| The Morph Files | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Clay animation Children's television series Comedy Adventure Slapstick |
| Created by | Aardman Animations Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Developed by | Aardman Animations Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Written by | Andy Walker |
| Directed by | Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Creative directors | Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Narrated by | Neil Morrissey |
| Theme music composer | Andy Walker |
| Opening theme | "The Morph Files" |
| Ending theme | "The Morph Files" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English (only for the narrator) |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Producer | Jacqueline White |
| Cinematography | Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Editor | Andrew Hassenruck |
| Running time | 9 min |
| Production company | Aardman Animations |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 4 January – 29 March 1996 |
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The Morph Files is a 1996 British children's stop-motion animated comedy television series featuring Morph. The series was narrated by Neil Morrissey and produced by Aardman Animations. The series is a mix of new animation and old footage from former shows, and features the same cast from The Amazing Adventures of Morph as well as footage from that show. It was originally aired on the BBC in 1996 and was later aired on the ABC in Australia from 1 June 1998 to 13 June 2000, ATV World in Hong Kong, SABC 2 in South Africa and Channel 5 and Arts Central in Singapore as well as on military television on BFBS and SSVC Television in a number of countries such as Germany, Falkland Islands and Cyprus.
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Babysitting" | 4 January 1996 |
| 2 | "Skiing" | 11 January 1996 |
| 3 | "Gobbledygook" | 18 January 1996 |
| 4 | "Doctor Morph" | 25 January 1996 |
| 5 | "The Dog Show" | 1 February 1996 |
| 6 | "Exercising" | 15 February 1996 |
| 7 | "Games" | 22 February 1996 |
| 8 | "The Film Show" | 29 February 1996 |
| 9 | "Gardening" | 7 March 1996 |
| 10 | "Mirrors" | 14 March 1996 |
| 11 | "Little Green" | 21 March 1996 |
| 12 | "Cowboys" | 28 March 1996 |
| 13 | "The Birthday Party" | 29 March 1996 |
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