Shoebox Zoo
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Shoebox Zoo
- Release
- September 21, 2004
- Screen Time
- 2 seasons · 25min/ep
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- Brian Ward, Justin Molotnikov, Claire Mundell
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Marnie McBride
26 eps.
Simon Callow
Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
26 eps.
Rik Mayall
Edwin the Eagle (voice)
26 eps.
Alan Cumming
Bruno the Bear (voice)
26 eps.
Siobhan Redmond
Ailsa the Adder (voice)
26 eps.
Jason Connery
Ross McBride
26 eps.
Peter Mullan
Michael Scot
26 eps.
David McKay
William McTaggart
26 eps.
Bill Paterson
The Storyteller (voice)
26 eps.
Tony Donaldson
Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo
26 eps.
Gordon Tootoosis
Nathaniel Stone
13 eps.
Natascha Girgis
Aurora Dexter
13 eps.
