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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.
Shoebox Zoo (2004) is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama and action & adventure series that premiered on September 21, 2004, spanning 2 seasons and 26 episodes. It stars Vivien Endicott Douglas, Simon Callow, Rik Mayall and Alan Cumming. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 6 ratings.
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Vivien Endicott Douglas
as Marnie McBride
Simon Callow
as Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
Rik Mayall
as Edwin the Eagle (voice)
Alan Cumming
as Bruno the Bear (voice)
Siobhan Redmond
as Ailsa the Adder (voice)
Jason Connery
as Ross McBride
Peter Mullan
as Michael Scot
David McKay
as William McTaggart
Bill Paterson
as The Storyteller (voice)
Gordon Tootoosis
as Nathaniel Stone
Natascha Girgis
as Aurora Dexter
Tony Donaldson
as Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo
Executive produced by Noreen Halpern, Claire Mundell and John Morayniss.
Average viewer score of 7.7/10 from 6 ratings.
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 watch it. Much to my shock, I ended up enjoying it quite a lot, so much so that I’d even rank it among my favorite shows…
Reviewed on January 8, 2022
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Shoebox Zoo has 2 seasons and 26 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on September 21, 2004.
No. Shoebox Zoo is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on November 27, 2005.
Shoebox Zoo (2004) stars Vivien Endicott Douglas, Simon Callow, Rik Mayall, Alan Cumming and Siobhan Redmond. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Shoebox Zoo (2004) is rated 7.7 out of 10 from 6 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like sci-fi & fantasy, drama and action & adventure series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Shoebox Zoo trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
