshake Jake : A zany and excitable, American accented sundae bar tender who unwittingly sprays his customers with the contents of their orders.
• Opera Oliver : An opera singing waiter who always makes his customers leave with his terrible singing.
• Rod and Annette : Rod is a fisherman who always catches something but loses it but his wife, Annette, never notices and tells people that he never catches anything.
• Ug and Ig : A pair of cavemen. Ig is most certainly the more clever of the two but Ug underestimates his abilities.
• Storybook Stan : A storyteller whose attempts to tell a story always end in disaster.
• Sue Keeper : A zookeeper who always gets her animals mixed up.
• Will Barrow''' : A gardener who is always being tricked by animals.

  Additional characters

• Botham: Captain Adorable's Butler who does most of the work for Captain Adorable, who always calls him "Bottom".
• Q.T: Captain Adorable's sidekick, an 11-year-old girl.
• Awesome Girl: Captain Adorable's trusty super-heroine companion.
• Woody: Humphrey's dog.
• Tommy Tummy: Dina Lady's assistant who knows more about cooking than Dina Lady.
• Giant Panda: The frequent and elusive subject of Rapids Johnson's search.
• King Flannel's Butler: Long suffering, and tries to keep King Flannel in line - not always successfully.
• Lady Chatalot : King Flannel's friend. He is always jealous of her and gets more than he does. She is recurring character from Series 1 to 2, and is regular in Series 3.
• Reggie: Farmer Dung's assistant. He is a recurring character from Series 1 to 2, and becomes regular in Series 3.
• Robin Hood: Will Singalot's best friend who Robin calls him his enemy. His Catchphrase is " That Minstrel has got to go"
• Marion: a maiden who Robin has lived all his life to marry.
• Doreen: works in the newsroom with Arthur Sleep. Her arm only appears.
• Humphreys Neighbour: Humphrey always gets him into trouble
• Brown Bear: Rapids Johnson searches for him but doesn't know he is behind him.
• Bobo:Professor Muddles's teddy bear
• Dobbin Nanna Knickerbocker's cheeky Horse ( Appeared in 3 episodes in Series 1, 3 episodes in Series 4 and GiggleQuiz regular.

  Locations

• Little Bottom: A fictional village where Gail Force mainly presents weather and strange forecasts. The villagers of Little Bottom are often the victims of unusual outbreaks like fleas or sneezing. The village's railway station is unusually large with 47 platforms.
• Wiggyville: The home of Captain Adorable in series 1 and 2 Outside shots of the town show it to be Portmeirion in North Wales.

  Episodes

Series 1(2009-2010)

1. Episode 1–7 September 2009
2. Episode 2–8 September 2009
3. Episode 3–9 September 2009
4. Episode 4–10 September 2009
5. Episode 5–11 September 2009
6. Episode 6–14 September 2009
7. Episode 7–15 September 2009
8. Episode 8–16 September 2009
9. Episode 9–17 September 2009
10. Episode 10–18 September 2009
11. Episode 11–21 September 2009
12. Episode 12–22 September 2009
13. Episode 13–23 September 2009
14. Episode 14–24 September 2009
15. Episode 15–25 September 2009
16. Episode 16–28 September 2009
17. Episode 17–29 September 2009
18. Episode 18–30 September 2009
19. Episode 19–1 October 2009
20. Episode 20–2 October 2009
21. Episode 21–2 November 2009
22. Episode 22–3 November 2009
23. Episode 23–4 November 2009
24. Episode 24–5 November 2009
25. Episode 25–6 November 2009
26. A Christmas Special - 15 December 2010

    Series 2 (2011)

1. Episode 1–17 January 2011
2. Episode 2–18 January 2011
3. Episode 3–19 January 2011
4. Episode 4–20 January 2011
5. Episode 5–21 January 2011
6. Episode 6–24 January 2011
7. Episode 7–25 January 2011
8. Episode 8–26 January 2011
9. Episode 9–27 January 2011
10. Episode 10–28 January 2011
11. Episode 11–31 January 2011
12. Episode 12–1 February 2011
13. Episode 13–2 February 2011
14. Episode 14–3 February 2011
15. Episode 15–4 February 2011
16. Episode 16-5 February 2011 - Signed

    Series 3 (2013)

