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Monster TV
Monster TV title sequence.png
A still of the title sequence
Created by Jim Eldridge
Written by Jeremy Swan
Starring John Asquith
James O'Donnell
Sam Green
Natalie Dew
Kevin Hemlall
Theme music composer Johnathan Cohen
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Claire Derry
Elaine Sperber
Producer(s) Jeremy Swan
Running time 15 minutes
Release
Original network BBC Two & CBBC Channel
Original release 10 December 1999 (1999-12-10) – 2001 (2001)

Monster TV is a children's television comedy drama about three children who run a TV show in their basement called "Monster TV", with monsters Herbert and Rocky as the stars. Little information was published about the show online.

Cast List

  • John Asquith as Rocky– Rocky is a monster made of stone, with long green grass for hair. A friend of Herbert, he is one of the stars of Billy, Karen and Terry's TV show "Monster TV".
  • James O'Donnell as Herbert– the second star of "Monster TV", a troll-like monster.
  • Sam Green as Billy
  • Natalie Dew as Karen
  • Kevin Hemlall as Terry
  • Jenny Funnell as Mum
  • Luke Sorba as Dad
  • Anna Nicholas as Vera Venom – A Medusa-type monster; unlike Herbert and Rocky, Vera was not a friendly monster, often trying to appear on Monster TV through trickery for selfish means of appearing on television.

Crew

  • Series creator: Jim Eldridge
  • Producer: Jeremy Swan
  • Writer: Jeremy Swan
  • Executive producers: Claire Derry (Link Entertainment), Elaine Sperber (BBC)
  • Directors: Carlene King, Gareth Davies
  • Music director: Johnathan Cohen
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