Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo (2004)

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Shoebox Zoo is an urban fantasy TV series made in a collaboration between BBC Scotland and various Canadian television companies. It is mostly live-action, but with CGI used for the animal figurines. The show centers on the story of a young girl named Marnie McBride, who is given a shoebox containing four toy animals by a mysterious old man at a junk shop, as a gift for her 11th birthday. These magical toys have the power to come alive on Marnie’s command, and they’re on a quest to find an ancient book that once belonged to a great and powerful wizard.

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  • First Air Date: 2004-09-21
  • Last Air Date: 2005-11-27
  • Total Seasons: 2
  • Total Episodes: 26
  • Episode Runtime: 25 min.
  • Network: BBC One
  • Creator: Brian Ward, Justin Molotnikov, Claire Mundell

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    13 Episodes

  • Season 2

    13 Episodes

Trailer

Cast

  • Vivien Endicott Douglas

    Marnie McBride

  • Simon Callow

    Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

  • Rik Mayall

    Edwin the Eagle (voice)

  • Alan Cumming

    Bruno the Bear (voice)

  • Siobhan Redmond

    Ailsa the Adder (voice)

  • Jason Connery

    Ross McBride

  • Peter Mullan

    Michael Scot

  • David McKay

    William McTaggart

  • Bill Paterson

    The Storyteller (voice)

  • Gordon Tootoosis

    Nathaniel Stone

  • Natascha Girgis

    Aurora Dexter

  • Tony Donaldson

    Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo

  • Yudii Mercredi

    Kyle Stone

  • Paul Cœur

    Bobby Campbell

  • Valerie Pearson

    Dorothy Campbell

  • Kelsey Collins

    Becky Dexter

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