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Digby Dragon
Genre Stop-motion animation
Created by Sally Hunter
Written by
  • Tim Bain
  • Myles McLeod
  • Steve Cannon
  • Sally Hunter
Directed by
  • Adam Shaw
  • Aditya Guptya
Voices of Lucy Montgomery
Mark Heap
Composer(s)
  • David Schweitzer
  • Rich House
  • Doug Walker
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
Production
Executive producer(s) James L. Brooks
Producer(s) Mic Graves
Editor(s) Carl Gorham
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Blue-Zoo Productions
Distributor Aardman Animations
Release
Original network Channel 5
Picture format HDTV
Original release 4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) – present

Digby Dragon is a British preschool stop motion animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which began airing on 4 July 2016. It is produced in the UK by Blue Zoo Productions for Nick Jr..

Premise

Digby is an anthropomorphised dragon who lives in the magical land of Applecross Wood, with a group of friends. These friends include creatures typically found in real-life forests, as well as a variety of magical trolls.

Cast and characters

  • Clark Devlin as Digby Dragon, a young, green dragon "fledgling" who can't fly yet.
  • Ainsley Howard as Fizzy Izzy, a ditzy but lovable pink fairy, and Digby's best friend.
  • Rasmus Hardiker as "Cheeky" Chips, a nut-obsessed red squirrel.
  • Dustin Demri-Burns as Grumpy Goblin, the cantankerous local inventor/engineer. Has three pet snails and a train called "Scottie".
  • Lucy Montgomery as Grizel; a bad tempered little blue elf that likes causing mischief, and Archie; a little grey mouse and the local delivery girl.
  • Mark Heap as Mungo, a scatter-brained and clumsy owl, who serves as Grizel's sidekick.
  • Clive Russell as Albert, a good-natured old badger that owns the Applecross grocery shop.
  • Spellbook: Fizzy's "Be A Good Fairy Spellbook", who is a bossy, somewhat overbearing magical book.
  • Sprite: A fun-loving creature that appears as a ball of golden sparkles.
  • Muddles: A mud monster that lives in the Applecross Swamp.
  • Mushrooms: Three little mushrooms with faces that hop about the woods.
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