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Shoebox Zoo (2004)

"Believe."

7.8/10 Ended 25 min Sep 21, 2004 2 Seasons
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Action & Adventure

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.

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Show Details

Original Title Shoebox Zoo
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 26
Total Seasons 2
Popularity 2.3

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Vivien Endicott Douglas
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Marnie McBride
26 episodes
Simon Callow
Simon Callow
Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
26 episodes
Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
Edwin the Eagle (voice)
26 episodes
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Bruno the Bear (voice)
26 episodes
Siobhan Redmond
Siobhan Redmond
Ailsa the Adder (voice)
26 episodes
Jason Connery
Jason Connery
Ross McBride
26 episodes
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
Michael Scot
26 episodes
David McKay
David McKay
William McTaggart
26 episodes
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
The Storyteller (voice)
26 episodes
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Tony Donaldson
Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo
26 episodes
Gordon Tootoosis
Gordon Tootoosis
Nathaniel Stone
13 episodes
Natascha Girgis
Natascha Girgis
Aurora Dexter
13 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Justin Molotnikov, Brian Ward, Claire Mundell
Producer Tom Cox, Ashley Irving-Scott, Jordy Randall
Executive Producer Claire Mundell, Tom Cox, Noreen Halpern

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes 2004

On her 11th birthday, Marnie McBride goes to a junk shop with her father to pick out a present. Ther...

Season 2
Season 2
13 episodes 2005

Marnie, with the Shoebox Zoo animals in tow, travels from Edinburgh to her hometown of Denver. Now a...

Networks

BBC One
GB

Videos & Trailers

The Making of Shoebox Zoo
The Making of Shoebox Zoo
Behind the Scenes

Image Gallery

Backdrops
Backdrop Image
Posters
Poster Image
Poster Image

Keywords

loss of loved one magic female protagonist quest inanimate objects come to life cgi-live action hybrid

Reviews from TMDB

Zen 10/10
Jan 8, 2022

I discovered Shoebox Zoo quite recently, nearly 18 years after it originally aired (as of the time this review was originally written). Truthfully, I went into it with very low expectations, and was very hesitant to check it out at first, but my curiosity was piqued and so I ended up deciding to wat ... Read more

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Based on 5 votes

Details
First Air Date September 21, 2004
Last Air Date November 27, 2005
Country GB, CA
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 2.3
Links
IMDb Official Site

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