Shoebox Zoo

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2004-09-21

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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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.

First Aired

2004-09-21

Last Aired

2005-11-27

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Director

Brian Ward

Justin Molotnikov

Claire Mundell

Status

Ended

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Action & Adventure

Language

English

Network

BBC One

Production

BBC Scotland

Blueprint Entertainment

Alberta Filmworks

Shoebox Zoo

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Vivien Endicott Douglas

Simon Callow

Rik Mayall

Alan Cumming

Siobhan Redmond

Jason Connery

Peter Mullan

David McKay

Bill Paterson

Gordon Tootoosis

Natascha Girgis

Tony Donaldson

Yudii Mercredi

Paul Cœur

Valerie Pearson

Kelsey Collins