The car can express himself in various mechanical ways including opening and closing his doors and bonnet, bobbing his suspension, and flashing and swivelling. The actors in Brum do not speak – mime and off-screen narration help propel the story. It was therefore easy to prepare episodes for airing in other countries, and the series has been broadcast in many parts of the world and in many languages. SUPER-BRAVE HERO GETS SUPER VIDEO DEAL". www.ragdoll.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 20 October 2022. The second series of the show was first broadcast on Children's BBC in October 1994 and consisted of thirteen episodes with the runtime of each episode being increased to 15 minutes. Toyah Wilcox reprised her role as the narrator.

The show was written by a range of writers. Anne Wood primarily wrote all the first series, while the second was written by Tom Poole, Dirk Campbell, Andrew Davenport and Morgan Hall. The last two series were written by Nigel P. Harris (5 Episodes) and the existing Ragdoll team. BRUM, THE UK'S FAVOURITE SUPER-HERO IS ZOOMING ONTO DIGITAL!". www.ragdoll.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 20 October 2022. Mr. and Mrs. Doolally (Mark Barnsley; Zoey Foley O'Neill in Series 2, Ep. 4-5, 7, 10 and Theresa O'Malley in Series 2, Ep. 8): A friendly, if extremely absent-minded, couple who regularly featured in the first and second series. Press Release November 2001". www.ragdoll.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 20 October 2022. On January 17, 2002, Ragdoll announced that the series would be one of the launching programs on the then-upcoming CBeebies channel in the United Kingdom. [6] By MIPTV 2002 on April 15, Ragdoll pre-sold the series to KRO in the Netherlands to air on their Z@ppelin channel's Kindertijd strand. They also announced that after MIPCOM 2001, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden and Kids Central in Singapore had also acquired the rights to the series in their respective countries. On September 6, TV3 in New Zealand and RTE's Network 2 in Ireland acquired the broadcast rights, and premiered the series on September 7 and September 10, respectively.The third series featured a brand new format, depicting Brum as a superhero car, where he stops thieves and even has his own song at the end of every episode ("Brum Gets Things Done"). There is no narrator in this series but instead, it has children commenting on what is happening. There were 40 episodes broadcast across 2001 and 2002 on CBBC One and CBeebies. The stories are set in the city of Birmingham, England, since in addition to its onomatopoeic nature of a car engine revving, Brum (as a contraction of "Brummagem") is a common colloquial name for Birmingham. Although later series make no direct mention of Birmingham, calling it simply Big Town, many of the city's streets and landmarks can be seen in each episode. Visiting Man (Jos Houben): One of Big Town's tourests. He loves taking pictures (especially of Brum) and discovering areas of Big Town he hasn't discovered yet. He also holds the Big Town record for standing on one leg. Mr. and Mrs. La-Di-Dah (Brian Wilson and Lesley Stanier): A posh married couple who regularly featured in the second series. Brum brrrm….brummm! NEW TV SERIES TO DEBUT ON ABC TV". www.ragdoll.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 20 October 2022.

The Big Town Robber ( Andrew Davenport): Always up to mischief, the robber's antics include stealing the trophy for the big race. Brum is usually the one that foils his plans as seen in "Brum and the Big Chase/Dancing in the Street", and "Brum and the Big Town Race/Brum and the Trophy". The stories are mostly set in the city of Birmingham, England, since in addition to its onomatopoeic nature of a car engine revving, Brum (as a contraction of " Brummagem") is a common colloquial name for Birmingham. Although later series make no direct mention of Birmingham, calling it simply Big Town, many of the city's streets and landmarks can be seen in each episode. In a Garden Centre, Big Bad's assistant and his girlfriend disguise themselves as bushes to take away some money.Sally: A woman in the Big Town who had her cake stolen by teenagers on her birthday in the episode "Brum and the Birthday Cake/Brum and the Cake Gang". The Australian DVD release of Soccer Hero and Other Stories features 4 extra episodes from Runaway Statue and Other Stories (Runaway Statue, Bushes On The Run, Chasing Balloons, Skateboarding Bride. Diamond Dog).

Those all Brum videos and DVDs are released in United Kingdom by VCI and released in Australia by ABC For Kids distributed by Roadshow Entertainment. A more atrocious Big Town thief; The Shadow, steals the king's crown from the Big Town museum. However, can Brum see through his sightful disguise? Scruffy: A good friend of Brum's, a dog who loves bones, hot dogs and burying things. He once ate 150 hot dogs in one week. Scruffy swaps out a businessman's mobile phone for a bone, and Brum must find a way to get the little dog out of trouble. BRUM MOTORS INTO GERMANY". www.ragdoll.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 . Retrieved 20 October 2022.A celebrity visiting Big Town is ready to go home, but trouble strikes when the famous thieves Bubble and Squeak swap her suitcase containing jewels for one containing smelly old clothing. February 2016 saw the release of a rebooted Brum, made by the current owners of the franchise DHX Media. The show is now takes place in a white-coloured setting instead of Big Town and features new friends for Brum. The first episode, "Brum's Car Wash Adventure", premiered on 4 March 2016 via the official Brum YouTube channel. [8] A total of 25 CGI episodes were produced, with a second series currently airing.