Shoebox Zoo

2004

25 min

7.8

Ends at

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

Seasons

2

Country

Canada

Cast & Crew

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Simon Callow

Rik Mayall

Alan Cumming

Siobhan Redmond

Jason Connery

Peter Mullan

David McKay

Bill Paterson

Gordon Tootoosis

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Shoebox Zoo

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.

  • Vivien Endicott Douglas

  • Simon Callow

  • Rik Mayall

  • Alan Cumming

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