Swashbuckle (TV series)

British television series

Swashbuckle

Presented by| Gemma Hunt
Opening theme| Swashbuckle
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 208
Production
Executive producers| Tony Reed (series 1)
Vanessa Amberleigh (series 2–5)
Sid Cole (series 6)
Yvonne Jennings (series 7-8)
Production location| England
Running time| 22 minutes
Original release
Network| CBeebies
Release| 6 July 2013 (2013-07-06) –
present

Swashbuckle is a television show on CBeebies aimed at young children which started airing on 6 July 2013.[1][2] The show takes the format of a game show where children control a group of pirates. The show is one of CBeebies's most watched shows.[3] It won the 2015 British Academy Children's Awards for Entertainment & was nominated in 2018.

## Format[edit]

The show takes place on the site of the shipwreck of the Scarlet Squid, in which 3 "naughty pirates" – a captain & her hapless shipmates – have stolen & hidden Gem's 5 jewels. 4 children (known as Swashbucklers) compete in a series of games to try to win back the jewels, under the watchful eye of the ship's parrot Squawk. After 2 games, any remaining jewels are hunted against the clock as the children try to find them hidden within the shipwreck. If the children successfully retrieve all of the jewels then a wheel is spun to determine which of the 3 pirates must walk the plank into the gunge-filled Ship's Mess.[1]

## Main characters[edit]

Character  | Actor  | Seasons

|
|

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8
Gem  | Gemma Hunt | Main
Squawk  | Conor McNamara | Main
Captain Sinker  | Ella Kenion | Main | Recurring | Does not appear
Cook  | Joseph Elliot  | Main | Does not appear
Line  | Richard David-Caine | Main | Does not appear
Captain Captain  | Jennie Dale  | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Main
Captain HeyHo  | Sophia Nomvete  | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear
Sandy Toes  | Ian Kirkby | Does not appear | Main
Seaweed  | Tyler Collins | Does not appear | Main

## Cast[edit]

### Presenters[edit]

* Gem – Gemma Hunt (series 1 onwards)
* Squawk – Conor McNamara (series 1 onwards)

### Pirate captains[edit]

* Captain Sinker − Ella Kenion (series 1-4)
* Captain Captain − Jennie Dale (series 4-5, 7 onwards)
* Captain HeyHo − Sophia Nomvete (series 6)

### Pirates[edit]

* Cook – Joseph Elliott (series 1-6)
* Line – Richard David-Caine (series 1-6)
* Sandy Toes – Ian Kirkby (series 7 onwards)
* Seaweed – Tyler Collins (series 7 onwards)

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Swashbuckle won the 2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Children's Entertainment[4] and was nominated for that award, but did not win, in 2018.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Pirates and preschoolers star in new CBeebies commissions". Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
2. ^ Children, youth, and international television. Debbie C. Olson, Adrian Schober. Abingdon, Oxon. 2022. ISBN 978-1-003-24327-4. OCLC 1273727476.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
3. ^ Bartlett, David (5 June 2015). "Cbeebies Swashbuckle: Behind the scenes at the hit TV show". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. ^ "2015 Children's Entertainment | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
5. ^ "2018 Children's Entertainment | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Swashbuckle on cBeebies − BBC
* Swashbuckle at IMDb

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