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Lloyd of the Flies – Gummy Goes Off

When Bob’s best friend, Gummy, goes missing, Lloyd and Abacus take on the task of finding him, which is only right as they were the ones who lost him. Lloyd suspects foul play, so he compiles a list of suspects and starts following the clues.

Directors: Matthew Walker, Jane Davies
Writers: Ciaran Murtagh, Andrew Barnett Jones


Kensuke’s Kingdom

A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he is not alone when he encounters a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there since the end of World War II. As dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile paradise.

Directors : Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Producers: Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz, Stephan Roelants, Jean Labadie, Anne-Laure Labadie, Sarah Radclyffe, Barnaby Spurrier
Key Cast: Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron Macgregor, Ken Watanabe
Screenwriter: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Based On The Novel By: Michael Morpurgo
Animation Director: Peter Dodd
Art Director: Michael Shorten
Editor: Richard Overall
Sound Designer: Will Cohen
Music By: Stuart Hancock
Executive Producers: Nadia Khamlichi, Nessa Mcgill, Sierra Garcia, Bill Godfrey, Nick Miller, Tim Morris, Courtney Pledger, Sam Wright, Stephen Kelliher, Thomas Pibarot, Alice Labadie, Natascha Wharton, Kimberley Warner, Bizzy Day


The Rubbish World of Dave Spud – Olden Days

The misadventures of underdog Dave Spud and his family. They embark on some extraordinary expeditions along with the likes of Gareth the Starfish and one eyed flea ridden Fuzzypeg the dog.

The series intention of the UK produced ‘The Rubbish World of Dave Spud’ is to be very funny whilst embracing all, treat everyone equally, and to find the magic in the ordinary.

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In this episode, a faulty television remote rewinds the Spuds back to the olden days, where everything is black and white, everyone is a puppet and there is a giant biscuit on the rampage.

This script’s intention was to give a different perspective of going back in time. While having the fun time travel element, we also wanted to involve the viewers with how they saw the timeline setting. Creating the black and white visual and playing with the concept of original film techniques such as the zoetrope and puppets was a fun way to showcase the ‘olden days’ and hopefully giving an insight for kids into how filming has progressed.

Technically, the use of animation software CelAction2D allows us to be ambitious with the animation within the limited budgets of children’s TV series, pushing especially the unique designs that Dave Spud and family entail. The team of animators based in Cardiff have managed to bring ‘show stopper’ big screen moments to the small screen for kids, giving them a movie like experience.

Creator & Director: Edward Foster
Writer: Edward Foster
Producer: Iain Harvey
Key Cast: Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks, Gina Yashere, Lisa Hammond, Philip Glenister, Akyia Henry, Arthur Smith, Adam Gillen, David Holt, Inel Tomlinson
Script Editor: Vicky Godding
Storyboard Director:  Bethan Hughes
Art Director: Sue Tong
Assistant Art Director:  Lauren Orrells
Designer: Jessica Wong
Junior Designer: Katie Yang
Animation: Cloth Cat
Editor: Will Winfield
Assistant Editor: Flora Martyr
Music: Basement Jaxx
Executive Producer: Nick Harvey, Jon Rennie
Production Manager: Aimee Inglis
Production Coordinator: Hodan Abdi


Dead End: Paranormal Park – 210 The Watcher’s Test

Two teens and a talking pug team up to battle demons at a haunted theme park – and maybe even save the world from a supernatural apocalypse. While Norma, Courtney and Pugsley lead a daring escape, Barney confronts the Watcher and tries to change the future.

Director: Liz Whitaker
Based on the Deadendia Books by: Hamish Steele
Writer: Hamish Steele
Head Writer: Nicole Paglia
Writer’s Assistant: Divya Sachdeva-Malde
Executive Producers: Hamish Steele, James Stevenson Bretton, Tom Stuart
Head of Production: Benjamin Lole
Series Producer: Jen Coatsworth
Line Producer: Ruth McKie
Music By: Patrick Stump and Julian Guidetti

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