Sarah & Duck is a British animated children's television series created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan (aka "Duck"), and produced by Karrot Animation for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), airing on their CBeebies preschool channel.
Plot
- "Sarah is a 7 year old girl with big eyes and a green hat, who lives with her quacky, flappy, slightly manic, but endearing best friend, Duck. The pair embark on simple but exciting adventures, exploring the world in their own wobbly and imaginative way." (link)
What Kids Learn About
- "Friendship, Imagination, Problem-Solving" (link)
Characters
| Sarah | Tasha Lawrence | She is a very kind, polite and somewhat eccentric seven-year-old girl. She is best friends with Duck. She plays the tuba, likes sea cows (manatees), and drinks "lemon water." |
| Duck | N/A | He is Sarah's quacky, flappy best friend. Duck wants to be a penguin and has a toy robot. He turns two years old in series 1. |
| Narrator | Roger Allam | He talks to Sarah & Duck, asks them questions and gives them suggestions. There is a possibility that the Narrator is Sarah's father, given the reference made in 'Old Toys'. |
| Scarf Lady | Lesley Nicol | She is a forgetful old lady who loves knitting. She lives in a house full of woollen items. She has a talking knitting bag and a pet donkey. |
| Bag | Andy Nyman | He is Scarf Lady's knitting bag. He corrects Scarf Lady when she gets confused. |
| Donkey | N/A | He is Scarf Lady's pet. He looks sad but isn't really. |
Others
- John is Sarah's Japanese friend voiced by Luca Pilkington Massey.
- Flamingo is John's pet voiced by Tim O'Sullivan.
- The Shallots are planted by Sarah & Duck in the first episode. There are three similar-sized and one tiny one. The three repeat the same phrase when spoken to while the tiny one says a variation thereof. They live in Sarah's front garden by the door, and are voiced by Tim O'Sullivan and Tony Clarke.
- Rainbow makes friends with Sarah & Duck after a rain shower. He is very tickly, and voiced by David Carling.
- Moon first meets Sarah & Duck at the Big Shop when he is heading to work at night. He is voiced by Pete Gallagher.
- Venus is a good friend of Moon and normally Sarah only sees her at night.
- Mars, a bruff Sergeant Major type character, joins Moon & Venus from time to time.
- Hat Lady (or Hattie) is Scarf Lady's old sporting rival and runs the local hat museum. Like her arch-nemesis Scarf Lady, she is voiced by Lesley Nicol.
- Umbrella is scared of the rain and voiced by Jamie Oram.
- Bug is a large ladybird that lives in Sarah & Duck's house plant and collects buttons.
- The Cloud Captain is a French engineer who operates the weather system from Sarah's local park, voiced by Derek Griffiths.
- The Ribbon Sisters are Sarah & Duck's quiet next-door neighbours wearing differently-coloured large sunglasses. They like to play with ribbons and are voiced by Kiki Brooks.
- Scooter Boy has a scooter and wears a helmet. He has been seen riding his scooter only once, and walks it everywhere he goes. He is voiced by Dylan Issberner.
- Plate Girl carries a plate with her at most times and is voiced by Yaeli Miller.
- Cake helps bake and is voiced by Andy Nyman.
- Bread Man runs the local bakery, which Sarah and especially Duck like to visit.
- Tortoise is slow and easily scared when he retreats into his shell which has windows he can look out. Tortoise doesn't speak.
- Leftover Wool sits patiently in Scarf Lady's wool room, and is voiced by Andy Nyman.
- Poetry Pete is first featured on one of Scarf Lady's LPs and is voiced by Simon Callow.
History on Sprout
The series premiered on Sprout on August 19th, 2013, along with Ready, Steady, Wiggle!, airing at 4:48PM ET, 8:31, and 2:31AM ET during The Good Night Show. When the show premiered, it averaged 94,000 preschool-aged viewers, which was a 10% increase from the previous six week time period average.[1] On July 28th, 2015, the series' second season aired at 4:47PM ET in the afternoon timeslot.[2]
Sarah & Duck survived the 10th-anniversary rebranding in 2015, premiering new episodes on September 28th at 9:40PM ET.[3] As of 2016, the show aired seven days a week at 4:30PM ET and in triple bills at 11AM.[4] It later aired at 9:40AM and at 10:40PM ET.[5]
"Seacow Snow Trail" premiered on December 19th, 2015 at 11AM.[6]
The series also survived the launch of Universal Kids in 2017, but stopped airing on February 13th, 2019, around the same time as many other remaining Sprout shows.
Games
Notes
- The show was announced as premiering on Sprout with Zou and Stella and Sam, both of which premiered a few months later.
- A clip from The Big Sleepover was featured in "La La Lullaby."
- For some time after the Sprout name was removed, a Sarah & Duck promo with Sunny Side Up Show branding was used for its poster on the Universal Kids website.
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