TV series

The Animals of Farthing Wood

1993–1995 · 3 seasons

A surprisingly earnest and often harrowing animated journey that treats its animal characters with real weight, balancing warmth with genuine peril.

Overview: The Animals of Farthing Wood is an animated series created by the European Broadcasting Union between 1992 and 1995 and based on the series of books written by Colin Dann. It was produced by Telemagination, based in London, and La Fabrique, based in Montpellier in France, but also aired in other European countries. The first countries to air the series were Germany and the United Kingdom, in January 1993.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, friendship, nature
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
friendship
nature
grief
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Sally GraceWeasel (voice) / Owl (voice) / Weasel (voice)
Ron MoodyBadger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice) / Toad (voice) / Bully (voice)
Rupert FarleyFox (voice) / Mr. Hare (voice) / Fox (voice) / Mr. Hare (voice) / Bold (voice) / Friendly (voice) / Fox (voice) / Plucky (voice)
Jeremy BarrettMole (voice) / Mr. Rabbit (voice) / Mr. Shrew (voice) / Mr. Rabbit (voice) / Mossy (voice) / Mossy (voice)
Stacey GreggAdder (voice) / Kestrel (voice) / Vixen (voice) / Adder (voice) / Vixen (voice) / Adder (voice) / Kestrel (voice)
Jon GloverScarface (voice)
Pamela Keevil KralMrs. Squirrel / Mrs. Hedgehog / Mrs. Squirrel (voice) / Speedy (voice) / Mrs. Squirrel

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Genres: family, animation, kids
Created by: Jenny McDade
Written by: Jenny McDade, Steve Walker, Valerie Georgeson
Starring: Sally Grace, Ron Moody, Rupert Farley, Jeremy Barrett, Stacey Gregg, Jon Glover, Pamela Keevil Kral
Length: 3 seasons, 39 episodes, 25 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Portuguese