TV series
Mongrels
Overview
Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 August 2010, with a making-of documentary entitled "Mongrels Uncovered" broadcast on 11 August 2010. A second series of Mongrels began airing on 7 November 2011. The series revolves around the lives of five anthropomorphic animals who hang around the back of a pub in Millwall, the Isle of Dogs, London. The characters are Nelson, a metrosexual fox; Destiny, an Afghan hound; Marion, a "borderline-retarded" cat; Kali, a grudge-bearing pigeon; and Vince, Nelson's friend, a sociopathic foul-mouthed fox.
Details
- First air date
- 2010-06-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 17 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC Three
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rufus Jones as Nelson (voice)
- Tony Way as Gary
- Paul Kaye as Vince (voice)
- Lucy Montgomery as Destiny (voice)
- Katy Brand as Kali (voice)
- Warrick Brownlow-Pike as Marion (puppetry)
- Dan Tetsell as Marion (voice)
- Ruth Bratt as Cassandra (voice)
- Scott Mills as Scott Mills
- Toby Anstis
- Lewis Macleod as Chopsticks (voice)
- Christopher Biggins as God
Creators and crew
- Jon Brown - Creator
- Daniel Peak - Creator
- Adam Miller - Creator
- Adam Miller - Director
- Jon Brown - Writer
- Daniel Peak - Writer
Seasons
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