Lu & the Bally Bunch

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Lu & the Bally Bunch
	Logo used since 2023
Genre	Children; Musical
Created by	Nicky Phelan
Developed by	Sarah Lonsdale; Jennie Stacey
Written by	Nicky Phelan
Directed by	Nicky Phelan
Voices of	Freya McLaughlin (Season 1); Cecily Bloom (Season 2); Joy Tú Clarke (Season 1); Sian Taylor (Season 2); Alice Helenport; Kolby McDonald; Marcus Power; Leo Tobin; Aileen Mythen
Narrated by	Oliver Jacob Fenney (Season 2)
Music by	Darren Hendley
Opening theme	Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Music by Darren Hendley)
Ending theme	Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Instrumental)
Composer	Darren Hendley
Country of origin	Canada; United States; United Kingdom; Ireland;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	76; 25 (Shorts); 52 (Season 2)
Production
Executive producers	Vince Commisso; Cathal Gaffney; Darragh O'Connell; Nicky Phelan; Angela C. Santomero; Jennie Stacey
Producer	Alicia Moore
Animators	Leah Alcantara; Leila Foong; Rees Geraghty; Kelsey Hawkinson; Ben Thomas; Daniel Varela
Editors	John Cruise; Kieran Gallagher; Fiona Hamilton; Fred O'Connor
Running time	7 minutes; 22 minutes (Bug Noillg); 0 minutes, 58 seconds (Shorts)
Production companies	9 Story Media Group; Brown Bag Films
Original release
Network	CBC Gem (Canada); Max; Cartoonito
Release	March 17, 2023 –; present

Lu & the Bally Bunch is a American-British-Canadian-Irish animated television series. It is directed by Nicky Phelan. The series has been shown since April 2023 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Cartoonito.

About

The series follows the life of Lu, a ladybird who has just started pre-school.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
Pilot	2	2017 (2017)	2021 (2021)	Cartoonito (USA)
1	76	17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)	4 September 2023 (2023-09-04)	CBC Gem Cartoonito
2	25	17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)	Unknown	Cartoonito (UK and Ireland)
3	52	22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)	10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)	Cartoonito (UK and Ireland)

Voice cast

Ladybird Lu (voiced by Freya McLaughlin and later voiced by Cecily Bloom in the newer season) A ladybird who is newly in preschool and lives in a strawberry house.
Biba Butterfly (voiced by Joy Tú Clarke and later voiced by Sian Taylor in the newer season) A butterfly who is Lu’s best friend. She lives inside a carrot apartment.
Elodie Worm (voiced by Alice Helenport) A earthworm who speaks French & English and the same time, and one of Lu’s friends. She lives inside an apple in a tree.
Gus Greenfly (voiced by Kolby McDonald) A serious greenfly who is one of Lu’s friends and likes building towers. He lives inside a lily pad houseboat.
Declan Ground Beetle (voiced by Marcus Power) A ground beetle who is Shell School’s class clown. He is one of Lu’s friends and lives in a teapot restaurant called the Teapot Cafe.
Barnaby Bumblebee (voiced by Leo Tobin) A bumblebee who likes giving hugs, and one of Lu’s friends. He lives in a carrot apartment like Biba.
Shella (voiced by Aileen Mythen) A snail who is Lu’s teacher at Shell School, which is inside her shell.
The Narrator (voiced by Oliver Jacob Fenney) (starting in season 2)
Margo Mayfly (voiced by Zara Tabarsi and later voiced by Isha Kaur Athwal in the newer season)

References

↑ "About the Show". CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
↑ Milligan, Mercedes (October 2, 2024). "9 Story Launches Two New Animated Pre-K Series on Cartoonito". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
↑ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (September 27, 2023). "CBeebies picks up Lu & the Bally Bunch". kidscreen. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
↑ "What to watch with your kids: 'Heart Eyes,' 'Lu & the Bally Bunch' and more". The Washington Post. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
↑ "Freya On Song: In 'Lu & the bally bunch'". The Echo. October 17, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

Other websites

Lu & the Bally Bunch on IMDb

[1] "About the Show". CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[2] Milligan, Mercedes (October 2, 2024). "9 Story Launches Two New Animated Pre-K Series on Cartoonito". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[3] Bharanidharan, Sadhana (September 27, 2023). "CBeebies picks up Lu & the Bally Bunch". kidscreen. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[4] "What to watch with your kids: 'Heart Eyes,' 'Lu & the Bally Bunch' and more". The Washington Post. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[5] "Freya On Song: In 'Lu & the bally bunch'". The Echo. October 17, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

Lu & the Bally Bunch
Logo used since 2023
Genre	Children Musical
Created by	Nicky Phelan
Developed by	Sarah Lonsdale Jennie Stacey
Written by	Nicky Phelan
Directed by	Nicky Phelan
Voices of	Freya McLaughlin (Season 1) Cecily Bloom (Season 2) Joy Tú Clarke (Season 1) Sian Taylor (Season 2) Alice Helenport Kolby McDonald Marcus Power Leo Tobin Aileen Mythen
Narrated by	Oliver Jacob Fenney (Season 2)
Music by	Darren Hendley
Opening theme	Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Music by Darren Hendley)
Ending theme	Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Instrumental)
Composer	Darren Hendley
Country of origin	Canada United States United Kingdom Ireland
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	76 25 (Shorts) 52 (Season 2)
Production
Executive producers	Vince Commisso Cathal Gaffney Darragh O'Connell Nicky Phelan Angela C. Santomero Jennie Stacey
Producer	Alicia Moore
Animators	Leah Alcantara Leila Foong Rees Geraghty Kelsey Hawkinson Ben Thomas Daniel Varela
Editors	John Cruise Kieran Gallagher Fiona Hamilton Fred O'Connor
Running time	7 minutes 22 minutes (Bug Noillg) 0 minutes, 58 seconds (Shorts)
Production companies	9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films
Original release
Network	CBC Gem (Canada) Max Cartoonito
Release	March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17) – present