Hububb

Hububb is a children's television programme broadcast on BBC One and CBBC in the United Kingdom. It is named after Les Bubb, who also portrays the eponymous title character.^[1] The series follows a delivery man who lives in a tower in the centre of Edinburgh and ends up all sorts of bother; he is known to locals for his trusty mountain bike which he uses for his work.

GenreChildren's
Comedy drama

Created byLes Bubb
Ben Keaton

Written byBen Keaton
Les Bubb
Ford Kiernan
Greg Hemphill
R.J. Meuross
Polly Keaton

Directed byJames Henry
Tom Poole
Haldane Duncan
Jim Shields
Brian Kelly

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Hububb
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Genre	Children's Comedy drama
Created by	Les Bubb Ben Keaton
Written by	Ben Keaton Les Bubb Ford Kiernan Greg Hemphill R.J. Meuross Polly Keaton
Directed by	James Henry Tom Poole Haldane Duncan Jim Shields Brian Kelly
Starring	Les Bubb Miltos Yerolemou Elaine C. Smith
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Sarah Lawrence
Production location	Edinburgh
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) – 29 March 2001 (2001-03-29)

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The show ran from 1997 to 2001, for five series. It was then repeated the on the new CBBC Channel in 2002. The series was filmed and set in Edinburgh, Scotland; the tower featured in the show is the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square. Hububb was produced by Noel Gay productions for BBC Scotland.