Celebrities gathered with their kids for a special family screening event of the supersized Bluey episode The Sign at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London.

 JB Gill

The event was held to celebrate the global premiere of the special extended Bluey episode, The Sign, which landed on Sunday, 14th April on Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Junior across the world, and on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in Australia.

Call The Midwife star Helen George, comic and Wonka actor Tom Davis and JLS star turned farmer, JB Gill, were among the star-studded attendees. They were joined by: actor Matt Di Angelo (Eastenders – BBC One); actress Nimah McGrady (Hope Street – BBC One); former Paralympian and TV broadcaster Ade Adepitan (Our Changing Planet – BBC One); reality TV star and model Bianca Gascoigne (Love Island – ITV2) and her mum Sheryl Gascoigne. Taking place on the same day as the Olivier Awards – for which Bluey’s Big Play was nominated for Best Family Show – the VIP screening event also welcomed: Imogen Thomas (Big Brother – Channel 4); comedian Jon Richardson;  Dr Chris van Tulleken (Operation Ouch! – CBBC); plus several more.

Guests were treated to a blue carpet reception followed by a double-bill cinema screening celebrating the latest two episodes of Bluey, Ghostbasket and The Sign.

The brand-new regular length Bluey episode Ghostbasket, debuted around the world on Sunday 7th April , and saw the return of the much loved Grannies, Janet and Rita, played by Bluey and Bingo, and left audiences on a cliffhanger as the Heeler family home was put up for sale.

Ghostbasket sets the stage for the hotly anticipated extended episode The Sign. The Sign is 28 minutes long – four times the length of a regular Bluey – and features ‘the wedding of the year’ which may not have completely gone to plan.

Chris Van Tulleken

Both Ghostbasket and The Sign are penned by Bluey creator and writer Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery, and produced by Ludo Studio. It stars Dave McCormack and Melanie Zanetti as the voices of Bandit and Chilli Heeler.

Since launching in Australia in 2018, Bluey has gained millions of fans around the world, widely lauded for its heartfelt and funny portrayal of family life and celebration of play. Celebrity fans include Eva Mendes, Natalie Portman and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who have all appeared in the show in cameo roles.

A global-ratings hit, Bluey was the most streamed children’s show last year in the US, doubling its viewing time from 2022 to 43.9b viewing minutes. The series has also enjoyed a plethora of critical success at home and abroad, winning a 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People Award in the International category, and recently picked up its fifth consecutive AACTA Best Children’s Programme award – in addition to an International Emmy and numerous craft and production awards around the world.

Jointly commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family, Bluey is produced by multi-Emmy award-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Queensland and Screen Australia.