Celebrities gathered with their kiddos for a very special family screening event of the supersized Bluey episode ‘The Sign’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London.
The event was held to celebrate the global premiere of the special extended Bluey episode, ‘The Sign’, which landed today (Sunday, 14th April) on Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Junior across the world, and on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in Australia.
Call The Midwife star Helen George, comic and Wonka actor Tom Davis, and JLS star turned farmer, JB Gill, were among the star-studded attendees.
They were joined by: actor Matt Di Angelo (Eastenders – BBC One); actress Nimah McGrady (Hope Street – BBC One); former Paralympian and TV broadcaster Ade Adepitan (Our Changing Planet – BBC One); reality TV star and model Bianca Gascoigne (Love Island – ITV2) and her mum Sheryl Gascoigne.
Taking place on the same day as the Olivier Awards - for which Bluey’s Big Play is nominated for ‘Best Family Show’ - the VIP screening event also welcomed: Imogen Thomas (Big Brother – Channel 4); comedian Jon Richardson (Meet The Richardsons – Dave); Dr Chris van Tulleken (Operation Ouch! – CBBC); plus several more famous faces and their little ones.
Guests were treated to a blue carpet reception followed by a double-bill cinema screening celebrating the latest two episodes of Bluey, ‘Ghostbasket’ and ‘The Sign’.
The brand-new regular length Bluey episode ‘Ghostbasket’, debuted around the world on Sunday April 7th , and saw the return of the much loved Grannies, Janet and Rita, played by Bluey and Bingo, and left audiences on a cliffhanger as the Heeler family home was put up for sale.
‘Ghostbasket’ sets the stage for the hotly anticipated extended episode ‘The Sign’. ‘The Sign’ is 28 minutes long - quadruple the length of a regular Bluey - and features “the wedding of the year”, but will it go to plan?
Both ‘Ghostbasket’ and ‘The Sign’ are penned by Bluey creator and writer Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery, and produced by Ludo Studio. Starring Dave McCormack and Melanie Zanetti as the voices of Bandit and Chilli Heeler.
Since launching in Australia in 2018, Bluey has gained millions of fans around the world; widely lauded for its heartfelt and funny portrayal of family life and celebration of play. Celebrity fans include Eva Mendes, Natalie Portman, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who have all appeared in the show in cameo roles.
The series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun.
A global-ratings hit, Bluey was the *most streamed children’s show last year in the U.S., doubling its viewing time from 2022 to 43.9 billion viewing minutes. The series has also enjoyed a plethora of critical success at home and abroad, winning a 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award in the International category, and recently picked up its fifth consecutive AACTA Best Children’s Programme award – in addition to an International Emmy® and numerous craft and production awards around the world.
Jointly commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family, Bluey is produced by multi-Emmy award-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Queensland and Screen Australia.
The series streams to U.S. and global audiences (outside of Australia, New Zealand and China) across Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ through a global broadcasting deal between BBC Studios Kids & Family and Disney Branded Television. In its native Australia, the show goes out on ABC.
For more information about the event please contact:
- Steph Faber: steph@faberbishopp.co.uk
- Tamara Bishopp: tamara@faberbishopp.co.uk
For more information about Bluey please contact:
- Frances.Cherry-Becker@bbc.com
- Jo.Clayton@bbc.com
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Notes to Editors
About Bluey
Bluey is created and written by Joe Brumm and produced by Emmy® Award-winning Ludo Studio for ABC KIDS (Australia) and co-commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family. Financed in association with Screen Australia, Bluey is proudly 100% created, written, animated, and post produced in Brisbane Queensland, Australia, with funding from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland and the Australian Government.
About Ludo Studio
Ludo Studio is a BAFTA, multi-Emmy® and Logie award-winning Australian studio that creates and produces original scripted drama, animation and digital stories that are authored by incredible local talent, distributed globally and loved by audiences everywhere.
About BBC Studios
BBC Studios is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group with sales of £2.1 billion (2021/22: £1,630 million). Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, the business is built on two operating areas: the global Content Studio, which produces, invests and distributes content globally and Channels & Streaming, with BBC branded channels, services and joint ventures in the UK and internationally. Around 2,500 hours of award-winning British programmes are made by the business every year, with over 80% of total BBC Studios revenues coming from non-BBC customers including Discovery, Apple and Netflix. Its content is internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, with brands like Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Top Gear, the Planet series, Bluey and Doctor Who. BBC.com is BBC Studios’ global digital news platform, offering up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and features.
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