Captain Mack

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Captain Mack
Created byJohn Lomas Bullivant
StarringBennet Thorpe
Rikki Chamberlain
Andrew Greenough
Richard Brinkmann
Karl Morgan
Julia Mallam
Akiya Henry
Hefin Wyn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerJohn Lomas Bullivant
ProducerIain Russell
Running time11 minutes
Production companyFireback Entertainment
Original release
Network ITV (CITV)
ReleaseFebruary 1, 2008 (2008-02-01) 
March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)

Captain Mack is a British children's television show set in the town of Sunshine City. It was created and developed by John Lomas Bullivant, at Fireback Entertainment, and was first broadcast in February 2008. The series formerly ran on CITV [1] from 1 February 2008 to 21 March 2010 and reran from 22 March 2010 to 6 January 2013 and Tiny Pop.

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In Australia, it was shown on ABC2 (ABC For Kids On 2). It also ran in New Zealand on TVNZ 7 and aired on Cartoonito in 2013, earlier than before.

In 2023, the series was remastered, with episodes releasing weekly on its YouTube Channel. [2]

Plot

Captain Mack is based in Sky Rocket Control, with his trusty monkey engineer Samson. They keep an eye on the residents of Sunshine City, particularly the naughty ones (Marty Meddler, Tracy Trickster, and Grabby Crabby). Sunshine City is bright, colourful clean and cheerful, inhabited by some of the nicest people you could ever meet.

These include Yolanda Yummy (cook), Peter Patent (inventor), Fineas Fixit (odd job man), Dr Kwack (GP), Daisy Digger (gardener), Wendy Whizz (keep fit fanatic), Camilla Divine (artist), Maximus Volume (singer) and Rosie Raucous (saleswoman).

Captain Mack always leaves with the phrase "Shucks, I have to go. My monkey needs me. Another mission awaits!" When there is trouble in Sunshine City, Captain Mack uses the phrase, "Sky Rockets to the rescue!"

CastCharacter(s)
Bennet ThorpeCaptain Mack
Rikki Chamberlain Samson
Andrew GreenoughMayor Gaston Goody
Richard BrinkmannMarty Meddler/Maximus Volume/Dr Kwack
Karl MorganGrabby Crabby/Fineas Fixit/Peter Patent
Julia Mallam Tracy Trickster/Daisy Digger/Camilla Divine
Akiya Henry Yolanda Yummy/Wendy Whizz/Rosie Raucous
Hefin WynNarrator

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References

  1. "CITV: Captain Mack". Main Channels. The Daily Telegraph. 19 December 2009. p. R48.
  2. "Captain Mack". CaptainMackOfficial via YouTube.