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Shoebox Zoo

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.

2004 |2 Seasons  | 25m |  Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

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Cast

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Vivien Endicott Douglas

Marnie McBride

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Simon Callow

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

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Rik Mayall

Edwin the Eagle (voice)

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Alan Cumming

Bruno the Bear (voice)

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Siobhan Redmond

Ailsa the Adder (voice)

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Jason Connery

Ross McBride

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Peter Mullan

Michael Scot

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David McKay

William McTaggart

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Bill Paterson

The Storyteller (voice)

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Gordon Tootoosis

Nathaniel Stone

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Natascha Girgis

Aurora Dexter

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Paul Cœur

Bobby Campbell

Seasons List

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Season 1

2004

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Season 2

2005

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Creator

Brian Ward

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC One