Swashbuckle (TV series) facts for kids

Swashbuckle is a television show on CBeebies aimed at young children which started airing on 6 July 2013. The show takes the format of a game show where children control a group of pirates. The show is one of CBeebies's most watched shows. It won the 2015 British Academy Children's Awards for Entertainment and was nominated in 2018.

Format

The show takes place on the site of the shipwreck of the Scarlet Squid, in which 3 "naughty pirates" – a captain and her hapless shipmates – have stolen and hidden Gem's five jewels. Four children (known as Swashbucklers) compete in a series of games to try to win back the jewels, under the watchful eye of the ship's parrot Squawk. After two games, any remaining jewels are hunted against the clock as the children try to find them hidden within the shipwreck. If the children successfully retrieve all of the jewels then a wheel is spun to determine which of the 3 pirates must walk the plank into the gunge-filled Ship's Mess.

Main characters

Cast

Presenters

• Gem – Gemma Hunt (series 1 onwards)
• Squawk – Conor McNamara (series 1 onwards)

Pirate captains

• Captain Sinker − Ella Kenion (series 1-4)
• Captain Captain − Jennie Dale (series 4-5, 7 onwards)
• Captain HeyHo − Sophia Nomvete (series 6)

Pirates

• Cook – Joseph Elliott (series 1-6)
• Line – Richard David-Caine (series 1-6)
• Sandy Toes – Ian Kirkby (series 7 onwards)
• Seaweed – Tyler Collins (series 7 onwards)

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

1. A Mariner's Masterpiece: Ali, Kamile, Jia Jian & Aizah. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
2. Funny Games: Makensey, George, Aaliyah & Tamsin. Walk the Plank: Cook
3. Pirate School: Summer, George, Finnan & Gracie. Walk the Plank: Line
4. The Daringly Dangerous Expedition: Megan, Lauryn, Oliver & Adam. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
5. A Hearty Heist: Emilia, Jason, Caitlin & Isaac.
6. Bungling Conjuring: Iona, Adam, Ryan & Dylan. Walk the Plank: Line
7. Pirate Pancakes: Dylan, Amelia, Kai & Ffion. Walk the Plank: Line
8. Jolly Jokers: Rosie, Lottie, Morgan & Curtis. Walk the Plank: Cook
9. Coconutters: Anahya, Joshua, Alisha & Aaliyah.
10. Painters and Detonators: Owen, Harris, Paris & Rosie. Walk the Plank: Cook
11. Squeaky Stowaways: Jessica, Heidi, Harry & Oliver. Walk the Plank: Line
12. Pirate Pups: Lewis, Acintha, Cady & Sarah. Walk the Plank: Cook
13. Sinker's Sniffles: Amelia, Matteo, Emma & Izzy. Walk the Plank: Cook
14. Sinker's Banquet: Katy, Matilda, Finlay & Tor. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
15. Pieces of Eight: Michael, Dean, Blanaid & Muskaan.
16. Hat's Off: Jamie, Abigail, Jessica & Olivia. Walk the Plank: Line
17. Stinky Shipmates: Max, Jasmine, Cian & Ffion. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
18. The Pirate Games: Georgia, Freddie, Sam & Annabel. Walk the Plank: Cook
19. A Fancy Mess: Caitlin, Kairan, Ashton & Leon. Walk the Plank: Line
20. Anchors Away: Jacobi, Grace, Jack & Mitchell. Walk the Plank: Cook
21. Sweltering Seadogs: Nicola, Luke, Tafari & Sadie.
22. Scarified Sinker: Abby, Alexander, Arya & Carter. Walk the Plank: Line
23. Jiggling Jib Hangers: Malachi, Sereyah, Rachel & Nicholas. Walk the Plank: Line
24. The Buccaneers' Ball: Arzu, Adam, Franick & Millie.
25. Salute You, Sir: Joseph, George, Faye & Ella. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
26. A Seafarer's Tale: Nicholas, Dee, Tunay & Hiba. Walk the Plank: Line

Series 2 (2014)

