Episode 1

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Episode 1 of 8, Mongrels, Series 1

Duration: 30 minutes

Adult multi-species puppet comedy about five urban animals who hang out together in the back yard of an inner city pub. Starring Nelson, a metrosexual fox; Destiny, a pretentious pedigree It-bitch; Marion, a freshly-neutered wannabe tomcat; Kali, a deeply cynical pigeon; and Vince, the neighbourhood sociopath.

BBC's Springwatch comes filming to the Isle of Dogs and Nelson is horrified to discover all the animals are in fact actors. But when he discovers that Destiny loves the show, he seizes the chance to impress her by auditioning for a part.

Marion falls for the beautiful Lollipop. The trouble is, Lollipop is only three weeks and six days old and, as everyone but Marion knows, the legal age for dating is not three weeks, it's four weeks. All Marion has to do is stay alive for one more day so that Lollipop can be his soulmate. Which should be easy, a cat having nine lives.

Out on a walk in the park, Destiny meets a guide dog and decides that guiding is for her, purely because she likes the idea of being in control. However, she quickly discovers that guiding has its downside. It's time for her to find someone else to do her work for her - Nelson.

Created by Adam Miller, developed by Jon Brown, Adam Miller and Daniel Peak, written by Jon Brown and Daniel Peak, and featuring the voices of Rufus Jones, Lucy Montgomery, Dan Tetsell, Katy Brand, Paul Kaye and Ruth Bratt. Puppets created by Talk to the Hand.

Credits

Marion
Warrick Brownlow-Pike
Nelson
Andy Heath
Destiny
Richard Coombs
Destiny
Sue Beattie
Kali
Iestyn Evans
Puppeteer
Mandy Glass
Puppeteer
Matt Hutchinson
Puppeteer
Toby Olie
Puppeteer
Wim Booth
Puppeteer
Lucy Lloyd
Puppeteer
Yvonne Stone
Puppeteer
Janet Knetchel
Puppeteer
Mak Wilson
Marion (voice)
Dan Tetsell
Nelson (voice)
Rufus Jones
Destiny (voice)
Lucy Montgomery
Kali (voice)
Katy Brand
Vince (voice)
Paul Kaye
Additional voices
Ruth Bratt
Additional voices
Lewis Macleod
Gary
Tony Way
Producer
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Flipper's Friend
Steven France
Himself
Chris Packham
Himself
Terry Nutkins
Death
Toby Marrow
Director
Adam Miller
Producer
Stephen McCrum
Writer
Jon Brown

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