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Shoebox Zoo

IMDb 7.8 2004 25 min Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

Director

Brian Ward

Country

CA

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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