Shoebox Zoo (2004)
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure
Creator: Justin Molotnikov
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.
Cast
Vivien Endicott Douglas
Marnie McBride
Simon Callow
Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
Rik Mayall
Edwin the Eagle (voice)
Alan Cumming
Bruno the Bear (voice)
Siobhan Redmond
Ailsa the Adder (voice)
Jason Connery
Ross McBride
Peter Mullan
Michael Scot
David McKay
William McTaggart
Bill Paterson
The Storyteller (voice)
Gordon Tootoosis
Nathaniel Stone
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
The Magic Is Awakened
Episode 2
Friend or Foe?
Episode 3
Echoes of the Past
Episode 4
A Guide for the Perplexed
Episode 5
The Inner Sanctum
Episode 6
A Strange Birthday Party
Episode 7
A Little Knowledge
Episode 8
Mother’s Footsteps
Episode 9
Where the River Flows
Episode 10
The Sign of the Unicorn
Episode 11
Where Four Elevens Meet
Episode 12
Los Contrarios