Shoebox Zoo
2004–2005 · TV · 2 seasons · 26 episodes · TV-PG
Science FictionFantasyDramaActionAdventure
"Believe."
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.7/10
Key crew
- Lorne BalfeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vivien Endicott DouglasMarnie McBride
- Simon CallowWolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
- Rik MayallEdwin the Eagle (voice)
- Alan CummingBruno the Bear (voice)
- Siobhan RedmondAilsa the Adder (voice)
- Jason ConneryRoss McBride
- Peter MullanMichael Scot
- David McKayWilliam McTaggart
- Bill PatersonThe Storyteller (voice)
- Gordon TootoosisNathaniel Stone
- Natascha GirgisAurora Dexter
- Tony DonaldsonJuan Roberto Montoya de Toledo
Stills
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Themes
loss of loved onemagicfemale protagonistquestinanimate objects come to lifecgi-live action hybrid