Danger Mouse (2015 TV series)
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| Created by |
Brian Cosgrove Mark Hall |
| Directed by | Robert Cullen |
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| Narrated by | Dave Lamb |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 11–22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment Boulder Media |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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| Original network | CBBC |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Original release | 28 September 2015 – present |
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| Related shows | Danger Mouse (1981 TV series) |
Danger Mouse is a British animated television series and a continuation of the 1981 series with the same name. The series is produced by FremantleMedia with animation by Irish Boulder Media. Danger Mouse premiered on CBBC on 28 September 2015.
The series revolves around Danger Mouse, the "world's greatest secret agent", and his hamster sidekick Penfold, who protect the world from a variety of dangers. With help from his boss Colonel K and the genius scientist Professor Squawkencluck, Danger Mouse is equipped to defeat his nemesis, Baron von Greenback. Within three weeks of the series running, Danger Mouse achieved 2.4 million viewers and became among the highest rated shows on CBBC.
On 19 May 2016, Danger Mouse was commissioned for a second series.
In 2013, FremantleMedia confirmed to Broadcast that an updated version of the series was being considered, and in June 2014 it was announced that a new series consisting of 52 episodes; was being made for broadcast on CBBC in 2015. The series is produced by Boulder Media for FremantleMedia Kids. It is directed by Robert Cullen, with Brian Cosgrove, one of the original creators being a creative consultant.Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon voice Danger Mouse and Penfold, Dave Lamb takes the role of the narrator, whilst Stephen Fry and Ed Gaughan take on the roles of Colonel K and Baron Greenback respectively. Armstrong's Pointless co-host Richard Osman also appears in the series as Professor Strontium Jellyfishowitz. It was also announced that John Oliver would voice Dr Augustus P Crumhorn III and Lena Headey would voice new character Jeopardy Mouse. It also airs on ABC Me in Australia, and Netflix in the US. According to Eldon, the animation style is 'much the same as the original'. The series is animated in Toon Boom Harmony, as the animators thought that Flash was too limited.
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