There are also several human characters who feature in the programme, but do not speak, the farmer (played by Chris Noel), [1] the farmer's wife (played by Laura Wyles), [1] the farmer's son (played by Reef Matthews), [5] and the farmer's daughter (played by Katie Parks). [6] Production [ edit ] Petal (voiced by Gemma Harvey) is a female piglet. [1] is a cheeky and daring young piglet who likes to think of herself as leader of the four friends. Petal is adventurous and brave and usually the first to go and investigate something new. Sometimes this gets her into trouble and at other times Petal sounds braver than Petal really feels. Petal's personality isn't girly so Petal’s just happy splashing in the mud. Her catchphrase is "Piglet Power!" The farmyard bunch try to find a quiet place to sleep, so that they can stay up to see Old Pop the Sheep Dog return from the sheep dog trails. JK Studios Ltd. "Visual Effects: 'Big Barn Farm' Cbeebies". JK Studios Ltd . Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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The programme is set on a farm and follows the adventures of four young animals: Petal the piglet, Gobo the goat, Dash the donkey and Digger the puppy, who are called the Farmyard Bunch. [3] The storylines are told from the young animals' point of view and revolve around their emotions and the situations they find themselves in. [3] In each adventure the Farmyard Bunch explore their friendships whilst discovering their roles on the farm with help from the other farm animals. [3] Each episode constitutes an individual story, usually involving the main characters getting into some minor difficulty and pulling together to get out of that difficulty. There is no narrative thread to the episodes, each standing on its own without the need for prior understanding or any loose ends at the end. On a windy day on the farm, the farmyard bunch think there is a wolf on the farm and build houses like the three little pigs. Big Barn Farm is a British live-action and animated children's comedy television series following the lives of four young animals on a farm which uses a combination of live-action and animation. [2] It was produced by The Foundation and commissioned by Michael Carrington for the BBC children's channel CBeebies. It was narrated by Ben Fairman in the first series and Dave Lamb in the second series. Lester the Rooster decides that it is his job to be leader of the farm, but Mrs Snuffles the Pig challenges him to the job.The Farmyard Bunch decide to save some of Madame the Cow's milk and roll a milk churn around the farm. https://web.archive.org/web/20080611095807/http://www.foundationtv.co.uk/images/bigbarnfarmhold.html Mrs. Snuffles the Pig (voiced by Kate O'Sullivan) is a female pig , who’s Petal’s caring mother and would do anything to keep her daughter, her sons and her potato peelings. Dash (voiced by Benjamin Fairman) is a young male donkey. [1] Dash is thoughtful, cautious and extremely kind but occasionally a bit stubborn (like most donkeys in real life). Dash is often wary of any new adventure and would prefer watching the others being brave rather than take part himself. But because of his kind nature, Dash will always end up joining in. Dash isn't as excitable as the others and always likes to think carefully about any new situation. As the tallest of the Farmyard Bunch, Dash can see over the top of things which can be very useful. His catchphrase is, "Calm down, calm down.'

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Before the show airs, the CBeebies presenter may encourage the young viewers to sing along with the theme song, which is generally sung very fast and provides some basic information about each of the main characters. The closing song is similar, but longer and details all of the animal characters, including the minor ones. The series aims to help children understand the importance of friendship, develop knowledge of the world around them and help develop problem solving skills. [4] a b c d e f g h "BBC iPlayer - Big Barn Farm: Series 2: Pigs Might Fly". Narrated by Ben Fairman. BBC . Retrieved 31 January 2013. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: others ( link) a b "Big Barn Farm: Episode Guide". Immediate Media Company Limited – Radio Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013 . Retrieved 31 January 2013. Digger the Puppy hears the farmer say 'Digger's got to go' and the farmyard bunch wonder who on the farm will leave.After hearing Petal the Piglet and Gobo the Goat arguing, Dash the Donkey and Digger the Puppy must find a way to get them to be friends again. Gobo the Goat is bored with the grass in his field. Dash the Donkey, Petal the Piglet and Digger the Puppy try to help him find tastier, juicier grass, but, as usual, things don't turn out quite as expected.

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Digger (voiced by Shelley Longworth) is a male Labrador Retriever puppy. [1] He is the youngest of the four friends and always eager to prove himself. Digger is very cute, naive and willing to please. The puppy has boundless energy and will always be the first to volunteer for any new adventure, however, he isn't very bright and so doesn't come up with as many ideas as the others and sometimes takes a while to catch on to what's happening, but he is always eager to please and is never happier when playing with his friends. His catchphrase is "I can do that! I can do that!". There is a strange smell on Big Barn Farm. Gobo the Goat, Petal the Piglet and Dash the Donkey soon realize it is Digger the Puppy who needs a bath.

Big Barn Farm was created and produced by The Foundation, which is part of the RDF Media group, the programme combines footage of real animals with animation. The visual effects were created by Ian Carley, at iCarley Media, and James Kearsley, at JK Studios, using 450 individual shots of talking animals. [7] The Executive Producer for Cbeebies was Sarah Colclough.