Tinkershrimp & Dutch is a British animated web series created by Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack and produced by Ralph Creative. The series premiered on Nickelodeon's on-demand and online services on 15 January 2016.[1][2] 5 episodes of the series were produced.
| Tinkershrimp & Dutch | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Animated series Comedy |
| Created by | Gregor Stevenson Chris Stack |
| Voices of | Darren Evans John Boyega Alex Lowe Katia Kvinge Sam Riley |
| Composer | Nick McCarthy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company | Ralph Creative Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | 15 January – 12 February 2016 |
Plot
editA langoustine and slow loris who are best friends and time-travelling bodyguards for the eccentric monarch of New Great Great Britain, King Hunnybun III.
Characters
edit- Tinkershrimp (voiced by Darren Evans)[3] a Welsh-accented langoustine that wears a purple bumbag
- Dutch (voiced by John Boyega)[4] a yellow and black slow loris with the ability to travel back in time.
- King Hunnybun (voiced by Alex Lowe) the ruler of "New Great Great Britain."
- Ingrid (voiced by Katia Kvinge) the blonde-haired pilot of King Hunnybun's mobile Double Decker Castle.
- Michael the Fowl (voiced by Sam Riley) a headless turkey who is the main antagonist of the series.
Series overview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 5[5] | 15 January 2016 | 12 February 2016 | |
Episodes
editA single series consisting of five episodes was announced.[6] The series premiered with the episode "Time to Be Polite" on 15 January 2016 and ended with the episode "Time to Be Cool" on 12 February 2016.
Series 1 (2016)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Time to Be Polite" | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | 15 January 2016 | |
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Michael the Fowl hatches an evil plan to sabotage the National Politeness Championships, but will he succeed? | |||||
| 2 | "Time to Get a Job" | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | 22 January 2016 | |
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Michael the Fowl prevents King Hunnybun from getting his King's licence so he needs a new job! | |||||
| 3 | "Time to Get Fit" | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | 29 January 2016 | |
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King Hunnybun attempts to diet, but he soon gets sabotaged. | |||||
| 4 | "Time to Get Real" | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | 5 February 2016 | |
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King Hunnybun creates a robotic king because he's too lazy to do his job, but his plan soon backfires. | |||||
| 5 | "Time to Be Cool" | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack | 12 February 2016 | |
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King Hunnybun gets invited to the 'Cool Kings Club', but is it all it's cracked up to be? | |||||
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Sarah Deen (5 January 2016). "John Boyega joins Nickelodeon's Tinkershrimp & Dutch". Metro. UK.
- ^ Rebecca Hawkes (6 January 2016). "John Boyega's next role? An animated slow loris". The Telegraph.
- ^ ""Meet Tinkershrimp" – Nick.co.uk Videos". Nick UK.
- ^ Ali Jaafar (5 January 2016). "John Boyega on Tinkershrimp & Dutch". Deadline. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Nickelodeon launches Tinkershrimp & Dutch". Licensing.biz.
- ^ "Nickelodeon UK commissions star-studded comedy series Tinkershrimp & Dutch" (PDF). Viacom Press.