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I Am Not an Animal

2004 · 1 season

A bleakly funny, unsettling satire that makes you squirm and laugh at the absurdity of talking animals adrift in a cruel human world.

Created by
Peter Baynham
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg
Overview
I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists.

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Created by
Peter Baynham
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Peter Baynham
Written by
Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Starring
Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon, Amelia Bullmore, Arthur Mathews, John Shrapnel
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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