| Bottersnikes and Gumbles | |
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| Based on | Bottersnikes and Gumbles byS. A. Wakefield |
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| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer | Patrick Egerton |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Cake Entertainment Mighty Nice Cheeky Little Media Kickstart Entertainment Seven Productions CBBC Netflix Studios |
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| Network | 7TWO CBBC Netflix |
| Release | 18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) – 2017 (2017) |
Bottersnikes & Gumbles is anCGIanimatedchildren's television series which first aired on7TWO in Australia andCBBC in the United Kingdom. The cast includes Jason Callender,Richard Grieve,Jeff Rawle,Kathryn Drysdale andMiriam Margolyes. It was released onNetflix in North America on 19 August 2016 but was re-dubbed with American accents.
Bottersnikes & Gumbles was in development as early as 2012 by Mighty Nice and Cheeky Little Media. The TV series is based on theAustralian children's book series of the same name written byS. A. Wakefield.[1][2] In early 2015, the streaming video serviceNetflix announced it had acquired the rights to the series and it was released as 52 eleven-minute episodes.[1][3][4] It later aired on7TWO in Australia[5][6] on 18 December 2015 until 22 January 2016 and CBBC in the UK in 2016.[3] It is pitched at "6 to 9 year old boys and girls."[3] Patrick Egerton, the producer and Cheeky Little Media CEO, described how the "books contain such a rich, distinctive world and made an indelible mark on my mind as a kid. With the CG tools and skills now available, we knew the timing was right to develop the property for TV and really do it justice."[3]
According toAnimation World Network (AWN) staff editor it "follows the adventures of three young Gumbles, Tink, Bounce and Willi, who love nothing better than to 'gumble' all day long. Endless battles ensue involving plenty of stealth, trickery, daring rescues and narrow escapes as the Gumbles try to outwit the Bottersnikes in every episode."[1] The cast includesRichard Grieve,Jeff Rawle,Kathryn Drysdale andMiriam Margolyes.[7] It was released onNetflix in North America on 19 August 2016; which was re-dubbed with American accents.
Sean O'Grady ofThe Independent felt the series based on Wakefield's books "are better adapted than most other exercises of this nature. Bottersnikes are superbly rendered lizardly creatures that are the bogeymen of the show, a bit like Momentum in the Labour Party; Gumbles are apparently normal, but hopelessly optimistic, like Brexiteers. The stories are short and sweet and the attention to detail is remarkable."[2] The show received a Pulcinella Award for 'Best Kids TV Series' at the international animation festival,Cartoons on the Bay, in Venice[8][9] and was nominated for 'Most Outstanding Children's program' at the2016 Logie Awards.[10]
The series was announced on 24 February 2015, when British production & distribution companyCake Entertainment joined forces with Australian animation production studios Cheeky Little Media and Mighty Nice to produce an animated television series entitledBottersnikes and Grumbles with British childrens networkCBBC andSeven Network commissioned as broadcasters whilst Cake Entertainment would distribute the series internationally.[11]
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