7 ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁traditional ▁two - dimensional ▁colour ▁animation . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁called ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁Bear . ▁ ▁" The ▁Official ▁BBC ▁Children ▁in ▁Need ▁Med ley " ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁▁ ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁" The ▁Official ▁BBC ▁Children ▁in ▁Need ▁Med ley " ▁with ▁Peter ▁Kay ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁animated ▁characters . ▁In ▁the ▁video , ▁P adding ton ▁makes ▁a ▁grand ▁appearance ▁by ▁w inking ▁at ▁the ▁cam er amen ▁when ▁they ▁take ▁photos ▁of ▁him ; ▁Kay ▁tries ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁clo ak ▁on ▁P adding ton , ▁but ▁it ▁keeps ▁sl iding ▁off . ▁He ▁also ▁joins ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁act . ▁ ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁( 2 0 2 0 ) ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Studio Can al ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁producing ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁live - action ▁P adding ton ▁films . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁studio ▁had ▁te amed ▁with ▁David ▁He yman ▁and ▁Nick el ode on ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁animation ▁studio ▁Blue - Z oo , ▁with ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁and ▁Ben ▁Wh ish aw ▁repr ising ▁the ▁role . ▁The ▁series ▁officially ▁came ▁out ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Film ▁adapt ations