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Animation Comedy

Rex the Runt

Overview

Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.

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Richard Starzak

creator

Cast

Elisabeth Hadley

Wendy (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Steve Box

Vince (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Andrew Franks

Rex (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Colin Rote

Rex (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Kevin Wrench

Bad Bob (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Andrew Jeffers

Bad Bob (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Beverley Cressman

News Reporter (voice),Teacher, Princess (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Paul Merton

Dr. Dogg (voice)

Total episodes: 6

Arthur Smith

Arthur Dustcart (voice)

Total episodes: 4

Antoine de Caunes

Stinky Basil (voice),Euro MP (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Simon Day

Constable Funnyname (voice),Taxi Driver (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Frank Passingham

Mr. Chittock (voice),Patient (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Elisabeth Hadley

Wendy (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Steve Box

Vince (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Andrew Franks

Rex (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Colin Rote

Rex (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Kevin Wrench

Bad Bob (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Andrew Jeffers

Bad Bob (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Beverley Cressman

News Reporter (voice),Teacher, Princess (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Paul Merton

Dr. Dogg (voice)

Total episodes: 6

Arthur Smith

Arthur Dustcart (voice)

Total episodes: 4

Antoine de Caunes

Stinky Basil (voice),Euro MP (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Simon Day

Constable Funnyname (voice),Taxi Driver (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Frank Passingham

Mr. Chittock (voice),Patient (voice)

Total episodes: 3

Extra

Release Date

December 21, 1998

Last air Date

December 16, 2001

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

Available On

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seasons

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Season 2

Aired on: 2001 | 13 Episodes

Videos

Rex the Runt Theme Song thumbnail

Images

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