The Adventures of Rupert Bear facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Adventures of Rupert Bear
Narrated by	Judy Bennett
Theme music composer	Len Beadle and Ron Roker
Opening theme	"Rupert the Bear" sung by Jackie Lee,
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	156
Production
Running time	11 min.
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	28 October 1970 (1970-10-28) – 24 August 1977 (1977-08-24)

The Adventures of Rupert Bear (My Little Rupert in the US) was a live-action puppet television series, based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, produced by ATV. It aired from 28 October 1970 to 24 August 1977 on the ITV network, with 156 11-minute episodes produced over four series.

Archival status

Of the 156 episodes made, for many years only 75 were known to exist in their original colour film format, with a further 16 duplicated on black-and-white 16mm film. The remaining episodes were thought to be lost. On 21 April 2017, it was announced by the Network imprint that original film elements for all 156 episodes had been located, and were to be released on DVD in three volumes, with the first release comprising the earliest 52 episodes.