Sheeep
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| Sheeep | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Voices of | Julia Sawalha Enn Reitel David Holt |
| Composer | Bob Heatlie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Theresa Plummer-Andrews Kate Fawkes |
| Producer | Ginger Gibbons |
| Running time | 10 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production companies | Grand Slamm Children's Films HIT Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 7 April 2000 – 29 May 2001 |
Sheeep is a British children's animated television series that aired on CBBC, within the United Kingdom and produced by Grand Slamm Children's Films and HIT Entertainment. It is based on the book Sheep in Wolves' Clothing by Japanese author Satoshi Kitamura.[1] The show followed the adventures of three sheep called Georgina, Gogol and Hubert who often end up thwarting the scheme of the wolves or even Moze's companions mess them up.
Characters[edit]
- Georgina (voiced by Julia Sawalha) – A female sheep who has a rather bossy, domineering personality. She sometimes appears to be the self elected leader of the trio and is often too keen to put her opinions forward. Also she mistrusts wolves more than anyone. She leads a flock of sheep in (fictional) "Green Meadow".
- Gogol (voiced by Enn Reitel) – He is the intellectual of the trio and seems to be the only sheep who spends most of his time in the city. He drives a car, owns a house and has a job as a photographer.
- Hubert (voiced by David Holt) – The quietest and most modest of the flock. he seldom speaks and lives in "Green Meadow" with his sister, Georgina.
- Moze (voiced by Enn Reitel) – The devious planner of bad schemes for the wolves' benefit. His interests are stealing, money and playing golf. He lives in an old, vacant shop and drives a van. He wears a black and red striped neck tie and sunglasses.
- Spike (voiced by David Holt) – One of Moze's sidekicks. He wears a green bow tie and sunglasses.
- Gotcha (voiced by David Holt) – Moze's other sidekick. He wears a blue bandana.
- Kid (vocal effects by Julia Sawalha) – Gotcha's little sister. She says nothing, she just always licks a lollipop and doesn't at all involve herself in the wolves' schemes. Kid wears a green and blue striped skirt and hair bow. In the original book, her original book, her position is used by an older male wolf wearing a green waistcoat.
- Mumsie (voiced by Enn Reitel) – Moze's mother, who was seen in "Housesitting" and "Georgina's Sleepover".
- Captain Bleat (voiced by David Holt)
- Uncle Elliott (voiced by Enn Reitel)
- P.C. Butt (voiced by David Holt)
- Jaunita Luftfita (voiced by Julia Sawalha)
- Penny (voiced by Julia Sawalha)
Episodes[edit]
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| # | Title | Air Date | ||
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| 1 (Broadcast order) 4 (Production order) | "Say Cheese" | Joe Boyle | 7 April 2000 | |
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Gogol takes Georgina and Hubert to the park to do some photography of the new statue, while the wolves try to steal some yellow-berry pie from a baker's van, only to be caught by P.C. Butt, after breaking the statue. | ||||
| 2 (Broadcast order) 3 (Production order) | "Queen Georgina" | Joe Boyle | 14 April 2000 | |
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Today, at the Green Meadow Festival, Georgina is to attend a traditional coronation, which Moze intends to intercept by trapping her and Kid in a cage, but it is cut short when he blunders. | ||||
| 3 (Broadcast order) 7 (Production order) | "The Stamp" | Naomi Cassman and Joe Boyle | 28 April 2000 | |
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Georgina and Hubert take care of Uncle Elliot's office, while he's away on an assignment with Gogol. The wolves sneak in to swipe Elliot's valuable stamp collection. | ||||
| 4 (Broadcast order) 5 (Production order) | "Gogol the Champion" | Paul Fraser | 5 May 2000 | |
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Gogol goes through Georgina's tiring exercises to prepare for the gate jumping event. The wolves enter Kid in the event with spring-powered shoes. | ||||
| 5 (Broadcast order) 1 (Production order) | "Hubert's Surprise" | Joe Boyle | 12 May 2000 | |