1. CBeebies Pirate Party: Josiah, Jonas, Freya & Tenai. Walk the Plank: Cook
2. Strict Pirate's Got Talent: Thomas, Lexy, Millie & Tyler. Walk the Plank: Line
3. The Scarlet Squid Clear Out: Ahmed, Libby, Freddie & Hemanya.
4. Tooth Fairy: Georgina, Hannah, Ellis & Joe. Walk the Plank: Line
5. Monster from the Deep: William, Eva, Joshua & Lilly. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
6. Captain Bellywobble: Hilla, Kephren, Ellie & Joseph. Walk the Plank: Cook
7. Choccy Lock: Ellie, Davie-Blue, Marnie & Sophie. Walk the Plank: Line
8. Pirates Rock: Oscar, Danni, Shanzi & Tess. Walk the Plank: Line
9. Sinker's Birthday Surprise: Keira, Harvey, Alexa & Zane. Walk the Plank: Cook
10. Doctors and Nurses: Diba, Charlotte, Ewan & Mia.
11. Pirate Pampering: Dayton, Skye, Jayden & Thomas. Walk the Plank: Line
12. The Ship Shop: Cole, Daisy, Riley & Grace. Walk the Plank: Cook
13. Pirate Perfume Pong: Alfie, Wade, Lucas & Maya. Walk the Plank: Line
14. Plankety Plank: Mia, Simon, Tiana & Horace. Walk the Plank: Cook
15. Mr Feathers: Thomas, Adrian, Jonathan & Charlotte. Walk the Plank: Cook
16. Pirate Pudsey Radio: Pia, Greg James, Coco & Jo Whiley.
17. Idiotic Inventions: Iman, Hassan, Iman & Abrahim. Walk the Plank: Cook
18. The Space Ship: Dara, Amber, Freya & Connor. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
19. Sea Shell Silliness: Haroon, Amy, Noah & Amelia.
20. Raspberry Fools: Isan, Nur, Yusuf & Jannat. Walk the Plank: Line
21. Sinker's Twin: Amelia, Dylan, Alfie & Naeem. Walk the Plank: Cook
22. Weather or Not: Andrew, Julia, Courtney & Logan. Walk the Plank: Line
23. Ship Shape Shipmates: Ellie, Ben, Jaden & Cara. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
24. Catch of the Day: Georgia, Adam, Thomas & Emily. Walk the Plank: Cook
25. Three Wishes: Holly, Katie, Molly & Danielle.
26. Horrible Hiccups: Jawad, Zabin, Aisha & Cheryl. Walk the Plank: Cook

Series 3 (2015)

1. Double Trouble: Andy Day, Sid Sloane, Cat Sandion, Rebecca Keatley, Henry & Joe. Walk the Plank: Line
2. Swashpuppets: Jaden, Logan, Georgia & Ibukun. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
3. The Line Song: Sally, Ben, Noah & Isabel. Walk the Plank: Line
4. Cook's Seaweed Rap: Matthew, Jasmine, Teah & Max. Walk the Plank: Line
5. Treasure Trap: Herb, Katie, Sam & Grace.
6. Mermaids: Joshua, Aidan, Thomas & Matilda. Walk the Plank: Line
7. A Fruitful Day: Georgia, Ejika, Redha & Ellie. Walk the Plank: Cook
8. Shipwreck in a Bottle: Emily, Phoebe, Emily & Gracie.
9. Sinker's Letter: Kenny, Ifeoma & Lewis. Walk the Plank: Line
10. Sandcastles: Peter, Fay, Stephen & Halima. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
11. One of the Crew: Charlotte, Francesca, Charlie & Ali. Walk the Plank: Line
12. The Big Fall Out: Hermione, Marea, Harrison & Josh.
13. Plant Hunters: Rhea, Duchess, Isabel & Lewis. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
14. Precious Pearls: Ayesha, Holly, Kunde & Mariam. Walk the Plank: Line
15. Silent Sinker: Jar Tin, Ras, Anayel & David. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
16. Jolly Splodger: Al Hussein, Abdul Ghani, Elaha & Hamza. Walk the Plank: Cook
17. Sticky Fly Trap: Peter, Katie, Lily & Adam. Walk the Plank: Line
18. Weevils: Iman, Daniel, Samuela & Callum. Walk the Plank: Line
19. Super Cannon: Thomas, Isabel, Jazil & Nancy.
20. Hammocks: Raphael, Zane, Lysandra & Zenna. Walk the Plank: Line
21. Shellephone: Alisa, Scott, Penny & Elliott. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
22. Cannonball Catastrophe: Angelo, Alicia & Louie. Walk the Plank: Cook
23. Mutiny: Elizabeth, Peter, Alex & Anna. Walk the Plank: Cook
24. Maps - the Way to Do It: Geo, Harrison, Cohen & Jasmine. Walk the Plank: Line
25. Leaky Landlubbers: Theo, Maisie, Blake & Libby. Walk the Plank: Captain Sinker
26. Snow Joke: Scarlet, AJ, Grace & Theo.

