Dog and Duck (TV series)
| Dog and Duck | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Preschool children |
| Written by | Jonathan Lloyd |
| Directed by | Bob Harvey |
| Voices of | Josie Lawrence James Fleet John McAndrew Gary Martin Eve Karpf |
| Composer | John Du Prez |
| Country of origin | Britain |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 195 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dan Maddicott |
| Producer | Tracey Mulcrone |
| Production company | United Productions for Meridian |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 2000 – 2003 |
Dog and Duck is a British preschool children's television show that was broadcast on CITV between 2000 and 2003.
Description
[edit]Dog and Duck was produced by United Productions, later part of the UNM Group (United News & Media) for Meridian.[1] The show centres on the characters of Dog and Duck, two toys who came alive when their owners were not looking.[2] Other characters in the series included Piano, Telly and Elephant. The show featured a young Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenny. The series was produced by Tracey Mulcrone and directed by Bob Harvey, with animation from Animated Extras. Josie Lawrence and James Fleet were the voices of Dog and Duck.[3] Dan Maddicott was the executive producer.[4] Jonathan Lloyd was a writer for the show.[5][6] Other voices included John McAndrew, Eve Karpf, David Holt and Gary Martin. Since 2009, it has had occasional repeats on the CITV channel. There are 195 episodes of 15-minute duration.
Video release
[edit]A VHS featuring twelve episodes of Dog and Duck was released by Buena Vista Home Video in 2000, as Dog And Duck - The Best of Friends.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Turner, Barry (2000). The Writer's Handbook 2001: The Complete Reference for All Writers, Journalists, Publishers, Editors, Screenwriters and Broadcasters. Macmillan UK. p. 348. ISBN 9780333781814.
- ^ David Buckingham; Margaret Scanlon (2003). Education, entertainment, and learning in the home. Open University Press. p. 87. ISBN 0335210082.
- ^ Mike Joyce. "Dog and Duck". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2013. (Press Release)
- ^ "Guardian cartoonist secures TV deal". broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Fountain, Tim (2002). Julie Burchill Is Away. Nick Hern Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-85459-675-8. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Whithouse, Toby (2006). Blue eyes and heels. Oberon Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84002-638-2.
External links
[edit]- Dog and Duck at IMDb
- 2000 British television series debuts
- 2003 British television series endings
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- British television series with live action and animation
- British preschool education television series
- British television shows featuring puppetry
- British English-language television shows
- ITV children's television shows
- Sentient toys in fiction
- Television series about ducks
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows about dogs
- Fictional duos
- Television shows produced by Meridian Broadcasting