Shaun the Sheep is the star of a new television series by Aardman Animations. He is already a well known and much loved character who was first on our screens as the sidekick of Wallace and Gromit, in the award winning short film, “a Close Shave.” Now he is back in a spectacular fashion in his very own TV series, where every day brings a new adventure for Shaun, including synchronised swimming in a sheep dip and playing football with the Naughty Pigs. With high-energy slapstick and classic silent comedy in Aardman’s world-beating animation style, Shaun appeals to all age ranges. One thing’s for sure – when Shaun’s around, the countryside will never be the same again.
Shaun is a sheep who doesn’t follow the flock – in fact, he leads them into all sort of scrapes and scraps, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadow. Shaun and his pals run rings around their poor sheepdog Bitzer, as he tries to stop the Farmer finding out what’s going on behind his back.
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Shaun is inquisitive, imaginative and mischievous; his lively personality marks him out from the other sheep in his field. His fun-loving, maverick nature is forever leading him into tricky situations, but he usually proves resourceful enough to come out on top. Popular with the rest of the flock and a natural leader, Shaun’s independence is sometimes undermined by his relative youth and naiveté. He confronts problems with a can–do-sheep-like logic, but has a tendency to leap before he looks – this mix of enthusiasm and inexperience is often a recipe for trouble. But despite his recklessness, he has an inherent sense of responsibility and will try to make amends for the chaos he causes. |
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Bitzer is the long-suffering sheepdog that keeps a watchful eye over his wayward flock. He only wants a quiet life, but it’s the last thing he is going to get when Shaun is around. He has been known to join in some of Shaun’s crazy schemes – as long as the farmer never finds out – But generally Shaun exasperates him. His job can be quite tedious at times and he often relieves his boredom by listening to his Walkman or doing the crossword, which gives Shaun ample opportunity to get up to mischief behind his back!! Even with all of this taken into account Bitzer and Shaun have an affectionate relationship.
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Housed in a yard next to the sheep’s field, the Naughty Pigs are rivals and the bane of Shaun’s life.. Mocking, cantankerous and greedy, they get no greater pleasure than disrupting Shaun’s schemes- though they are far too lazy to come up with any good ideas for themselves.
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Timmy is adorable but perhaps not as innocent as he looks, he is a baby lamb who sucks a dummy and has an alarming propensity for getting into dangerous situations.
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For the most part, the flock are typical sheep – content to spend the day chewing the cud. But when Shaun gets an idea into his head, they are only too happy to follow where he leads. They are easily amused and even more easily influenced – they provide an enthusiastic audience for Shaun’s shenanigans, and willingly throw themselves into whatever plan he hatches. Sometimes the flock’s incompetence can all too often undermine Shaun’s more ambitious exploits. |
