Genre Comedy
Animation | Country of origin Australia, Britain | |
Based on Bottersnikes and Gumbles by S. A. Wakefield Written by Tim Bain
Ray Boseley
Bruce Griffiths
Daniel Mansour
Jen Upton
Marcus Fleming
Dave Ingham
Matt Baker
Richard Preddy
Denise Cassar
Andrew Barnett-Jones
Ciaran Murtagh
Mark Hodkinson Directed by Julian Kemp (series 1)
Dez McCarthy (series 2) Starring Jason Callender
Kathryn Drysdale
Akiya Henry
Richard Grieve
Jeff Rawle
Miriam Margolyes
Simone Craddock | ||
Bottersnikes and Gumbles is a British-Australian animated television series that aired on 7TWO in Australia and CBBC in the United Kingdom. The cast includes Jason Callender, Richard Grieve, Jeff Rawle, Kathryn Drysdale and Miriam Margolyes. It was released on Netflix in North America on 19 August 2016; which was re-dubbed with American accents.
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History
Bottersnikes and Gumbles was in development as early as 2012 by Cheeky Little Media. The TV series is based on the children's book series of the same name written by S. A. Wakefield. In early 2015, the streaming video service Netflix announced it had acquired the rights to the series and it was released as 52 eleven-minute episodes. It later aired on 7TWO in Australia on 18 December 2015 until 22 January 2016 and CBBC in the UK in 2016. It is pitched at "6 to 9 year old boys and girls." 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."
According to Animation 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." The cast includes Richard Grieve, Jeff Rawle, Kathryn Drysdale and Miriam Margoyles. It was released on Netflix in North America on 19 August 2016; which was re-dubbed with American accents.