Shoebox Zoo (2004)
Shoebox Zoo (2004)
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

Natascha Girgis
Aurora Dexter

Tony Donaldson
Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo

Krystina Coates
Laura Nevin

Yudii Mercredi
Kyle Stone

Paul Cœur
Bobby Campbell

Valerie Pearson
Dorothy Campbell

Brian Ward
Creator / Writer

Kelsey Collins
Becky Dexter

Justin Molotnikov
Creator / Series Director / Director

Claire Mundell
Creator / Production Assistant / Executive Producer / Production Assistant / Producer / Executive Producer

Bryan Luren
Digital Compositor

Jeff McIntyre
Animation

Jessalyn Dennis
Story Editor

Carmen Hansen
Assistant Art Director

Mike Dharney
Animation

Chris Cinnamon
Third Assistant Director

Willy Ashworth
Storyboard Assistant / Storyboard Artist / Construction Manager / Storyboard Artist / Construction Manager / Storyboard ...

Renee Baril
Set Decoration

Ruth LaBarge
Animal Coordinator

Tom Cox
Producer / Executive Producer / Producer / Executive Producer

Ashley Irving-Scott
Producer

Christine McDonald
Painter

Andrew Simpson
Animal Wrangler

Grant Morrison
Vehicles Coordinator

Rene A. Poissant
Driver

Catherine Donohue
Executive In Charge Of Production

Damian Upton
Systems Administrators & Support

Paul Jewell
Visual Effects

Rob Sischy
Lighting Manager

Martin Henderson
Location Assistant

Paul Shearer
Production Runner

Pat Wakefield
Digital Effects Producer

Yi Zhao
Technical Supervisor

Keith Ingram
Assistant Camera

Mike Kolafa
Grip / Gaffer

Mark Woodgate
Dolly Grip

Ryan Hicks
Animation

Avi Katz
VFX Director of Photography

Yiqun Chen
Visual Effects Compositor

Teodor Peterson
Technical Supervisor

Mark Bodanis
Lighting Director

Boris Lai
Lighting Director

Tim Dutchak
Best Boy Electric

Ewan Epton
Electrician

Julie Carver
Production Secretary

Daniel Mirzoeff
Business Affairs Coordinator

Gary Lorimer
Trainee Production Coordinator

Jonathan Gibson
Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew Lam
Animation

Andy Gardner
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Arnalie Harper Gow
Costume Assistant

Liam McCallum
Production Runner

Therese Ludlow
Assistant Production Coordinator

Matt Collie
Compositing Artist

Carlton Munday
Technical Supervisor

Allison Gardner
Compositing Artist

Mark Neysmith
Modelling Supervisor

Kevin O'Brien
Steadicam Operator

Elisa Cunningham
Costume Assistant

Margaret McDonald
Production Coordinator

Monika Hagele
Assistant Production Coordinator

Kang Sub Lee
Lighting Artist

Peter Brayham
Stunt Coordinator

Donovan Fraser
First Assistant Camera

Mark Pinnock
Animation

Mhairi Kerr
Editor

David Benning
Assistant Editor

Naomi Liston
Location Manager

Julie Bills
First Assistant Camera

Shawn Fleming
Online Editor / Production Accountant / Accountant / Production Accountant

Scott Leadbetter
Production Runner

Jennifer Omoth
Payroll Accountant

Kennedy Shah
Visual Effects Supervisor

Paul Stodolny
Compositing Artist

Eric Murray
Animation

Nancy Klokocka
Key Grip / Grip / Best Boy Grip / Grip / Best Boy Grip / Key Grip

Stuart Anderson
Assistant Camera

Andrew Bako
Still Photographer

Scott Chantler
Animation

Amy Lu
Animation

Jim Nagy
Animation

Cash B. Lim
Animation Production Assistant

Jay Pudelko
Dresser

James Charkow
Assistant Editor

Samad Khan
Animation

Anja Stitic
Compositor

Micky Reeves
Gaffer

Sue Osmond
Still Photographer

Christopher Lawrence Evans
Location Manager

Sheila Bruce
Business Affairs Coordinator

Paul Lambie
Production Runner

Lisa Ungarian
Production Coordinator

Debbie Vandelaar
Key Makeup Artist

Tony Sheridan
Property Master

Lorne Balfe
Original Music Composer

Alyson Lockwood
Extras Casting / Dresser

Jennifer Brooks
Location Assistant

Marion Milner
Script Supervisor

Jerry Seguin
Compositing Lead

Rowena Jefferys-Jones
Visual Effects Assistant Editor

Jarrett Craig
First Assistant Camera

Donny Campbell
Best Boy Electrician

Kathy Friend
Camera Operator

Robert Etherson
Grip

Allison Rutland
Animation

Connie Fairbairn
Dresser

Flo Krisko
Animal Coordinator

Carol Prince
Lead Animator

Anna Lau
Costume Supervisor

Joanne Leary
Costume Assistant

Catrina Luna
Production Accountant

Raluca Sheridan
Assistant Accountant

Alan Kennedy
Compositing Supervisor

Paul J. Kavanagh
Animation Coordinator / Graphic Designer

Jean Pilotte
Animation Director

Willy Pearce
Assistant Camera

Carey Toner
Steadicam Operator

Cynthia Hayes
Grip

Stacey Gooch
Transportation Captain

Paul Lambie
Driver

Louise Middleton
Set Designer / Production Design / Production Design / Set Designer

