Pablo the Little Red Fox

Television series

David Holt
Louise Goldstein
Eve Karpf
Adrienne Posta
Bob Saker
Stuart Lock
Kate Harbour
Alan Marriott (US re-dub)
Lorelei King (US re-dub)
David Menkin (US re-dub)

ComposerRowland LeeCountry of originUnited Kingdom
FranceOriginal languagesEnglish
FrenchNo. of seasons1No. of episodes52ProductionExecutive producersTheresa Plummer-Andrews
Roch Lener
Jonathan PeelProducersKen Anderson
Keith TuttRunning time4-5 minutes per episode (approx)Production companiesRed Fox Productions
MillimagesOriginal releaseNetworkBBC One
BBC Two
La CinquièmeRelease28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) –
25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)

Pablo the Little Red Fox is a pre-school children's animated series that originally ran from 28 September to 17 November 1999 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The hero is a little red fox called Pablo and his siblings called Pumpkin and Poppy, their parents, Red Fox and Rose, their friends, a dog named Baxter, a hedgehog named Helena, a cat named Finbar, a frog called Fromage, a seagull called Gil and an owl named Madam Owl.

Plot

The action often takes place at night, when the three little fox cubs go out and explore the city, from circus tents, artist's studios and the local museum. Pablo often leads them astray but somehow they always get out of trouble and find a way back home, to their cozy den at the bottom of Hannah's garden.

Animation

The graphic style of the cartoons has intense colours and white outlines, reminiscent of silk paintings and Hannah Giffard's original water colour illustrations. The series concept was created by Hannah Giffard, the writer and illustrator of the original books called 'Red Fox' and 'Red Fox on the Move' published by Frances Lincoln. Hannah Giffard worked closely on the series as an editor and creator of many of the story lines. She also worked with the art director and director to create the characters and backgrounds for the series.^{[citation needed]}

Music

The theme music was composed by Rowland Lee, the lyrics were written by John Grace (who was a writer for the show), and was performed by the now-defunct Clewborough House School in Camberley.