Dog and Duck (TV series)

Dog and Duck is a British preschool children's television show that was broadcast on CITV between 2000 and 2003.

Dog and Duck
Dog and Duck CD cover
GenrePreschool children
Written byJonathan Lloyd
Directed byBob Harvey
Voices ofJosie Lawrence
James Fleet
John McAndrew
Gary Martin
Eve Karpf
ComposerJohn Du Prez
Country of originBritain
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes195
Production
Executive producerDan Maddicott
ProducerTracey Mulcrone
Production companyUnited Productions for Meridian
Release
Original networkITV (CITV)
Original release2000 (2000) –
2003 (2003)

Description

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

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
  1. 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.
  2. David Buckingham; Margaret Scanlon (2003). Education, entertainment, and learning in the home. Open University Press. p. 87. ISBN 0335210082.
  3. Mike Joyce. "Dog and Duck". Retrieved 13 June 2013. (Press Release)
  4. "Guardian cartoonist secures TV deal". broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. Fountain, Tim (2002). Julie Burchill Is Away. Nick Hern Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-85459-675-8. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. Whithouse, Toby (2006). Blue eyes and heels. Oberon Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84002-638-2.
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