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Today is Hubert's birthday and Gogol and Georgina have prepared a party, but the wolves sneak into Gogol's house and greedily gorge on the party food. | ||||
| 6 (Broadcast order) 2 (Production order) | "Gogol's Sofa" | Joe Boyle | 19 May 2000 | |
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Moze tries to sell Gogol a new sofa with stolen newspapers for the stuffing, but Georgina's Uncle Elliot has followed their trail. | ||||
| 7 (Broadcast order) 8 (Production order) | "The Flat Tyre" | Joe Boyle | 26 May 2000 | |
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The wolves have created a hole in the road with Captain Bleat's stolen anchor, causing Moze's van to lose its rear doors and Gogol's car to have a couple of punctures. But when Moze, Spike and Gotcha steal the car for their own personal joyride while it's at the garage, will they get caught by PC Butt? | ||||
| 8 (Broadcast order) 6 (Production order) | "Gogol Learns Golf" | Jan Page | 2 June 2000 | |
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Hubert becomes Gogol's caddy when he dicides to start playing golf, then various golf equipment is stolen by the wolves, but Georgina finds an orange golf ball in her paint pot and reveals their theft. | ||||
| 9 | "Stuck in the Mud" | Mark Holloway | 9 June 2000 | |
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Hubert assists Captain Bleat to guard his beach mat cargo. The wolves trap the boat in a muddy bank to get the beach mats, but their plan backfires when the river bed traps them. Meanwhile, Georgina tries to cure Gogol of the hiccups while trying to enjoy her book. | ||||
| 10 | "Sheeep Showers" | Paul Fraser | 16 June 2000 | |
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Georgina, Hubert and Gogol have a game of volleyball on the beach but when Kid plays, it exposes the wolves' handbag stealing. | ||||
| 11 | "Tango Tangle" | Andy Bernhardt | 14 July 2000 | |
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Due to a problem with ballroom dancer and the ewe of Gogol's dreams, Jaunita Laufita's resignation, Moze has Spike impersonate her for the grand tango performance, but Georgina and P.C. Butt soon catch them. | ||||
| 12 | "Housesitting" | Hiawyn Oram | 21 July 2000 | |
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While Gogol is away, Georgina and Hubert take care of his house. However, Moze with a visit from his mother tries to occupy the house, after seeing Gogol's holiday as an opportunity to lie to her. | ||||
| 13 | "Treasure Treats" | Jan Page | 28 July 2000 | |
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Georgina, Hubert and Gogol join in a treasure hunt event. The wolves follow them, but are cut off by a deep hole Gotcha dug. | ||||
| 14 | "The Big Freeze" | Jan Page | 2 January 2001 | |
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One snowy day, The wolves make their move to steal some firewood from the sheep, who are preparing dinner at Gogol's house, but Captain Bleat and Uncle Elliot catch them. | ||||
| 15 | "Stormy Weather" | Andy Bernhardt | 9 January 2001 | |
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Georgina and Gogol get caught in Moze's concert after Gogol signs a strict contract, but after Hubert manages to avoid taking part, he and Captain Bleat devise a plan to get out of it, with the help of a sprinkler and some fireworks. | ||||
| 16 | "Scoop" | Dave Ingham | 16 January 2001 | |
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Moze takes over Gogol's newspaper photography job by stealing his favourite camera, but their latest attempt for a scoop backfires and forces Gogol to come to the rescue. | ||||
| 17 (Broadcast order) 19 (Production order) | "Georgina's Sleepover" | Jan Page | 23 January 2001 | |
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Things don't turn out well for everyone when Georgina has a sleepover with her prissy cousin Penny and Moze tries to get a present for his mother. Meanwhile, Hubert and Gogol play cricket. | ||||
| 18 (Broadcast order) 20 (Production order) | "Say it with Flowers" | Joe Boyle | 30 January 2001 | |
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As Georgina, Hubert and Gogol attend Gogol's garden, the wolves try to steal what they think is a valuable plant and Kid helps it grow. | ||||
| 19 (Broadcast order) 17 (Production order) | "The Bank Robbery" | Jan Page | 13 February 2001 | |
