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Shoebox Zoo (2004 - 2005)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Action & Adventure
rating icon7.8

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.

Creator
Brian Ward , Justin Molotnikov , Claire Mundell ,

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Vivien Endicott Douglas Vivien Endicott Douglas as Marnie McBride
Simon Callow Simon Callow as Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
Rik Mayall Rik Mayall as Edwin the Eagle (voice)
Alan Cumming Alan Cumming as Bruno the Bear (voice)
Siobhan Redmond Siobhan Redmond as Ailsa the Adder (voice)
Jason Connery Jason Connery as Ross McBride

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Keywords

loss of loved onemagicfemale protagonistquestinanimate objects come to lifecgi-live action hybrid

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