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ChuckleVision. Image shows from L to R: Paul Chuckle (Paul Elliott), Barry Chuckle (Barry Elliott)
ChuckleVision

ChuckleVision

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1987 - 2009
  • 291 episodes (21 series)

A long running, high rating BBC One children's sitcom following the Chuckle Brothers' latest crazy antics. Stars Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott, Jimmy Patton, Brian Patton, Billy Butler and Simon Lovell

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ChuckleVision. Image shows from L to R: Barry Chuckle (Barry Elliott), Paul Chuckle (Paul Elliott)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1987 - 2009
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
291 (21 series), plus 2 further specials
Stars
Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott, Jimmy Patton, Brian Patton, Billy Butler and Simon Lovell
Writers
John Sayle, Siobhan Fogarty, Tony Millan, Rory Clark, Ben Ward, Julian Dutton, Nick McIvor, Robert Taylor and more
Directors
John F.D. Northover, Michael Towner, Jack Jameson, Sasha Ransome, Martin Hughes, Celia Thomson, Ken Robertson and Dominic MacDonald
Producers
Martin Hughes, Ken Robertson, Jonathan Brown, Dominic MacDonald, Joe Godwin, Anne Gilchrist, Chris Bellinger, Erica Joyce and more
Company

The Chuckle Brothers arrived on our screens with ChuckleVision in 1987. Each episode sees the brothers faced with a new problem, which the duo then over-complicate and mess up. The brothers work for No Slacking or Getoutofit! in many of the episodes.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 26th September 1987 at 8:40am on BBC One
Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 11th December 2022 at 7:15pm on BBC4 - Series 12, Episode 1
  • Wednesday 25th December 2013 at 10:55am on CBBC - Series 20, Christmas Special
  • Tuesday 25th December 2012 at 8:15am on CBBC - Series 20, Christmas Special

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