Sarah & Duck | |
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Genre | Adventure |
Created by | Sarah Gomes Harris Tim O'Sullivan |
Directed by | Tim O'Sullivan |
Voices of | Tasha Lawrence Lesley Nicol Andy Nyman Pete Gallagher David Carling Tim O'Sullivan |
Narrated by | Roger Allam |
Composer | Tanera Dawkins & Tim O'Sullivan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 120 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Chris White Alison Stewart |
Producer | Jamie Badminton |
Editors | Graham Silcock (series 1) Mark Edwards (series 2) Michele Chiappa (series 3) |
Running time | 7 minutes |
Production company | Karrot Animation |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies |
Release | 18 February 2013 – 15 December 2017 |
Sarah & Duck is a British animated children's television series created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan, [1] and produced by Karrot Animation for the BBC. [2] Though designed as a story-driven animation primarily targeted at 4 to 6 year old children since premiering at the MIPCOM trade show in 2012, [3] the series has a small adult following. [4] [5]
Sarah & Duck was first broadcast on the UK channel CBeebies on 18 February 2013. [6] A total of 120 episodes have been commissioned, with 40 each for Series 1, 2, and 3. [7] [8] The third series started in October 2016.
The series follows Sarah, a very kind and polite seven-year-old girl with big eyes, rosy cheeks and a green hat, [9] and her best friend Duck, a mallard. The central theme is the relationship between these two characters and the adventures they have together. CBeebies states that the show has two learning themes: "friendship and imagination" and "problem solving". [10]
Sarah and Duck is an animated series about empathy. Each five-minute story is told with humour and joy, about the friendship of a wide-eyed girl, her pet duck, and their adventures. Sarah and Duck laugh and sing, and play all kinds of games with their friends as they learn to deal with the emotions of childhood.
Name | Voice cast [11] | About |
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Sarah | Tasha Lawrence [12] | Sarah is a very kind, polite and somewhat eccentric seven year old girl. She is best friends with Duck. She plays the tuba, likes sea cows (manatees), and drinks "lemon water". |
Duck | N/A | Duck is Sarah's quacky, flappy best friend. He has a penchant for eating bread. |
Narrator | Roger Allam [13] | The Narrator talks to Sarah and Duck, asks them questions and gives them suggestions, giving them a more nuanced approach to certain challenges. |
Scarf Lady | Lesley Nicol [14] | Scarf Lady is a forgetful old lady who loves knitting. She lives in a house full of woollen items. She has a talking knitting bag and a pet donkey. |
Bag | Andy Nyman | Bag is Scarf Lady's knitting bag. He corrects Scarf Lady when she gets confused and has a snarky attitude. |
Donkey | N/A | Donkey is Scarf Lady's pet. He looks sad but isn't really. |
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The series is produced using computer-assisted animation [ broken anchor ] techniques and the Adobe After Effects [15] and CelAction2D [16] packages.
A second series began airing on 11 August 2014.
On 17 June 2015 it was renewed for a third series [17] which aired starting the 18 October 2016 on CBeebies.
BBC Worldwide have secured global distribution and merchandising rights for the new show and airs it to BBC Worldwide's network of channels. [18] On 19 August 2013, Sarah & Duck was first broadcast in the U.S. on Sprout. The first series of Sarah & Duck was also broadcast in Japan (NHK), Norway (NRK), Sweden (SVT), Denmark (DR), Finland (YLE), Germany (KiKa), Portugal (RTP), Iceland (RUV), the Netherlands (NPO), and the Israel (Hop! Channel). [19] In Canada it is broadcast on the Family Jr. channel. [20] In Australia, it is also broadcast on ABC Kids. On 12 February 2016, Sarah & Duck was made available in Mexico on Netflix but left Netflix on 12 August 2018 [21] without ever airing episodes made in 2017–2018. In 2023, the show's Licensing and Merchandise rights reverted to Karrot Entertainment, and 8 new shorts premiered on CBeebies UK.
