Lavender Castle
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| Lavender Castle | |
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| Genre | Adventure Children's Fantasy Science fiction |
| Format | Stop motion/CGI serial |
| Created by | Gerry Anderson Rodney Matthews |
| Written by | Gerry Anderson Chris Bowden Pauline Fisk Craig Hemmings Rodney Matthews Chris Trengrove |
| Directed by | Chris Taylor |
| Voices of | Kate Harbour Jimmy Hibbert David Holt Rob Rackstraw |
| Composer(s) | Crispin Merrell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (13 in alternative 22-minute format) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Brian Cosgrove Craig Hemmings |
| Producer(s) | Gerry Anderson |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 10 mins approx. per episode |
| Production company(s) | Cosgrove Hall Films Gerry Anderson Productions Carrington Productions International |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original run | January 7, 1999 – March 9, 2000 |
Lavender Castle is a British stop motion/CGI television series created by Rodney Matthews and produced by Gerry Anderson. It produced between 1996 and 1998 through a collaboration between Carrington Productions International, Gerry Anderson Productions and Cosgrove Hall Films, and was first broadcast on CITV between 1999 and 2000.
The series follows the story of Captain Thrice and his crew, on a quest to find the peaceful city of Lavender Castle before the evil Dr Agon.
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[edit] Format
Lavender Castle is a place of mystery and legend, fabled throughout the universe, a floating city of light, a place of peace, harmony and all the things that have ever been dreamt of. It is the centre of the universe and the greatest source of power - should it be destroyed, the universe would be plunged into darkness forever. Evil scientist Dr Agon plans to do just that. A lonely meglomaniac with technology-assisted powers of transmutation, he yearns for darkness and has pledged to destroy Lavender Castle from his fortress spaceship, the Dark Station, the most awesome destructive power in the universe, crewed by unseen slaves working deep in the bowels.
In order to prevent this, Captain Thrice has set out on a quest to find the elusive Lavender Castle before Dr Agon. A previous encounter with Lavender Castle gave life to Thrice's walking stick and left the Captain with a special knowledge of its power and abilities. Travelling in his cottage spaceship, the Paradox, Thrice assembles a crew of misfits to join him in his quest, combatting evil wherever they find it as they travel the universe searching for clues that will lead them to Lavender Castle. But Lavender Castle works in mysterious ways and lends its power to the Paradox crew to protect them when they most need help.
[edit] Voice actors
- David Holt - Captain Thrice / Sproggle
- Rob Rackstraw - Roger / Isambard
- Kate Harbour - Lyca / Walking Stick
- Jimmy Hibbert - Sir Squeakalot / Dr. Cedric Agon / Trump
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[edit] Credits
- From an original concept by Rodney Matthews
- Produced at Cosgrove Hall Films Limited
- Producer: Gerry Anderson
- Executive Producer: Craig Hemmings
- For Cosgrove Hall: Brian Cosgrove
- For HIT Entertainment: Kate Fawkes, Peter Orton
- Director: Chris Taylor
- Designer: Rodney Matthews
- Line Producer: Chris Bowden
- Script: Gerry Anderson, Chris Trengrove, Pauline Fisk
- Stories: Gerry Anderson, Rodney Matthews, Craig Hemmings, Chris Trengrove, Pauline Fisk
- Music: Crispin Merrell
- Dialogue Recording: Angelsound
- Puppets: Mackinnon & Saunders
- Animators: Tim Collings, Matt Palmer, Lisa Goddard, Justin Exley
- Sets: Jess Spain, Richard Sykes, Rick Kent, Paul Jones, Samantha Hanks, Nick Wilson
- Props: Owen Ballhatchet, Alison Davies
- Costumes: Clare Elliott, Geraldine Corrigan, Karen Betty, Barbara Biddulph
- Visual fx: Stephen Weston
- Assistant: Manfred-Dean Yurke
- Art director: Peter Hillier
- Lighting Camera: Tim Harper
- Off-line Editing: Flix Facilities
- Production Manager: Laura Duncalf
- Co-ordination: Mary Anderson
- Production Assistant: Debbie Peers
- Audio Post: Hullabaloo studios
- On-line Facility: 4:2:2 Manchester
[edit] External links
- Page on Rodney Matthew's website
- Entry on Toonhound
- Lavender Castle at the Internet Movie Database
- Lavender Castle at TV.com
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