Derek the Sheep

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Derek the Sheep
Current/last artist	Gary Northfield
First appearance	Issue 3214 (21 February 2004)
Last appearance	Ongoing
Regular characters	Derek, Lenny, Big Baz, Cecil the bee

Derek the Sheep is a fictional character and comic strip in the British comic The Beano. He first appeared in issue 3214, dated 21 February 2004. The strip is set on a farm and revolves around Derek's endless problems with the other animals.

Derek the Sheep was created by Gary Northfield and appears occasionally, though with increased frequency, in the comic.

Derek is the only Beano character with his own weblog [1] and message board^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Characters

• Derek the sheep
• Lenny the sheep (One of Derek's Friends).
• Cecil the bee (Another of Derek's Friends).
• Nobby the hedgehog (Another of Derek's friends).
• Big Baz (Derek's worst enemy).
• Mad Nigel (Derek's second worst enemy).
• Rodney the bull
• Bernard the goat
• Bingo the goat (seen only in the episode "Sold out").
• Farmer Jack, The farmer mentioned quite a lot, but only seen twice; in the episode "Sold out Part 1" and in the 2007 Beano Annual.
• Alan the horse
• Benny, Derek's nephew, who has a catchphrase: BEEP! (he has small ears, but keep quiet, he's sensitive about them!)
• Dave Carrot, who was Derek's companion when he became stranded on an island.
• Bert worm, mentioned on the webblog, although never seen in the comic
• Alan chicken who has wonky legs, who has also only been mentioned on the webblog
• Gnasher, Dennis the Menace's dog, has appeared in the 2007 Beano annual episode.