Shoebox Zoo

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 21, 2004

Last aired

November 27, 2005

Episodes

26

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada, United Kingdom

Production

BBC Scotland,Alberta Filmworks,Blueprint Entertainment

Creators

Brian Ward, Justin Molotnikov, Claire Mundell

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0406468