{{Infobox television | image = | runtime = 22 minutes | presenter = Gemma Hunt and Katie Thistleton | creator = | location = England | developer = | executive_producer = Tony Reed (series 1)
Vanessa Amberleigh (series 2–5)
Sid Cole (series 6)
Yvonne Jennings (series 7-8) Aizah Khan (series 9-present) | open_theme = Swashbuckle | country = United Kingdom | language = English | network = CBeebies | first_aired = 6 July 2013 (2013-07-06) | last_aired = present (present)

Swashbuckle is a television show on CBeebies aimed at young children aged 2 to 7, which started airing on 6 July 2013.^[1][2] 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.^[3] It won the 2015 British Academy Children's Awards for Entertainment and was nominated in 2018. Series 9 of Swashbuckle will air on CBeebies on Saturday 29 April 2023 at 10:30am.

Format

The show takes place on the site of the shipwreck of the Scarlet Squid, in which three "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 three pirates must walk the plank into the gunge-filled Ship's Mess.^[1] 10 Years Of Swashbuckle will be released onto YouTube on Thursday 6 July 2023 at 12:00 at midnight the video will see the pirate themed game show turning 10 years old. It will include Cook, Line, Sandy, Seaweed, Shezow, Starfire, Captain Sinker, Captain Captain and Captain HeyHo aiming for the stealing stolen jewels in all of the series and episodes from (series 1 to 9)

Cast

Presenters

• Gem – Gemma Hunt (series 1 onwards)
• Squawk – Conor McNamara (series 1 onwards)
• Katie - Katie Thistleton (series 9 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 7-8)
• Seaweed – Tyler Collins (series 7-8)
• Shezow - Simon Bird (series 9 onwards)
• Starfire - Tom Rosenthal (series 9 onwards)

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

Episode	Title
1	"A Mariner's Masterpiece"
2	"Funny Games"
3	"Pirate School"
4	"The Daringly Dangerous Expedition"
5	"A Hearty Heist"
6	"Bungling Conjuring"
7	"Pirate Pancakes"
8	"Jolly Jokers"
9	"Coconutters"
10	"Painters and Detonators"
11	"Squeaky Stowaways"
12	"Pirate Pups"
13	"Sinker's Sniffles"
14	"Sinker's Banquet"
15	"Pieces of Eight"
16	"Hats Off"
17	"Stinky Shipmates"
18	"The Pirate Games"
19	"A Fancy Mess"
20	"Anchors Away"
21	"Sweltering Seadogs"
22	"Scarified Sinker"
23	"Jiggling Jib Hangers"
24	"The Buccaneers' Ball"
25	"Salute You, Sir"
26	"A Seafarer's Tale"

Series 2 (2014)

Episode	Title
1	"CBeebies Pirate Party"
2	"Strict Pirate's Got Talent"
3	"The Scarlet Squid Clear Out"
4	"Tooth Fairy"
5	"Monster from the Deep"
6	"Captain Bellywobble"
7	"Choccy Lock"
8	"Pirates Rock"
9	"Sinker's Birthday Surprise"
10	"Doctors and Nurses"
11	"Pirate Pampering"
12	"The Ship Shop"
13	"Pirate Perfume Pong"
14	"Plankety Plank"
15	"Mr Feathers"
16	"Pirate Pudsey Radio"
17	"Idiotic Inventions"
18	"The Space Ship"
19	"Sea Shell Silliness"
20	"Raspberry Fools"
21	"Sinker's Twin"
22	"Weather or Not"
23	"Ship Shape Shipmates"
24	"Catch of the Day"
25	"Three Wishes"
26	"Horrible Hiccups"

Series 3 (2015)

Episode	Title
1	"Double Trouble"
2	"Swashpuppets"
3	"The Line Song"
4	"Cook's Seaweed Rap"
5	"Treasure Trap"
6	"Mermaids"
7	"A Fruitful Day"
8	"Shipwreck in a Bottle"
9	"Sinker's Letter"
10	"Sandcastles"
11	"One of the Crew"
12	"The Big Fall Out"
13	"Plant Hunters"
14	"Precious Pearls"
15	"Silent Sinker"
16	"Jolly Splodger"
17	"Sticky Fly Trap"
18	"Weevils"
19	"Super Cannon"
20	"Hammocks"
21	"Shellephone"
22	"Cannonball Catastrophe"
23	"Mutiny"
24	"Maps - the Way to Do It"
25	"Leaky Landlubbers"
26	"Snow Joke"

Series 4 (2016-2017)

