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7.7 2 Seasons • 26 Episodes

Shoebox Zoo

"Believe."

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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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)

  • Jason Connery

    Jason Connery

    Ross McBride

  • Peter Mullan

    Peter Mullan

    Michael Scot

  • David McKay

    David McKay

    William McTaggart

  • Bill Paterson

    Bill Paterson

    The Storyteller (voice)

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.

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