Dog and Duck (TV series) explained

Genre:Preschool children
Director:Bob Harvey
Voices:Josie Lawrence
James Fleet
John McAndrew
Gary Martin
Eve Karpf
Composer:John Du Prez
Country:Britain
Language:English
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:195
Executive Producer:Dan Maddicott
Producer:Tracey Mulcrone
Company:United Productions for Meridian
Channel:ITV (CITV)

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Turner, Barry. The Writer's Handbook 2001: The Complete Reference for All Writers, Journalists, Publishers, Editors, Screenwriters and Broadcasters. 2000. Macmillan UK. 348. 9780333781814.
  2. Book: Education, entertainment, and learning in the home . David Buckingham . Margaret Scanlon. Open University Press. 2003 . 0335210082. 87.
  3. Web site: Dog and Duck. Mike Joyce. 2013-06-13. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181229/http://www.mikejoycedesign.co.uk/html/dog___duck.htm. dead. (Press Release)
  4. Web site: Guardian cartoonist secures TV deal. 2013-06-13. 16 March 2004. broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited.
  5. Book: Fountain, Tim. Julie Burchill Is Away. 2013-06-13. 2002. Nick Hern Books. 978-1-85459-675-8. 12.
  6. Book: Whithouse, Toby. Blue eyes and heels. 2006. Oberon Books. 978-1-84002-638-2. 4.