''Preston Pig'' is a British

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children's television series which aired on

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in 2000. It was based on a series of children's books, written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton. It was shown on weekdays from 3pm until 3:15pm, on CITV. However, since 2011, it no longer airs on CITV. The show officially went into production in March 1999, to air in September 2000.

Characters

* Preston Pig – The main character, a pig who is a football fanatic. * Mr. Wolf – A

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who always unsuccessfully tries to catch Preston for dinner. * Pumpkin – Preston's best friend. * Granny – Preston's grandmother. * Billy – A bully who is rude to the little pigs.

Episodes

Voice Cast

*Nicky Croydon as Preston * Hugh Laurie as Mr Wolf * Adam Godley as Preston's Dad * Ada Posta as Preston's Mum *Neil McCaul as Additional Voices * Susan Sheridan as

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/Additional Voices The music was composed by Keith Hopwood.

Home Media

''Preston Pig'' was released on VHS in the United Kingdom in 2000 and two VHS tapes were also released in Australia, ''Pig School'' and ''Ham of the Match''. A single DVD of the show was released in the United Kingdom, called ''Football Champion''.

Broadcast

''Preston Pig'' aired on

in the United Kingdom. However, the programme itself no longer airs on CITV, but can apparently be found on VHS, DVD, and online.

References

External links

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