What’s your favourite children’s TV character?

More than 41,000 viewers voted for their favourite from a shortlist of 50 - all of which were either cartoon characters or puppets. 

Top 3 favourite BBC children’s TV character:

1. Shaun the Sheep
2. Postman Pat
3. Sooty and Sweep

The poll also revealed the top three characters from each decade from the 1950s onwards:

1950s

1. Sooty and Sweep (1955)
2. Captain Pugwash (1957)
3. Bill and Ben (1952)

1960s

1. The Magic Roundabout (1965)
2. Camberwick Green (1966), Trumpton (1967), Chigley (1969
3. Clangers (1969) 

1970s

1. Paddington Bear (1975)
2. The Wombles (1973)
3. Bagpuss (1974)

1980s

1. Postman Pat (1981)
2. Pingu (1986)
3. Willo the Wisp (1981)

1990s

1. Bob the Builder (1998)
2. Teletubbies (1997)
3. Brum (1991)

2000

1. Shaun the Sheep (2007)
2. Sarah and Duck (2013)
3. In the Night Garden (2007)

What are your favourite TV characters and did they make the cut? 

Let us know your favourites - from across all channels - and we'll compile our own list of TV greats.

Maybe it's alien twins Zig and Zag, who came to fame on Dempsey's Den before crossing the Irish Channel to Channel 4, or everyone's favourite red-haired puppet Bosco?