Archived Projects

Fetch the Vet

“When Tom Fetch comes with his bag, all the tails begin to wag”.

Fetch The Vet features the lively and fun filled adventures of busy vet, Tom Fetch. Fetch (as he’s fondly called) lives in the beautiful village of Duckhurst and cares for all the local pets and farm animals. Helped by Kara, his nurse and local kids Pippa, Joe and Lucy, Fetch always finds himself in the middle of fun-filled action - whether it’s rescuing the mischievous goat, Trevor from a cliff edge, treating faithful old sheepdog Mitch for bee stings or Columbus the crazy Parrot for a blocked nose.

26 x 11 minute series of stop frame puppet animation, The series was created by Gail Penstone and her husband Stephen Thraves.

Fetch the Vet premiered on CITV in September 2000

Fifi and the Flowertots

From Chapman Entertainment comes Fifi and the Flowertots , Keith Chapman's first major project since his origination of Bob the Builder. This delightful, original stop frame animation series for pre-schoolers premiered on Five's Milkshake! and Nick Jr. in May 2005 and is consistently the number one pre-school show on terrestrial television aimed at 4 – 6 year olds.

With special appeal for young girls, Fifi and the Flowertots is designed to inspire, entertain and amuse. Fifi, the central character, is an endearing little Forget-Me-Not who inhabits a magical garden world with her Flowertot friends, and where everyday is filled with endless possibilities.

Visit Fifi at www.fifiandtheflowertots.com

Frankenstein's Cat

Created by Curtis Jobling

26 x 11-minute episodes of anarchic cartoon comedy aimed at audiences aged 5 – 8.

Production technique: 2D digital

A Mackinnon & Saunders Production.
For further information contact Sara Mullock.
sara@mackinnonandsaunders.com

Hamilton Mattress

Sludger the aardvark is a critter with rhythm in his veins and Feldwick C Hackenbush caterpillar is keen to get him on the ladder to stardom. Feldwick takes Sludger from his home in the Outback to the in-crowd of Beak City, whereupon he helps him find a better name - something more star-friendly than Sludger. So he takes his moniker from the ad-line on a giant billboard, and Hamilton Mattress is born. Feldwick inveigles Hamilton into the ultra-hip Africa Club, where he earns himself employment as a Drummer Extraordinaire and after various shenanigans with the rough-beaked club owner and his snooty clientele, Hamilton finds his star well and truly in ascendance...

2001 - Harvest Films / BBC / Egmont & Entertainment Rights.

Awards include :
British Animation Awards, Best TV Special, March 2002 Zoie Film Festival, USA, Best Animation, March 2002
New Festival, Nova Scotia, Best Animation, April 2002
Grand Prix, Annecy, June 2002
BANFF, TV Special, Nomination, Canada, June 2002
Florida Film Festival, Audience Prize for International Short, June 2002
Altanta Film festival, Best Animation, June 2002
Krok, Russia, Diploma of Honour, September 2002
Rio, Audience 2nd Prize, August 2002
Sao Paulo, Audience 3rd Prize, August 2002
Florida, Marco Island, Best Animation, October 2002
Chicago, Children's Film Festival, Best Animation (Children's Jury), November 2002
Madrid, Animadrid, First Prize, December 2002

Koala Brothers

Created by Dave Johnson and produced by Spellbound Entertainment for the BBC ‘The Koala Brothers’ features the adventures of Frank and Buster in the Australian Outback.

http://www.koalabrothers.com/#/home

Lavender Castle

Gerry Anderson / Carrington Productions / Cosgrove Hall Films 1998.

Working from fabulous designs by illustrator Rodney Matthews, Mackinnon & Saunders made a weird array of creatures for this action adventure series. It was written and produced by Gerry Anderson and combined model animation with computer generated animation and effects.

Little Robots

Little Robots is an electrifying new animated series for older pre-schoolers, based on the book by Mike Brownlow. Little Robots also features some of the world’s most popular comedy voices including Lenny Henry, Martin Clunes and Emma Chambers. Tiny and his Little Robot friends are pioneers, builders and architects of a brand new world. Finding themselves abandoned on a metal scrap heap, they turn junk into a magical world - a metal dome with a sun, moon, trees and homes - all created using their skills, vision and imagination.

"Little Robots” TM & Copyright: Create TV & Film Ltd 2004

Click here to visit Little Robots on the CBeebies website

Made On Monday

Made On Monday

Animated character for live action/animation Belgian TV pilot.

Midget Aliens