‘All Star Cast From an All Star Studio’
Pip Ahoy! airs on Channel 5’s Milkshake in June
Manchester, 28 May 2014: The much-anticipated children’s animated series Pip Ahoy! from CHF
Entertainment Ltd will be airing on Channel 5’s Milkshake starting on 12th June 2014. Pip Ahoy!
follows the adventures of an eager happy-go-lucky young pup called Pip and his best friend Alba the
kitten around the colourful and enchanting seaside resort of Salty Cove.
Aimed at pre-school children from the age of two, Pip Ahoy! will bring fun and laughter into every
home with a mixture of the extraordinary and the familiar. The series has been produced by CHF
Entertainment’s hugely talented creative team under the leadership of multi award-winners Jean
Flynn and Ben Turner and features Sir David Jason as the voice of Pip’s caring uncle, Skipper. X Factor
finalist, singer and reality TV star, Stacey Solomon, has also recorded the theme song and is the voice
of the pink flamingo, Fuchsia.
Jessica Symons, Head of Children’s at Channel 5 says: “We are very excited to be launching the first
new show from CHF Entertainment. There is a great deal of British heritage in the company and Pip
Ahoy! features an all-star cast from an all-star studio. The show fits perfectly into our portfolio of
children’s programmes and is a great asset to our week day schedule. I am sure the Milkshake
audience will take Pip and his friends to their hearts.”
Simon Hall, managing director of CHF Entertainment comments, “We are delighted to be working
with Channel 5 on the first animated series to come out of our studio. Pip Ahoy! uniquely evokes a
special time and places for children and parents – summer adventures by the sea.”
“The pre-school audience is open to all kinds of animation styles and the variety out there is huge,
but the most successful can often be the simplest 2d illustrative styles. We therefore developed Pip
Ahoy! with this in mind.
The pre-school age group is also unique because parental choice and influence holds the biggest
sway. Parents are the prime ambassadors of a brand and if parents don’t like the show, their child
stands less chance of watching it. We believe we have created a show that will be respected and
enjoyed by children and parents alike.”
Helen Brown, producer of Pip Ahoy said: “We’ve created a warm and inviting environment, with
stories that take our audience on a fun and exciting adventure with learning discoveries made along
the way. Our cast of characters fulfil the tried and tested formula for success, they’re sincere and
engaging but above all energetic and humorous, which our young audience will relate to. The first 26
episodes will be airing soon, with the second 26 episode’s already in production. I’m sure the show
will be well received, it has all the hallmarks of a great success!”
Salty Cove boasts everything a proper seaside resort should have – a sandy beach with little coves
and pools to visit, along with welcoming beach huts and a sunny promenade with its parade of shops
of all kind. To one end of the cove is an observatory manned by the brainy and erudite Professor
Evie, and to the other end a lighthouse stands overlooking a boatyard, which contains several crafts
of various shapes and sizes. Some of these belong to the most respected inhabitant of Salty Cove,
the redoubtable Captain Skipper, Pip’s uncle.
The folk that live in this idyllic place are as motley a crew as you could imagine from Pasty, the
acquisitive crab with an extraordinary collection of bric-a-brac, Hopper, the one legged acrophobic
seagull with big ambition and little gumption, Madame Éclair, a French poodle of high-breeding and
exquisite taste in confectionary and cakes, Mrs Twitcher, a keen birdwatcher and Salty Cove’s very
own taxi driver, a colony of rather well spoken puffins clustered around an island offshore and a
flock of seagulls, Kevin, Cyril and Percy who make mischief. A quintet of singing limpets, the
Squiblets, pop up from time to time to warble a brief barber’s shop type harmony and beneath the
waves, resides a drummer of multi-limbed capability, the renowned Rocktopus.
Keith Hopwood, managing director of CHF Music Rights Ltd wrote and produced the music for the
Pip Ahoy! series. Stacey Solomon recorded the vocals for the Pip Ahoy! theme song and eight
children from the Little Stars Stage School in Warrington were used for the shout out - Pip Ahoy!
For more information about Pip Ahoy! please visit www.chfentertainment.com/site/shows/pipoverview
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Notes to editor
About Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Media Group - Quality Family Entertainment
Formed in 2011, CHF Entertainment, part of the CHF Media Group (CHF) is the reincarnation of the multi
award winning animation house, Cosgrove Hall, famous for big brand children’s shows such as Danger Mouse,
Wind in the Willows and Count Duckula. CHF continues that tradition by creating entertaining, innovative and
brilliantly characterised children’s television shows. CHF‘s new suite of shows are produced in the UK by a
highly talented creative team headed by Brian Cosgrove and Simon Hall. The production team offers a solid
production base with experience, creative talent and an infrastructure to deliver quality family entertainment,
including dramatic real-life features for factual, educational and interactive projects for a global audience. CHF
programmes benefit from a diverse set of revenue streams from broadcast, publishing and gaming to mobile
and internet content and merchandising. www.chfentertainment.com
Pip Ahoy! is based on an original concept by Charles Ward.
About Milkshake!
Channel 5’s Milkshake! is home to some of the world’s favourite preschool characters. There is a range of
stimulating and engaging programmes that include strong story led animation, genuine documentaries for preschoolers and presenter led high quality musical entertainment. Channel 5 broadcasts 24 hours of children's
programmes every week. Milkshake! is on air from 0600 - 0915 every weekday and 0600 - 10.00 on Saturday
and Sunday. For further information visit www.channel5.com/milkshake
About Channel 5
Channel 5 launched as Britain's fifth terrestrial broadcaster in March 1997 and was bought by Northern & Shell
in July 2010. It currently attracts well over 42 million viewers a month.
It delivers programmes that combine creative flair and popular appeal, and continues to bring viewers a mix of
smart new shows that sit alongside popular long running series such as Killers Behind Bars, Ben Fogle’s Animal
Clinic, Botched Up Bodies and Benidorm ER. Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother are well established in the
schedule – and stripped of any pretentiousness about “social experiments” are focused on real life
entertainment. They sit alongside ratings stalwarts like Eddie Stobart and The Hotel Inspector.
Channel 5 acquires the best of international drama – Wentworth Prison, Under the Dome, Person of Interest,
Love/Hate, Castle, CSI, Law & Order, The Mentalist and NCIS. Aussie soaps Neighbours and Home & Away
continue to delight. For sports fans Channel 5 is the terrestrial home of all England Cricket summer
Internationals and regular title boxing.
Channel 5 News debates the main topics of the day. The channel is committed to children’s programing with
their award winning strand Milkshake!. Sister channels 5* and 5USA compliment Channel 5 with a mix of must
see entertainment and US Drama.
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For Further information contact:
Julia Vockrodt, CHF Media Group Ltd, juliavockrodt@chfmedia.com 07710 942 943
Helen Doherty, VP Communications Ltd, helen@vp-pr.com 07713 175850