Episode	Title
1	"Sinker's Holiday"
2	"The New Captain"
3	"Swimming Lessons"
4	"A Hole Lot of Mess"
5	"Reckless with a Necklace"
6	"Concertina Chaos"
7	"Seadog Supper"
8	"Pesky Pirate Swashbucklers"
9	"Aaargh-robics"
10	"Sinker in a Bottle"
11	"Talk Like a Pirate"
12	"First Rate First Mate"
13	"Duck Disaster"
14	"Cook Wants a Beard"
15	"Seaweed Machine"
16	"Handbook Havoc"
17	"The Creak"
18	"Are We Having Fun Yet?"
19	"Hold Onto Your Hats"
20	"Sinker's Return"
21	"A Second Squawk"
22	"Super Shiny Scarlet Squid"
23	"The Ship's Anchor"
24	"The Broken Bell"
25	"Cooling Captain Captain"
26	"Time Capsule Treasure Chest"

Series 5 (2017-2018)

Episode	Title
1	"Sinker's Message"
2	"Sharks!"
3	"Seaweed Super Soup"
4	"Mini Cook and Line"
5	"Whistleless Whistle"
6	"Bad Loser"
7	"Little Sea Monster"
8	"Fool's Jewel"
9	"Knotty Pirates"
10	"The Brig"
11	"Itchy Uniforms"
12	"Silly as Slop"
13	"Christmas Rules"
14	"Silly Sounding Sea Creatures"
15	"Pirate Pox"
16	"Three Captain Captains"
17	"Coco-nutty"
18	"Sluggy the Sea Slug"
19	"Pirate's Den"
20	"Pirate Puzzle Map"
21	"Pirate Overboard"
22	"The Unlucky Whistle"
23	"Nautical Novels"
24	"Captain's Vote"
25	"Shipshape Shipwreck"
26	"No Longer Naughty Pirates"

Series 6 (2019)

Episode	Title
1	"Meet Captain HeyHo"
2	"The Captain's Shower"
3	"Monster Spotting"
4	"Swash TV"
5	"Barrel Full of Line"
6	"King Cook"
7	"Strong Sea Legs"
8	"Green Fingered Pirates"
9	"Beard"
10	"Mummy Cook and Daddy Line"
11	"Line's Pirate Choir"
12	"Sleepy Shipmates"
13	"Slime v Slop"
14	"Camouflage"
15	"Don't Make Me Laugh"
16	"Silent Disco"
17	"Captain HeyHo's Sing-A-Long"
18	"Fishy Mud"
19	"Spare Pirates"
20	"Sea Horse"
21	"Seafood a la Slurp"
22	"The Only Way is Pirate"
23	"Storm's A'Coming"
24	"Swashdance"
25	"Mystic Pebbles"
26	"A Load of Rubbish"

Series 7 (2021)

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

Series 8 (2022)

Episode	Title
1	"Captain Captain - The Musical"
2	"Captain Gem"
3	"Captain Captain's Aarrrt Show"
4	"Mastaarrr Chef"
5	"Seaweed's Scrub Rap"
6	"Sandy's Waistcoat of Wonders"
7	"Seaweed's Dream Spade"
8	"Captain's Log"
9	"Seaweed the Inventor"
10	"Remote Control"
11	"Never Eat Soggy Waffles"
12	"Captain Captain's Cool Pirates"
13	"Ye Old Piratey Butlaarrrs"
14	"The Big Book of Pirate World Records"
15	"Pirate Yearbook"
16	"The Swashbuckle Seven Seas"
17	"The Big Brain Swash Challenge"
18	"Proper Pirate Proficiency Test"
19	"Sandy and Seaweed's Scarecrow Challenge"
20	"Uncle Joe King"
21	"The Slimy Seaworm"
22	"Awesome Ancestors"
23	"Boom Family Reunion"
24	"Captain Captain's Best Bits"
25	"Sandy and Seaweed's Treasure Trove"
26	"Gem's Magic Moments"

Series 9 (2023)

1. Captain Captain Staying In Scarlet Squid: 2. Meet Shezow And Starfire: 3. Meet Katie: 4. New Cabin: 5. Leaky Ship: 6. Gem’s New Ship: 7. Katie’s Best Moments: 8. Shezow And Starfire’s Best Moments: 9. Scarlet Squid’s Best Times: 10. Gem’s Beautiful Moments From Series 1 To 10: 11. Captain Captain’s Best Moments: 12. Goodbye To Swashbuckle After 10 Years:

Series 9 (2023)

Awards and nominations

Swashbuckle won the 2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Children's Entertainment^[4] and was nominated for that award, but did not win, in 2018.^[5]

References

External links

• Swashbuckle on cBeebies − BBC
• Swashbuckle at IMDb