Characters including Tracy Beaker, Paddington Bear, Black Beauty, Bob the Builder, Captain Hook, Mary Poppins, Mowgli, Noddy, Postman Pat, The Gruffalo, White Rabbit and Winnie the Pooh either mingled with the children in the garden or took part in the show. Famous faces who appeared on stage in various guises included Malorie Blackman, Quentin Blake, June Brown, Martin Clunes, Sir Ronnie Corbett, Jerry Hall, Anthony Head, Harry Hill, Patsy Kensit, Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman, JK Rowling, the current Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson and members of the Royal Ballet who created 'a Beatrix Potter vignette'