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Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

05 June 2025

Country

Canada

Cast

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Marnie McBride

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Edwin the Eagle (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Bruno the Bear (voice)

Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond

Ailsa the Adder (voice)

Jason Connery

Jason Connery

Ross McBride

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Michael Scot

David McKay

David McKay

William McTaggart

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

The Storyteller (voice)

Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Nathaniel Stone

Natascha Girgis

Natascha Girgis

Aurora Dexter

Tony Donaldson

Tony Donaldson

Juan Roberto Montoya de Toledo

Yudii Mercredi

Yudii Mercredi

Kyle Stone

Paul Cœur

Paul Cœur

Bobby Campbell

Valerie Pearson

Valerie Pearson

Dorothy Campbell

Kelsey Collins

Kelsey Collins

Becky Dexter

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