TV series
I Am Not an Animal
Overview
I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists.
Details
- First air date
- 2004-05-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- Baby Cow Animation
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steve Coogan as Mark the Bird (voice)
- Julia Davis as Claire the Rat (voice)
- Simon Pegg as Kieron the Cat (voice)
- Kevin Eldon as Hugh the Monkey (voice)
- Amelia Bullmore as Winona the Dog (voice)
- Arthur Mathews as Niall the Rabbit (voice)
- John Shrapnel as Narrator (voice)
Creators and crew
- Peter Baynham - Creator
- Steve Coogan - Producer
- Peter Baynham - Director
- Peter Baynham - Writer
- Sarah Smith - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: London Calling
Julian Lovely and his group of Animal Activists breaks into Vivi-sec and sets a batch of talking animals free, led by Philip the horse, the group hijack a van, but end up crashing.
Episode 2: Planet of the Men and Women
The six liberated talking animals enter the 'planet of the men and women' where they encounter wild animals & have a close shave at an army firing range.
Episode 3: Money
The animals begin to have problems with money.
Episode 4: My Fair Mare
Love is in the air, but the consequences aren't pretty.
Episode 5: A Star is Hatched
Stardom hails for one of the animals but how will the others react?
Episode 6: Home
As the reality show comes to an end, the animals are set free.
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