Peppa Pig to introduce first multigenerational household as Sandra Dickinson joins voice cast

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy actress will play new character Granny Sheep
Tina Campbell11 December 2023
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Beloved children's TV cartoon series Peppa Pig is set to introduce its first multigenerational household.

Set your alarm clocks as the tenth series will premiere on December 11 at 7:15am on Channel 5’s Milkshake and will feature ten new episodes.

Fans will also be introduced to new character Granny Sheep, voiced by veteran actress Sandra Dickinson (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Ready Play One, The Batman).

It will initially be a bumpy transition when Granny Pig moves in with Suzy and Mummy Sheep.

In an episode titled Granny Sheep Moves In, it is revealed that Granny Sheep is going to be staying in the attic of their house. When she arrives however, she starts moving the furniture and replacing different ornaments.

Granny Pig will be seen coming to live with Suzy Sheep and Mummy Sheep
Hasbro Entertainment

According to the episode synopsis, Mummy Sheep is very surprised to find everything out of order when she gets home.

Another episode titled Cardboard Boxes will see Granny Sheep join in one on Peppa and Suzy's games in the garden when they decide to make things out of cardboard boxes, including a hospital, biscuit factory and a station.

The move follows in the footsteps of Peppa Pig introducing its first same-sex couple last year after a 2019 online petition, which attracted close to 24,000 signatures.

It's a busy time for Peppa as her latest stage show, Peppa Pig's Fun Day, out is currently running the at Royal Haymarket Theatre until December 31.

Next year also marks 20 years since Peppa and her family were first introduced in 2004. Since then, it has become a huge international hit, broadcasting in 180 countries around the world.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT