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Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo

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20047.82 Seasons26 EpisodesEndedTV-PG

Overview

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.

Created by Jessalyn Dennis
Written by Jessalyn Dennis
Produced by Tom Cox, Ashley Irving-Scott, Jordy Randall
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Marnie McBride

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

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

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Edwin the Eagle (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Bruno the Bear (voice)

Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond

Ailsa the Adder (voice)

Jason Connery

Jason Connery

Ross McBride

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Michael Scot

David McKay

David McKay

William McTaggart

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

The Storyteller (voice)

Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Nathaniel Stone

Themes & Keywords

loss of loved onemagicfemale protagonistquestinanimate objects come to lifecgi-live action hybrid

About Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of loss of loved one, magic, female protagonist, quest, inanimate objects come to life, cgi-live action hybrid. Created by Jessalyn Dennis, it stars Vivien Endicott Douglas, Simon Callow, Rik Mayall. 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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