List of Mongrels episodes
Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 August 2010,[1][2] with a making-of documentary entitled "Mongrels Uncovered" broadcast on 11 August 2010.[3][4] The series revolves around the lives of five anthropomorphic animals who hang around the back of a pub in the Isle of Dogs, London. The characters are Nelson, a metrosexual fox (voiced by Rufus Jones, performed by Andy Heath); Destiny, an Afghan hound (voiced by Lucy Montgomery, performed by Richard Coombs); Marion, a "borderline-retarded" cat (voiced by Dan Tetsell, performed by Warrick Brownlow-Pike); Kali, a grudge-bearing pigeon (voiced by Katy Brand, performed by Iestyn Evans); and Vince, a sociopathic foul-mouthed fox (voiced by Paul Kaye, performed by various puppeteers).[5][6]
Mongrels originally began as an unbroadcast pilot when it was known as We Are Mongrels. Differences between the pilot and the series included a different voice actor and puppet to portray Marion (Ray Panthaki), Destiny and Kali are also portrayed by different puppets, Vince doesn't swear constantly and the appearance of a sixth character, Debbie the suicidal chicken, who was eventually dropped from the show. Following from this pilot a full series was commissioned.[7]
The first series consisted of eight episodes and the making-of special. A second series was also commissioned.[8][9] On 18 January 2012 it was announced via Twitter that Mongrels had not been renewed for a third series by the BBC due to Zai Bennett.[10] The series was created and directed by Adam Miller. The producer for the series is Stephen McCrum.[6]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Original broadcast | DVD and Blu-ray release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 22 June 2010 | 10 August 2010 | 16 August 2010[11] | |
| 2 | 8 | 7 November 2011 | 19 December 2011 | 10 October 2012 | |
Episode list
Series 1 (2010)
| No | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Nelson the Online Predator" | Adam Miller | Daniel Peak, Jon Brown | 22 June 2010 | |
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Guest star: Toby Anstis | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Destiny the Reluctant Sniffer Dog" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 29 June 2010 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Marion the Young Lover" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 6 July 2010 | |
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Guest star: Terry Nutkins, Chris Packham | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Nelson the Stroke Virgin" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 13 July 2010 | |
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Guest star: Clive Anderson, Jeff Brazier | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Kali the Genetic Engineer" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 20 July 2010 | |
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Guest star: Scott Mills | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Destiny the Infection Risk" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 27 July 2010 | |
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Guest star: Christopher Hughes | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Marion the Superfluous Feed Character" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 3 August 2010 | |
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Guest star: Vicki Butler-Henderson | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Nelson the Naughty Arsonist" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 10 August 2010 | |
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Guest star: Eamonn Holmes | ||||||
Series 2 (2011)
| No | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Marion and the Force-Field" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 7 November 2011 | |
| 11 | 2 | "Kali and the Rickshaw Inferno" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 7 November 2011 | |
| 12 | 3 | "Destiny and the V.E.T.S" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 14 November 2011 | |
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Celebrity guests: Zoë Ball (as Zoe Ball), Danny Dyer | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | "Vince and the C***'s Speech" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown, Dan Tetsell | 21 November 2011 | |
| 14 | 5 | "Marion and the Myocardial Infarction" | Adam Miller | Daniel Peak | 5 December 2011 | |
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Celebrity guests: Scott Mills, Natasha Hamilton | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | "Kali and the Psychological Warfare" | Adam Miller | Daniel Peak | 12 December 2011 | |
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Celebrity guests: Anthea Turner, Vanessa Feltz | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | "Nelson and the AMAZING Nuts" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown | 28 November 2011[fn 1] | |
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Celebrity guest: Christian Jessen | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | "Vince And The Helpful Horse" | Adam Miller | Jon Brown, Daniel Peak | 19 December 2011 | |
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Celebrity guest: Lembit Öpik | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | "Miquita and the Obligatory Clips Show" "Highlights Special" | Adam Miller | N/A | 19 December 2011 | |
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Celebrity guests: Miquita Oliver, Will Mellor | ||||||
Footnotes
- ^ Following the death of Gary Speed the previous day, episode 7 was hastily broadcast in place of episode 5 as it contained a reference to suicide by hanging, as did episode 6. BBC iPlayer and Sky onscreen information retained the correct and intended episode order.
References
- General
- "Mongrels Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- "Mongrels". epguides. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- Wolf, Ian. "Mongrels: Episode Guides". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- Specific
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "Episode 1.1: Nelson the Online Predator". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Mongrels: Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "Episode 1.9: Mongrels Uncovered". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Mongrels Uncovered". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Mongrels". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b Wolf, Ian. "Mongrels – Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "Pilot: We Are Mongrels". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Brown, Aaron; Wolf, Ian (25 August 2010). "Mongrels given second series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Mongrels to return". Chortle. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Brown, Aaron (18 January 2012). "BBC axes puppet sitcom Mongrels". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "'Mongrels' Merchandise". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 September 2010.