Series 4 (2016-2017)

1. Sinker's Holiday: Paige, Katie, Alex & Paul. Walk the Plank: Line
2. The New Captain: Sayid, Katie, Lucy & Alfie. Walk the Plank: Line
3. Swimming Lessons: Ellie, Alex, Alex & Ewan. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
4. A Hole Lot of Mess: Natalie, Milo, Harriet & Marcus.
5. Reckless with a Necklace: Faith, Fiona, Vasco & Lincoln. Walk the Plank: Line
6. Concertina Chaos: Mackenzie, Daisy, Molly & Aaron. Walk the Plank: Cook
7. Seadog Supper: Abbey, Sam, Ashton & Ella.
8. Pesky Pirate Swashbucklers: Megan, Cillian, George & Jessica. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
9. Aaargh-robics: McKenzie, Daisy, Lottie & Eden. Walk the Plank: Line
10. Sinker in a Bottle: Reece, Ryan, Charlie-May & Isabelle. Walk the Plank: Cook
11. Talk Like a Pirate: Amy, Jahushen, Liam & Isla. Walk the Plank: Line
12. First Rate First Mate: Issy, Harley, Frankie & Rhys. Walk the Plank: Cook
13. Duck Disaster: Uzair, Ted, Sana & Suzy.
14. Cook Wants a Beard: Lucas, Archie, Libby & Alicia. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
15. Seaweed Machine: Maia, Ryan, Chloe & Macy.
16. Handbook Havoc: Avias, Amy, Regan & Prince. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
17. The Creak: Henry, Joel, Ava & Heaven. Walk the Plank: Line
18. Are We Having Fun Yet?: Rosie, Leila, Annie & Joe. Walk the Plank: Cook
19. Hold Onto Your Hats: Lexie, Sienna, Charlie & Joseph. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
20. Sinker's Return: Ella, Kelsey, Phoebe & Frankie. Walk the Plank: Cook
21. A Second Squawk: Cornell, George, Krisha & Caoimhe.
22. Super Shiny Scarlet Squid: Maddie, John, Connor & Ria. Walk the Plank: Line
23. The Ship's Anchor: Malachi, Ikaluwa, Simra & Umar.
24. The Broken Bell: Soraya, Jayden, Jason & Amy. Walk the Plank: Line
25. Cooling Captain Captain: Sienna, Mason, Hamam & Melody. Walk the Plank: Cook
26. Time Capsule Treasure Chest: Molly, Lola, Connie & Noah. Walk the Plank: Line

Series 5 (2017-2018)

1. Sinker's Message: Sidra, Anas, Irina & Hamza. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
2. Sharks!: Hannah, Harry, Nathaniel & Mia.
3. Seaweed Super Soup: Charlie, Jasper, Amelie & Dalton. Walk the Plank: Line
4. Mini Cook and Line: Mohammed, Hashim, Arissa & Khadija. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
5. Whistleless Whistle: McKenna, Rameen, Ruby & Savanna. Walk the Plank: Cook
6. Bad Loser: Jordan, Joshua, Aidan & Josh. Walk the Plank: Line
7. Little Sea Monster: Will, Chloe, Robyn & James. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
8. Fool's Jewel: Harry, Harvey, Elisa & Evie.
9. Knotty Pirates: Oliver, Eleanor, Heidi & Charlie. Walk the Plank: Line
10. The Brig: Max, Nathan, Katie & Billie. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
11. Itchy Uniforms: Fatima, Aisha, Macy & Rais.
12. Silly as Slop: Oscar, Omana, Ilaha & Sundus. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
13. Christmas Rules!: Izzy, Freddie, Lydia & Isa. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
14. Silly Sounding Sea Creatures: Hayat, Darcy-May, Declan & Holly. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
15. Pirate Pox: Jonas, Fayad, Fatima-Zahra & Dami.
16. Three Captain Captains: Yusuf, Advik, Jessica & Mumtaz. Walk the Plank: Cook
17. Coco-nutty: Reuben, Brooke, Archer & Millie. Walk the Plank: Line
18. Sluggy the Sea Slug: Amelie, Riley, Caleb & Nshira.
19. Pirate's Den: Lewis, River, Elaine & Leo. Walk the Plank: Line
20. Pirate Puzzle Map: Tillie, Zach, Lyra & Connie. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
21. Pirate Overboard: Holly, Jamie, Ellie & Ismael. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
22. The Unlucky Whistle: Deema, Adam, Elsie & Ibaku.
23. Nautical Novels: Eve, Victor, Miley & Tia. Walk the Plank: Captain Captain
24. Captain's Vote: Ishan, Noah, Patrizia & Ryan. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
25. Shipshape Shipwreck: Zara, Ellie, Cheryl & Ishaal.
26. No Longer Naughty Pirates: Charlie, Remy, Ben & Sully. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates

