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Ace Lightning

Ace Lightning

20028.62 Seasons39 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ace Lightning is a children's television series co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis, which has been broadcast in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in America. It ran for two seasons, and spawned several books, including a yearbook for the year 2003, an activity book and a companion to the series. A computer game based upon the show was released in 2002. Most of the programme was live-action, although the heroes and villains from the video game were created using CGI. The primary focus of the series is the power of friendship, as well as the battle between good and evil. The series is significant in that until its creation, live action and CGI had not been attempted to such a huge and constant degree within a weekly television serial.

Created by Alan Grant
Written by Alan Grant
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Michael Riley

Michael Riley

Ace Lightning (voice)

T

Thomas Wansey

Mark Hollander

M

Marc Minardi

Chuck Mugel

Devon Anderson

Devon Anderson

Pete Burgess

Shadia Simmons

Shadia Simmons

Samantha Thompson

Ashley Leggat

Ashley Leggat

Kat Adams

Adrian Truss

Adrian Truss

Dirty Rat (voice)

Brooke D'Orsay

Brooke D'Orsay

Felicity Fury

Themes & Keywords

video game

About Ace Lightning

Ace Lightning is a comedy, action & adventure, kids series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of video game. Created by Alan Grant, it stars Michael Riley, Thomas Wansey, Marc Minardi. Ace Lightning is a children's television series co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis, which has been broadcast in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in America. It ran for two seasons, and spawned several books, including a yearbook for the year 2003, an activity book and a companion to the series. A computer game based upon the show was released in 2002. Most of the programme was live-action, although the heroes and villains from the video game were created using CGI. The primary focus of the series is the power of friendship, as well as the battle between good and evil. The series is significant in that until its creation, live action and CGI had not been attempted to such a huge and constant degree within a weekly television serial.

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