Animal Spies!
Encyclopedia
Animal Spies! is a CITV
programme which first aired on the launch
day of the CITV
channel, 11 March 2006. The programme tells fictional stories about animal
s, using real footage
with actor
s voicing over. Animal Spies! is currently on its second series.
)
An optimistic mouse
who likes exploring. Freddy lives inside the Globe in the boy's bedroom and jumps out when he is gone. He often laughs when Toady gets Mad.
Ted (Voiced by Ricky Tomlinson
)
A lazy Teddy Bear
who is somewhat dim-witted. He and Toady often argue which results in them falling out. They always make up at the end of the episode.
Toady (Voiced by Jenny McAlpine)
A tin toad
with a short temper. She often gets mad at Ted and the two often argue. When angry her eyes bulge out, making her quite humorous.
. Ted and Toady will sometimes argue, and Freddy will then tell a story from a specific location of the World. The story will usually follow the antics of a certain animal (a dingo
for example) and tell fictional stories of what the animals get up to using Amphropomorphism. During the story Ted and Toady will sometimes speak to each other and ask Freddy questions about the animals in the story. After Freddy has finished the story, the boy will arrive back home and everyone will rush back to their original positions that they were in before the boy left (apart from Freddy, who goes back inside his Globe)
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
programme which first aired on the launch
Launch
Launch may refer to:In boating:*Launch , a large motor boat*Motor Launch , a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy*Ship naming and launching, when a ship or boat is dispatched from a slipway, prior to fitting out and commissioning...
day of the CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
channel, 11 March 2006. The programme tells fictional stories about animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s, using real footage
Footage
In filmmaking and video production, footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or recorded by a video camera which usually must be edited to create a motion picture, video clip, television show or similar completed work...
with actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s voicing over. Animal Spies! is currently on its second series.
Characters
Freddy (Voiced by Lenny HenryLenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
)
An optimistic mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
who likes exploring. Freddy lives inside the Globe in the boy's bedroom and jumps out when he is gone. He often laughs when Toady gets Mad.
Ted (Voiced by Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson
Eric Tomlinson , known by his stage name Ricky Tomlinson, is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker and James "Jim" Royle in The Royle Family....
)
A lazy Teddy Bear
Teddy bear
The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. They are usually stuffed with soft, white cotton and have smooth and soft fur. It is an enduring form of a stuffed animal in many countries, often serving the purpose of entertaining children. In recent times, some teddy bears have become collector's items...
who is somewhat dim-witted. He and Toady often argue which results in them falling out. They always make up at the end of the episode.
Toady (Voiced by Jenny McAlpine)
A tin toad
Toad
A toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
with a short temper. She often gets mad at Ted and the two often argue. When angry her eyes bulge out, making her quite humorous.
Plot
Each episode begins with a boy leaving his bedroom for school. Toady and Ted both come to life and Freddy the Mouse jumps out of his GlobeGlobe
A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon...
. Ted and Toady will sometimes argue, and Freddy will then tell a story from a specific location of the World. The story will usually follow the antics of a certain animal (a dingo
Dingo
The Australian Dingo or Warrigal is a free-roaming wild dog unique to the continent of Australia, mainly found in the outback. Its original ancestors are thought to have arrived with humans from southeast Asia thousands of years ago, when dogs were still relatively undomesticated and closer to...
for example) and tell fictional stories of what the animals get up to using Amphropomorphism. During the story Ted and Toady will sometimes speak to each other and ask Freddy questions about the animals in the story. After Freddy has finished the story, the boy will arrive back home and everyone will rush back to their original positions that they were in before the boy left (apart from Freddy, who goes back inside his Globe)
External links
- Animal Spies! at itv.com/citvItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...