Release No. | Release Name | Episodes | Number and duration | R2 release date |
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1 | Lots of Shallots and other stories | Lots of Shallots, Sarah Duck & the Penguin, Cheer Up Donkey, Cake Bake, Scarf Lady's House, Robot Juice, Bouncy Ball, Rainbow Lemon, Sit Shop, Kite Flight | 70 mins | 17 February 2014 [22] |
2 | Doubles and other stories | Doubles, Umbrella and the Rain, Big Shop, Woollen Music, Fairground, Sarah Gets a Cold, Ribbon Sisters, Stargazing, Coloured Light, Strawberry Souffle | 70 mins | 8 September 2014 [23] |
3 | Balloon Race and other stories | Balloon Race, Camera, Tapping Shoes, Fireworks Dance, Fancy Park, Pipe Conductor, Slow Quest, World Bread Day, Pond Princess, Puncture Pump [24] | 70 mins | 16 February 2015 [25] |
4 | Petal Light Picking and other stories | Petal Light Picking, Bobsleigh, Plate Fog, Scared of Stairs, Moon Paint, The Play, Bread Bike, Bug's Button Bank, No More Wool, Octogon Club [26] | 70 mins | 19 October 2015 [27] |
5 | Cloud Tower and other stories | Cloud Tower, Outside Outside, Umbrella Bubbles, Sound Jumble, The Mouse's Birthday, Tortoise Snooze, Fast Slow Bungalow, Bags of Bags, Ribbon Fall, Garden Gaming [28] | 70 mins | 15 February 2016 [29] |
6 | Duck Hotel and other stories | Duck Hotel, Origami Overload, Shallot Circus, Toy Tidy, Plate Escape, The Big Sleepover, Paisley Sea, Duck's Quack, Rainbow's Niece, Decorating Donkey [30] | 70 mins | 16 May 2016 [31] |
7 | Beach Break and other stories | Beach Break, Parasol Show, Extra Bounce, Cake Relocate, Lost Librarian, Scooter Stand Still, Music Fixer, Wool on Wheels, Lemon Cafe, Star Renovation [32] | 70 mins | 25 July 2016 [33] |
8 | Duck Flies and other stories | Duck Flies, Seacow Snowtrail, Woolly Memories, Bubble Bumbling, Toggle Tangle, Tummy Talk, Moon's Exhibition, Pond Prose, The Art of Pink, Bug Bop [34] | 70 mins | 17 October 2016 [35] |
9 | Train Fudge and other stories | Train Fudge, Picture Planes, Hat Fuss, Dewy Morning, Sticker Swap, Magic Panic, Birthday Buoy, Alarm Clock, Twang Ball, Auto Cat [36] | 70 mins | 20 February 2017 [36] |
10 | Constable Quack and other stories | Constable Quack, Fluff Bread, Moonbow, Bench Blocked, Planetarium Aquarium, Shallot Boat, Cake Decorate, Balloon Barnacles, Basking Shark, Old Toys [37] | 70 mins | 2 October 2017 [38] |
11 | Brolly Bus and other stories | Brolly Bus, Rainbow Race, Hair Cut, Arcade Dance Off, Mars as Moon, Donkey Jump, Castle Scribbling, Haber Dasher, Cloud Jam, Pillow Fill [39] | 70 mins | 12 February 2018 [40] |
12 | Snowball Skate and other stories | Snowball Skate, Mountain Mints, Comet's Coming, Perimeter Pals, Hedge Opera, Boo Night, Park Trimming, Whatsathingy, Cinema Scoot, Ribbon Alvida [41] | 73 mins | 8 October 2018 [42] |
A pilot for Sarah & Duck was first aired at the Cartoon Forum 2010 [43] where it was warmly received. The series was an immediate hit in the UK, and the first four episodes were the most popular pre-school programmes of their week on the BBC catch-up TV service, iPlayer. [44]
The first episode 'Lots of Shallots' was part of the official selection for the 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. [45]
In October 2013 Sarah & Duck was nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation. [46] The award went to Timmy Time .
In January 2014 Sarah & Duck was nominated in the pre-school category of the British Animation Awards. [47]
In November 2014, with a second nomination, Sarah & Duck won the British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation. [48]
In February 2017, it was tied in the Kidscreen Award for best animated series with Doc McStuffins . [49]
A live stage production called "Sarah and Duck's Big Top Birthday" was performed by Millenium Entertainment International beginning May 2018 [50] and ending in 2023. [51]
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