The Great Ice Cream Hunt

{{Infobox television
| genre = [[Musical film|Musical]]
| creator = [[Maddie Moate]]<ref name="instagram">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2025 |title=We made a movie!!! 🍦 The @cbeebieshq Musical 'The Great Ice Cream Hunt' is coming to cinemas this July. But what's it all about? |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DK5Fv9_oujW/ |access-date=4 July 2025 |website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref>
| writer = Nathan Cockerill<ref name="lsm">{{Cite web |title=“THE GREAT ICE CREAM HUNT”, written by Nathan Cockerill, hits UK cinemas |url=https://lindaseifert.com/the-great-ice-cream-hunt-written-by-nathan-cockerill-hits-uk-cinemas/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Linda Seifert Management}}</ref>
| starring = [[Justin Fletcher]]<br>[[James Mackenzie (actor)|James Mackenzie]]<br>Dodge<br>Evie Pickerill<br>Puja Panchkoty<br>Jennie Dale<br>[[Gemma Hunt]]<br>Rebecca Keatley<br>[[Rhys Stephenson]]<br>[[George Webster (presenter)|George Webster]]<br>Joanna Adeyinka-Burford<br>[[Andy Day]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| runtime = 56 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2025 |title=''Cbeebies - The Great Ice Cream Hunt Musical'' (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/93CD540C0050CB42 |access-date=4 July 2025 |website=[[Irish Film Classification Office]]}}</ref>
| company = [[BBC Studios|BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions]]<ref name="bbc">{{Cite web |title=CBeebies unveils a summer of spectacular events for families across the UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/cbeebies-summer-of-events/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en}}</ref>
| network = [[CBeebies]]<br>[[BBC iPlayer]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2025|7|11|United Kingdom; theatrical}}
}}

'''''The Great Ice Cream Hunt''''' is an upcoming British musical television film created by [[Maddie Moate]]. The film's story follows Lolly and her friend Pinecone the [[Hedgehog]] who set off on a magical journey in their [[ice cream van]] after all the ice creams goes missing.

The film is set to be released in cinemas on 11 July 2025, followed by broadcasting on [[CBeebies]] and [[BBC iPlayer]] at the end of August.

== Cast ==

* [[Justin Fletcher]]<ref name="bbc" />
* [[James Mackenzie (actor)|James Mackenzie]]<ref name="bbc" />
* Dodge<ref name="bbc" />
* Evie Pickerill<ref name="bbc" />
* Puja Panchkoty<ref name="bbc" />
* Jennie Dale<ref name="bbc" />
* [[Gemma Hunt]]<ref name="bbc" />
* Rebecca Keatley<ref name="bbc" />
* [[Rhys Stephenson]]<ref name="bbc" />
* [[George Webster (presenter)|George Webster]]<ref name="bbc" />
* Joanna Adeyinka-Burford<ref name="bbc" />
* [[Andy Day]]<ref name="bbc" />

== Production ==
The film has been created by [[Maddie Moate]]<ref name="instagram" /> and written by Nathan Cockerill<ref name="lsm" /> for [[BBC Studios|BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions]].<ref name="bbc" />

== Release ==
The film is set to be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 11 July 2025 by [[Vue International|Vue Lumière]], with broadcasting set for [[CBeebies]] and [[BBC iPlayer]] at the end of August.<ref name="bbc" /> The cinema screenings will feature an exclusive song with a host of well-known faces.<ref name="instagram" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.cbeebiesmusical.co.uk/gallery/ Official website]

[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:British musical television films]]
[[Category:2020s musical films]]
[[Category:2024 musical films]]
[[Category:CBeebies original programming]]
[[Category:BBC iPlayer original programming]]