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Georgina and Hubert and Gogol participate a jumble sale where the wolves get some disguises to rob a bank. Hubert blows their cover and Gogol summons P.C. Butt. | ||||
| 20 (Broadcast order) 22 (Production order) | "The Flood" | Joe Boyle | 20 February 2001 | |
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While Green Meadow holds back the flood waters, Gogol buys many umbrellas. After the wolves fail to steal the umbrellas, Kid puts them to good use when Moze's van gets stuck in the river. | ||||
| 21 | "The Talent Contest" | Dave Ingham | 27 February 2001 | |
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The town holds a talent contest. Georgina gets the gang ready to perform a musical number, hoping to get close to the host, Duncan Shears. The wolves plan to steal the trophy using a trap door in the stage. Georgina wins the trophy, the wolves fail and the host falls on top of the leader, but Georgina is holding the trophy. The gang celebrate in the field, laughing together when Duncan Shears' wig is found in the trophy. | ||||
| 22 (Broadcast order) 23 (Production order) | "Keep Fit" | Joe Boyle | 6 March 2001 | |
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Moze puts some stolen cans of beans to use for a fitness gym, but Georgina, Hubert and Gogol play their own game against him, by sabotaging the machine powered by the gym equipment. | ||||
| 23 (Broadcast order) 24 (Production order) | "Sea Tales" | Jan Page | 13 March 2001 | |
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Hubert does photography for Gogol who is currently sick with Georgina looking after him at home, but leaks a story of sunken treasure which greatly interests the wolves. | ||||
| 24 (Broadcast order) 25 (Production order) | "Georgina and the Princess" | Dave Ingham | 20 March 2001 | |
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Georgina, Hubert and Gogol ready themselves for Princess Grazelightly's opening of a new supermarket, but Gogol makes Georgina's fleece pink, making her embarrassed until she meets the guest of honour. Meanwhile, the wolves have trouble with a rope at the top of a tall building. | ||||
| 25 (Broadcast order) 26 (Production order) | "Snow Business" | Andy Bernhardt | 27 March 2001 | |
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The wolves create snow drifts to charge fees for snow cleanup. Hubert's giant snowball stops their ruse altogether. | ||||
| 26 (Broadcast order) 18 (Production order) | "Hubert Goes Green[2]" | Hiawyn Oram | 29 May 2001 | |
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Hubert has caught a case of the measles. Georgina and Gogol cure Hubert, and then Georgina gets ill and Hubert finds himself in the wolves' shop after ending up in the town's recycled goods collection. | ||||
Home Media Releases[edit]
UK[edit]
- Children's Favourites 2 (VHS, HIT Entertainment, 2001) - Hubert's Surprise
- Children's Favourites 3 (VHS, HIT Entertainment, 2001) - Gogol Learns Golf
- Hubert's Surprise and Other Stories (VHS, HIT Entertainment, 2001, Most likely cancelled) - Possible Episodes: 1. Hubert's Surprise, 2. Gogol Learns Golf, 3. Queen Georgina, 4. Say Cheese, 5. Gogol Learns Golf
- Children's Favourites: Bumper Special (VHS/DVD, HIT Entertainment, 2003) - The Flat Tyre
- Superstar Children's Favourites (VHS/DVD, HIT Entertainment, 2004) - The Talent Contest
Australia[edit]
- Volume 1 (VHS/DVD, Magna Pacific and HIT Entertainment, 2004) - 1. Say Cheese, 2. Queen Georgina, 3. The Stamp, 4. Gogol the Champion, 5. Hubert's Surprise, 6. Gogol's Sofa, 7. The Flat Tyre, 8. Gogol Learns Golf
- Volume 2 (VHS/DVD, Magna Pacific and HIT Entertainment, 2004) - 1. Stuck in the Mud, 2. Sheeep Showers, 3. Tango Tangle, 4. Housesitting, 5. Treasure Treats, 6. The Big Freeze, 7. Stormy Weather, 8. Scoop
- Volume 3 (VHS/DVD, Magna Pacific and HIT Entertainment, 2004) - 1. Georgina's Sleepover, 2. Say it with Flowers, 3. The Bank Robbery, 4. The Flood, 5. Keep Fit, 6. Sea Tales, 7. Georgina and the Princess, 8. Snow Business
References[edit]
- ^ Beardmore, Marie (14 October 1998). "The Cartoon Forum: More Advancements for Europe". Animation World Network. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ ""Hubert Goes Green"'s found scene". Vimeo. 30 June 2016.
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