The Zoo (2017 TV series)

The Zoo
Genre Mockumentary
Directed by Rowan Crawford
Starring
Narrated by Hugh Dennis
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 30
Production
Executive producer(s) Josh Scherba
Jonny Keeling
Producer(s) Aaron Paul
Editor(s) Stuart Garlick
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Studios
DHX Media
Distributor BBC
Release
Original network CBBC
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 14 August 2017 (2017-08-14) – present

The Zoo is a British children's mockumentary television series, currently airing on CBBC.[1] Produced by BBC Studios and DHX Media, the series follows the daily life of animals at Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts with a comic twist after they have been given human voices and computer-generated mouths.[2]. It is also being aired on ABC Me in Australia.

The series is narrated by Hugh Dennis so as to provide the viewers with a factual yet comical take on events and to converse with the animals to uncover their side of the story.[3]

The series began airing on CBBC at 8:45am on 14 August 2017.

The second series aired on CBBC at 7.45am on 9 April 2018 for three weeks. Episodes from the first series will be repeated at 1.40pm on the 16th April for three weeks in BSL.

Format

In a format similar to Animal Magic and Walk on the Wild Side, The Zoo features Hugh Dennis as the narrator talking to animals and staff in Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts. The animals were given human voices and computer-generated mouths. Lewis Macleod, Jess Robinson, Richard David-Caine, Jake Pratt and Stuart Garlick voice these animals.

References

  1. ↑ "The Zoo". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "DHX takes CBBC to the zoo". c21media.net. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Zoo%7cCBBC 14 August 8:45am". bradfordzone.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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