Series 6 (2019)

1. Meet Captain HeyHo: Gabby, Jamie, Eleanor & Ethan. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
2. The Captain's Shower: Louis, Rolla, Zack & Farida. Walk the Plank: Cook
3. Monster Spotting: Blair, Caitlin, Georgia & Krishnan. Walk the Plank: Line
4. Swash TV: Gabriel, Marnin, Grace & Alexis. Walk the Plank: Captain HeyHo
5. Barrel Full of Line: Lucas, Cameron, Ibrahim & Jude. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
6. King Cook: Arfa, Zura, Zed & Kayla. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
7. Strong Sea Legs: Lulu, Hayder, Cassin & Ronan.
8. Green Fingered Pirates: Betsy, Scott, Farah & Leila. Walk the Plank: Line
9. Beard: Charlie, Harris, Sarah & Sia. Walk the Plank: Cook
10. Mummy Cook and Daddy Line: Victor, James, Monesu & Poppy. Walk the Plank: Captain HeyHo
11. Line's Pirate Choir: Faith, Violet, Angela & Ivy. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
12. Sleepy Shipmates: Elia, Finton, Saoirse & Sarah.
13. Slime v Slop: Katie, Kyle, Simone & James. Walk the Plank: Line
14. Camouflage: Halima, Jack, Myra & Brody. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
15. Don't Make Me Laugh: Essie, Hannah, Cameron & Jessica. Walk the Plank: Cook
16. Slient Disco: Fatima, Alexis, Jack & Noah. Walk the Plank: Line
17. Captain HeyHo's Sing-A-Long: Della, Erin, Kieran & Clara.
18. Fishy Mud: Emily, Margot, Harris & Elliot. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
19. Spare Pirates: Chloe, Leon, Eva & Albert. Walk the Plank: Captain HeyHo
20. Sea Horse: Brian, Attia, Jessica & Mafaro.
21. Seafood a la Slurp: Swetha, Aidan, Marvin & Jessica.CatainHeyHo
22. The Only Way is Pirate: Carter, Tyler, Kayden & Corrie. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
23. Storm's A'Coming: Freya, Rayhana, Scott & Jamie. Walk the All3pirates
24. Swashdance: Daniel, Michael, Adelina & Harris. Walk the Plank:All3pirates
25. Mystic Pebbles: Yamsin, Leo, Balqis & Tim. Walk the Plank: All 3 pirates
26. A Load of Rubbish: Lucy, Fiona, Ally & Karis:All3pirates

Series 7 (2021-2022)

1. Captain Captain's Back
2. Rhyming Lurgy
3. Ahoy Sandy and Seaweed
4. Bowled Over
5. Captain Covelli's Holiday Camp
6. Ship Parts Song
7. The Pirate Inspector
8. The Big Day
9. Yogaarrr
10. Buccaneer Cheer
11. Smart Parrot
12. Midnight Feast
13. Seaweed's Squid Dance
14. Perfectly Pirate
15. Bad Luck Bananas
16. Pirate Jumble Sale
17. Pirate Pets
18. Pirate Stickers
19. Dave Jones's Locker
20. Wing It Now
21. Headscaarf Calamity
22. Captain Captain's Classic Clips
23. Sandy and Seaweeds Super Snippets
24. Gem's Jewels

Series 8 (2022-2023)

1. Captain Captain - The Musical
2. Captain Gem
3. Captain Captain's Aarrrt Show
4. Mastaarr Chef
5. Seaweed's Scrub Rap
6. Sandy's Waistcoat of Wonders
7. Captain's Log
8. Seaweed the Inventor
9. Remote Control
10. Never Eat Soggy Waffles
11. Captain Captain's Cool Pirates
12. Ye Olde Piratey Butlaarrrs
13. The Big Book of Pirate World Records
14. Pirate Yearbook
15. The Swashbuckle Seven Seas
16. The Big Brain Swash Challenge
17. Proper Pirate Proficiency Test
18. Sandy and Seaweed's Scarecrow Challenge
19. Uncle Joe King
20. The Slimy Seaworm
21. Awesome Ancestors

Awards and nominations

Swashbuckle won the 2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Children's Entertainment and was nominated for that award, but did not win, in 2018.