1. Episode 1–21 October 2013
2. Episode 2–22 October 2013
3. Episode 3–23 October 2013
4. Episode 4–24 October 2013
5. Episode 5–25 October 2013
6. Episode 6–28 October 2013
7. Episode 7–29 October 2013
8. Episode 8–30 October 2013
9. Episode 9–31 October 2013
10. Episode 10–1 November 2013
11. Episode 11–4 November 2013
12. Episode 12–5 November 2013
13. Episode 13–6 November 2013
14. Episode 14–7 November 2013
15. Episode 15–8 November 2013
16. Episode 16–2 December 2013
17. Episode 17–3 December 2013
18. Episode 18–4 December 2013
19. Episode 19–5 December 2013
20. Episode 20–6 December 2013
21. Episode 21–9 December 2013
22. Episode 22–10 December 2013
23. Episode 23–11 December 2013
24. Episode 24–12 December 2013
25. Episode 25–13 December 2013
26. Episode 26–16 December 2013
27. Episode 27-17 December 2013

    Series 4 (2015)

1. Episode 1–5 January 2015
2. Episode 2–6 January 2015
3. Episode 3–7 January 2015
4. Episode 4–8 January 2015
5. Episode 5–9 January 2015
6. Episode 6–12 January 2015
7. Episode 7–13 January 2015
8. Episode 8–14 January 2015
9. Episode 9–15 January 2015
10. Episode 10–16 January 2015
11. Episode 11–19 January 2015
12. Episode 12–20 January 2015
13. Episode 13–21 January 2015
14. Episode 14–22 January 2015
15. Episode 15–23 January 2015
16. Episode 16–16 February 2015
17. Episode 17–17 February 2015
18. Episode 18–18 February 2015
19. Episode 19–19 February 2015
20. Episode 20–20 February 2015
21. Episode 21–23 February 2015
22. Episode 22–24 February 2015
23. Episode 23–25 February 2015
24. Episode 24–26 February 2015
25. Episode 25–27 February 2015
26. Episode 26-28 February 2015

    Series 5 (2018-2019)

1. Enrico's Duck Dance - 28 October 2018
2. Wizard Tripwick's Banana Spell - 29 October 2018
3. Professor Muddles' Rainy Day - 30 October 2018
4. Dina Lady's Chocolate Cake - 31 October 2018
5. DIY Dan's Cat Flap - 1 November 2018
6. Captain Adorable's Shopping - 2 November 2018
7. Wizard Tripwick's Disappearing Spell - 5 November 2018
8. Keith Fitt's Dancing Record - 6 November 2018
9. Robin Hood's Giant Pumpkin - 7 November 2018
10. DIY Dan's Dripping Tap - 8 November 2018
11. Rapids Johnson's Rain Dance - 9 November 2018
12. Wild Wez's Thirsty Cactus - 18 February 2019
13. Dan Step's Balloon Dance - 19 February 2019
14. Gail Plays the Spoons - 20 February 2019
15. Humphrey's Camping Trip - 21 February 2019
16. Dina Lady's Banana Cake - 22 February 2019
17. Gail Goes to Space - 25 February 2019
18. Robin Hood's New Horse - 26 February 2019
19. The Lost Pirate's Bus Trip - 27 February 2019
20. DIY Dan's Gnome Garden - 28 February 2019
21. Wizard Tripwick's Mending Spell - 1 March 2019
22. Gail Sings Country and Western - 4 March 2019

    GiggleQuiz (2019)

1. Dina Lady's Brussels Sprout Cake - 28 October 2019
2. Captain Adorable's Sidekick - 29 October 2019
3. The Lost Pirate's Treasure - 30 October 2019
4. Keith Fitt's Quiz Fit - 31 October 2019
5. Super Banana Gail - 1 November 2019
6. Keith Fitt's Juggling - 4 November 2019
7. Rapids Johnson's Quizzly Bear - 5 November 2019
8. Ann Teak's Painting - 6 November 2019
9. Arthur's Tie Break - 7 November 2019
10. Professor Muddles' Brain Buster - 8 November 2019
11. Gail Force's Thinking Cap - 11 November 2019
12. Ann Teak's Antique Wand - 12 November 2019
13. Rapids Johnson's Helping Bear - 13 November 2019
14. Professor Muddles' Handy Invention - 14 November 2019
15. Gail Wants to Sing - 15 November 2019