CAKE Set to Bring Biggleton to MIPCOM

CAKE is gearing up to launch the CBeebies live-action preschool series Biggleton at MIPCOM.

Biggleton takes place in an imaginary town where a young cast of 5- to 7-year-olds plays out their own version of a grown-up world. The series first aired on CBeebies in 2017.

A young police officer, a gardener, a scientist, a farmer, a hairdresser and a vet are among Biggleton’s residents, whose town environment has been re-created using cardboard and hand-drawn detail. From the Biggleton Obstacle Race to looking after a noisy puppy, their jobs and daily lives explore what it means to be part of a community, whilst inspiring children to role play and stretch their imaginations.

Narrated by Eamonn Holmes (season one) and John Gordon Sinclair (season two), Biggleton is developed and produced by BBC Children’s In House Productions. CAKE has international distribution rights, excluding the U.K. and Ireland.

Ed Galton, CCO and managing director at CAKE, said, “Biggleton successfully taps into children’s imaginations and their love of playing at being grown-up. We are very excited to be working with the BBC and introducing this much-loved series to the international market.”

Helen Bullough, head of Children’s In House Productions, said, “We’re delighted that CAKE is spreading the joyful Biggleton message of fun, friendship and inclusion. The format allows kids to watch little ones like them, create a world where everyone is welcome and works together, with themes which have a universal message and appeal.”