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.
Creator:Brian Ward, Claire Mundell, Justin Molotnikov
Stars:Alan Cumming, Bill Paterson, David McKay, Gordon Tootoosis, Jason Connery, Peter Mullan, Rik Mayall, Simon Callow, Siobhan Redmond, Vivien Endicott Douglas
Networks:BBC One
Country:Canada, United Kingdom
Year:2004
Studios:Alberta Filmworks, BBC Scotland, Blueprint Entertainment