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.
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Stars: Vivien Endicott Douglas, Simon Callow, Rik Mayall, Alan Cumming, Siobhan Redmond, Jason Connery
Crew: Tom Cox, Christine McDonald, Chris Cinnamon, Jessalyn Dennis, Willy Ashworth, Jeff McIntyre
Country: CA
Studio: BBC One
Runtime: 25:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Sep 21, 2004
Last air date: Nov 27, 2005
Episode: 26 Episode
Season: 2 Season
IMDb: 3.2
