Mary Tourtel was created in 1920, at a time when the "Express" was in competition with "The Daily Mail" and its then popular comic strip "Teddy Tail", as well as the strip "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" in "The Daily Mirror". The then news editor of the "Express", Herbert Tourtel, was approached with the task of producing a new comic strip to rival those of the "Mail" and "Mirror" and immediately thought of his wife Mary, already an established author and artist. Rupert Bear was the result and was first published as a nameless character in a strip titled "Little Lost Bear" on
The Adventures of Rupert Bear again exclusive to the Network DVD site and in the same format. http://networkonair.com/exclusives/2686-adventures-of-rupert-bear-the-volume-2 Later, a third volume containing all 52 episodes from series 4 was released, once again exclusive to the Network DVD site and in the same format as the other volumes. http://networkonair.com/all-products/2715-adventures-of-rupert-bear-the-volume-3 All four series were later released as a complete set in October 2017, available from all major retailers. The Adventures of Rupert Bear The Adventures of Rupert Bear (My Little Rupert in the US) was a live-action puppet television series, based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, produced by ATV. It aired from 28 October