Roary the Racing Car
| Roary the Racing Car | |
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Main Characters (from left to right): FB, Zippee, Tin Top, Dinkie and Mr. Carburettor (behind Tin Top), Hellie, Maxi, Big Chris, Rusty (behind Big Chris), Roary, Marsha, Flash, Cici, Drifter, Plugger and Farmer Green.
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| Created by | David Jenkins |
| Directed by | Roary Clarke |
| Voices of |
Maria Darling Tim Whitnall Marc Silk Peter Kay Kerry Shale |
| Narrated by |
Sir Stirling Moss Sam Hornish Jr. |
| Theme music composer | Alan Coates & Kim Goody |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 108 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Greg Lynn |
| Producer(s) | Keith Chapman |
| Production company(s) |
Chapman Entertainment Cosgrove Hall Films CH5 Productions DreamWorks Animation (currently) |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution (currently) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5, Nick Jr. |
| Original release | 7 May 2007 – 8 April 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Roary the Racing Car is a British 3D - CGI - Stop Motion animated children's television show produced by Chapman Entertainment. It follows the adventures of Roary and his racing car friends at Silver Hatch race track on ABC in Australia (4 February 2008 - 5 March 2014).
The series follows the lives and adventures of racing vehicles Roary, Maxi, Cici, Drifter, Tin Top and the human people they work for, Big Chris and Marsha the mechanics and the owner of the race track Mr. Carburettor. Also there's P.C. Pete, local Farmer Green, Molecom, Flash and many more. The plot sometimes revolves around other vehicle characters, such as Rusty, FB, Nick, Plugger, Zippee, Hellie, Breeze, Conrod, James and Loada.
Roary the Racing Car is set around a fictional motor racing circuit called Silver Hatch (a portmanteau of the names of the two British Grand Prix racing circuits, Silverstone and Brands Hatch). The majority of the action takes place at the track's pits and workshop, although we often follow the cars on their laps around the track. Occasionally, the characters venture to external locations such as the nearby beach.
Each story begins and ends with a brief narration from racing car driver Sir Stirling Moss. He is never seen, but is used as a voice-over. The US version is narrated by American stock car driver Sam Hornish Jr.
The series uses a combination of computer-generated imagery and stop-motion animation; the stop frame animation was initially provided by Cosgrove Hall Films, the producer of Postman Pat, and latterly by Chapman Entertainment's own in-house studio. The series was originated by David Jenkins, who spent four years working in senior management at Brands Hatch Race Circuit. The idea was conceived while watching the Grand Prix on television with his then-18-month-old son, Tom. It was designed and developed by Keith Chapman, creative director of Chapman Entertainment and the originator of Bob the Builder and Fifi and the Flowertots, and the series executive producer is Greg Lynn.
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