WildBrain and ITV Team Up to Bring Badjelly Animated Series to UK Audiences
Key Points:
– WildBrain partners with ITV to broadcast animated series, Badjelly, in the UK.
– The show is based on the popular book, *Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story* by Spike Milligan.
– Featuring a talented voice cast including Miriam Margolyes, Rhys Darby, and Ava.
Hot Take:
Oh, the British kids are in for a magical treat with Badjelly! With a star-studded voice line-up and the whimsical world of Spike Milligan’s beloved book, this animated series is bound to cast a spell on audiences of all ages. Kudos to WildBrain and ITV for brewing up this enchanting collaboration!
Based on the beloved book, Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story, by renowned comedian Spike Milligan, and starring a stellar voice cast including Miriam Margolyes, Rhys Darby, Ava Diakhaby and rising star Malachi Hall, the series delivers a fresh take on this classic story for today’s kids, all while preserving the crazy humour, bizarre situations and quirky characters from the original tale. Badjelly is produced by New Zealand’s Mukpuddy Animation, the UK’s Cantilever Media and Canada’s Sphere Media.
We’re proud to be extending our fantastic kids’ offering with Badjelly, and we’re sure our younger viewers will love spending time with these great characters when the series launches on ITV this autumn.
Darren Nartey, Senior Acquisitions Manager: Films & Kids at ITV
ITV is the perfect partner to introduce—or reintroduce—the world of Badjelly to UK audiences. With a weird and wonderful story from comic genius Spike Milligan, beautiful animation from Mukpuddy, Cantilever and Sphere, and a powerhouse cast, Badjelly is an enchanting and hilarious series that ITV’s audiences are sure to fall in love with.
Katie Wilson, VP Global Sales and Acquisitions at WildBrain
We’re delighted to partner with ITV to launch Badjelly in the UK. Spike Milligan’s legacy is a cherished part of British comedy, so it’s only right that the show finds its home here. This has been a dream project, with a team united by a vision to create funny, relatable, and visually stunning content that speaks to children in a meaningful way. We’re so proud to be part of it.
Carys Rowan, Head of Creative at Cantilever Media and Producer of Badjelly
Distributed globally by WildBrain (excluding ANZ), Badjelly (13 x 22’) tells the exciting and hilarious story of two curious kids whose future is in the balance after their beloved cow is cow-napped. Will they be made into boy/girl soup to rehydrate the desiccated has-been, Badjelly? Or will they enlist the help of a paranoid sausage-hatted tree goblin, a rusty metal lion, an inhumanly strong worm and an ex-banana mouse to defeat evil and win a bonus giant?
Commissioned by New Zealand’s TVNZ and WildBrain Television’s Family Channel in Canada, Badjelly is produced in association with Te Puna Kairangi Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, NZ On Air and UK Global Screen Fund.
Original article: https://www.animationuk.org/news/itv-snaps-up-badjelly-in-deal-with-wildbrain/