Marlene Schmidt
Line Producer

Mark Jenkins
Editor

Cathy Olshaski
Key Hair Stylist

Charlie Caw
Boom Operator

Jennifer Haffenden
Costume Design

Clare Kerr
Production Manager

Albert F. Seibert
Carpenter

Jordy Randall
Producer

Christine Shipton
Producer

Fiona MacMillan
Second Assistant Director

Martin Pedersen
Second Assistant Director

Melissa Bunkle
Art Department Assistant

Claudio Hecht
Scenic Artist

Lisa Byrne
Production Manager

Wendy Griffin
Production Manager

Gus Maclean
First Assistant Director

Caroline Doney
Scenic Artist

Zoe Wight
Art Department Assistant

Lorenz Augustin
Line Producer

Cathy Cowan
Art Direction

Maryann Wilson
First Assistant Director

Mark Ambury
First Assistant Director

Gary Scott
Editor

Trenton Cassamalli
Pre-Visualization Coordinator

Murray Ord
Location Manager

Brian Sharp
Associate Producer / VFX Production Coordinator

Leanne Buchanan
Makeup Artist

Noreen Halpern
Executive Producer

Bridget Durnford
Editor

Alison Mitchell
Costume Design

Eileen Graham
Post-Production Manager

Rhonda Fisekci
Casting

Thea McGhie
Standby Art Director

Sheryl Thompson
Assistant Production Manager

Michelle Fitzpatrick
Second Assistant Director

Craig Castle
Dressing Prop

Rachel George
Scenic Artist

Janice Macrae
Property Buyer

Erik Culp
Foley Mixer

John Rafique
Special Effects Technician

Ian Stroud
Editor

Derek Ritchie
Third Assistant Director

Karen Brotherston
Makeup Designer

Monica O'Connor
Production Manager / Production Manager / Producer's Assistant

Wade Maude
Boom Operator

Robert D.M. Smith
Animation Director

Lenny Mullan
Casting

Harvey Dingwall
Dressing Prop

Kevin McGuinness
Standby Property Master

Mihaela Orzea
Digital Effects Producer

David Flett
Camera Operator

Emily Döhler-Knox
Animation

Katie Tipple
Music Producer

Jessalyn Dennis
Production Accountant

Chris Watson
Special Effects Technician

Lesley Cunningham
Technical Supervisor

Ross Wallis
Compositing Artist

Ruben Salazar
Compositing Artist

Scott Sanderson
Lighting Supervisor

James Charkow
Colorist

Stuart Becker
Assistant Location Manager

Cheryl Hassen
Creative Consultant

Albert Ang
Character Modelling Supervisor

Teodora Nechita
Modeling

Rian McNamara
Digital Compositor

Rainy Venne
Visual Effects Designer

Micky Reeves
Rigging Supervisor

Jeff Connors
Key Grip

Collin Campbell
Online Editor

Anna Mehta
Assistant Editor

Karen Wood
Script Supervisor

Peter Poole
Compositor

Jan Pester
Cinematography

Sarah Bremner
Art Direction

Andrew Price
Second Unit Director

Shelly Goldsack
Property Master

John Morayniss
Executive Producer

Tom Sayer
Production Design

Gracie Sinclair
Sound Supervisor

Luke Oldale
Standby Property Master

Darcy Kite
Sound

Alan Senior
Special Effects Supervisor

Roddy Dolan
Property Buyer

Shirley Sweeny
Art Department Assistant

Kieran Gelfand
Paint Coordinator

Mark Hensley
ADR Recordist

Nick Rideout
Special Effects Supervisor

Euan Kinghorn
Dressing Prop

Jason Orr
Standby Property Master

Henry Cruickshank
Storyboard Assistant

Julie MacLeod
Sound Assistant

Eric Apps
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Moore
Special Effects Technician

Cave Starling
Art Department Coordinator

James Weeks
Head Greensman

Paul Germann
Sound Effects Editor

Jean-Jacques Chaboissier
Prop Maker

Andy Duly
Set Decoration

Nancy Klokocka
Grip

Debbie Vandelaar
Key Makeup Artist

James Henry
Director

Francis Damberger
Director

Dean Bennett
Director

Grant Harvey
Director

Michael Carter
Executive Producer

Susan Ma
Line Producer

John Lee
Animation

Aaron Punga
Animation

Brian Ward
Writer

Martin Stellman
Writer

Sarah Dodd
Writer

Charles Lazer
Writer

Graeme Garden
Writer

Paul Ellard
Cinema patron (uncredited)

Maxi Moffat
John Roberts

Fergus Nimmo
Dougie

Sean Joseph Young
Stewart

Kristy Elkin
Dr. Joanna Robertson

Sanjeev Kohli
Mr. Kasmani

Frances Low
Ms. MacKay

Dorothy Duffy
Ms. Arnot

Nathaniel Arcand
Cousin Henry

Sammy Simon
Stone Bear

Peter Strand Rumpel
Edinburgh Airport Security Officer / Airport Security Edinburgh

Forrest Eaglespeaker
Steve

Vanessa Holmes
Flight Attendant / Flight Attendent

Jessica Knights
Carlie

Kyle Daly
Kid #1

Elisabeth Harmer
Kid #2

Cassidy Waring
Camp Girl
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 21, 2004
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes26
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-PG
Filming LocationsEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
magic
loss of loved one
inanimate objects coming to life
cgi-live action hybrid
female protagonist
quest
Scripted
Wiki.
Shoebox Zoo is a fantasy television 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. It was first broadcast in 2004, by CBBC. The series was broadcast in the United States by the Showtime network and in Jamaica by CVM Television.
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