Circle Square (Animation)
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| Circle Square | |
|---|---|
| File:Circle Square.jpg Circle Square's poster | |
| Genre | Preschool |
| Created by | The Brothers McLeod |
| Written by | Myles McLeod Evgenia Golubeva Dilpreet Kaur Walia Emma Boucher Alex Collier Nicole Davis Isabel Fay |
| Directed by | Greg McLeod |
| Starring | Duaa Karim |
| Voices of | Katy Brand Kathryn Drysdale Shash Hira Myles McLeod Greg McLeod David Holt Catherine Bohart Larissa Kouznetsova |
| Theme music composer | Tom Angell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Helen Brunsdon Erica Darby Andrew Kavanagh Gary Timpson Louise Bucknole Louise Burgess Kyle Jenkins |
| Producer(s) | Erica Darby |
| Editor(s) | Mark Edwards Morgan Francis |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Wyndley Animation Kavaleer Productions |
| Distributor | 9 Story Media Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | 19 July 2021-present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Circle Square is an animated comedy preschool television series aimed at four to six year olds. Created by The Brothers McLeod,[1] it is produced by Wyndley Animations and Kavaleer Productions for Channel 5 Milkshake!. It transmits on the Channel 5 and is available on demand via My5[2]. Made with the support of the Young Audiences Content Fund[3] through the BFI and Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union. Produced with the support of the incentives for the Irish Film Industry provided by the Government of Ireland. 9 Story Media Group[4] represents worldwide distribution rights.
The programme is based around an island with nine houses. Every episode one of the inhabitants has a problem and requires the help of their neighbours. Vanessa the dragon, who lives in the lighthouse, takes the lead in helping the others with their needs, coordinating thee efforts of the neighbours.
Production[edit]
The programme is animated using the computer program Adobe Animate.
Characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Vanessa the dragon (voiced by Duaa Karim)
- Alba Owl (voiced by Katy Brand) – an emergency service, daredevil owl, mother to Tuft
- Snowdon Owl (voiced by Myles McLeod) – an emergency service, by-the-book owl, father to Tuft
- Tuft Owl (voiced by Lyla McLeod) – a young owl, loves science and astronomy
- Keys (voiced by Katy Brand) – a keyboard, musician, lives in the marquee
- Tommy (voiced by Shash Hira) – a drum, musician, Keys' friend and bandmate in The Shaky Hats
- Isabella the bear (voiced by Katy Brand) – an elderly bear, adventurer and author
- Grindle the yeti (voiced by Myles McLeod) – a shy inventor, lives in the mountain
- Duster the dog (voiced by Myles McLeod) - a grumpy dog, lives in the kennel
- Gary (Pa) Ruffle (voiced by Shash Hira) – an exuberant teacher
- Mary (Ma) Ruffle (voiced by Kathryn Drysdale)[5] – an exuberant comedian
- Caylee Ruffle (voiced by Audrey McLeod) – the rough and tumble daughter of Gary and Mary
- Dennis Dillydally (voiced by Greg McLeod) – an excitable, dim-witted wizard
- Dilys Dillydally (voiced by Kathryn Drysdale) – an dreamy, architect wizard
- Gwen Dillydally (voiced by Kathryn Drysdale) – a young know-it-all wizard
- Ben Dillydally (voiced by Jayan Brown) – a young, anxious but determined wizard
- Nelson Pine (voiced by Myles McLeod) - a stuffy grandparent and pine tree, lives in the greenhouse
- Douglas Pine (voiced by Rowan Angell) - a young, mischievous pine tree, lives in the greenhouse
Other characters[edit]
- Dub (voiced by Catherine Bohart) - a keyboard, roadie, Keys' girlfriend
- Baljit the Lion (voiced by Shash Hira) – a Gatka master
- Kira Kazam (voiced by Larissa Kouznetsova) - an expert wizard, Gwen's biological mother
- Barrel the dog (voiced by David Holt) - Duster's overbearing cousin
Robot characters[edit]
- Cleany Bot 123 (voiced by Greg McLeod)
- Sendy Bot (voiced by Greg McLeod)
- Tidy Bot (voiced by Greg McLeod)
- Friendly Bot (voiced by Duaa Karim)
- Shiny Bot (voiced by Greg McLeod)
- Fuss Bot (voiced by Greg McLeod)
International transmission[edit]
Circle Square - ABC, Australia[6]
Kotisaari - YLE, Finland[7]
Hemön - YLE, Finland (Swedish language)[8]
동그리섬의 버네사 (Vanessa of Round Island) - EBS, South Korea[9]
Draken Vanessa - SVT, Sweden[10]
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 40 | 19 July 2021 | TBA | ||
Series 1 (2021-2022)[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [11] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New Pyjamas" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 19 July 2021 | |
| Duster the dog's pyjamas are accidentally destroyed by Vanessa. It's a race against the sunset to find some that match up to Duster's high expectations. | |||||
| 2 | "Portrait of an Owl" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 20 July 2021 | |
| Tuft Owl wants to make a portrait of her father. Vanessa enlists the help of the wizards, Isabella the bear and Grindle to make paintings, photos and sculptures! | |||||
| 3 | "Where's My Armadillo?" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 21 July 2021 | |
| Caylee can't find her toy armadillo in the Ruffles' house. Vanessa enlists the help of some super-cleaners to help find the toy. | |||||
| 4 | "Noisy Night" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 22 July 2021 | |
| Shy yeti Grindle is trying to get to sleep, but some of his neighbours are making a lot of noise. Can Vanessa the dragon help him find the courage to speak up and ask the others to be more considerate? | |||||
| 5 | "Bric-a-Brac" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 23 July 2021 | |
| Wizard Gwen wants to top up her pocket money for a special purchase. She runs a bric a brac sale with her brother Ben, but cheekily, she sells off a magic hat from Daddy Dillydally's collection. But the hat causes an outbreak of bunnies on the island. Oh no! | |||||
| 6 | "Haven't the Foggiest" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 26 July 2021 | |
| When the neighbours are enjoying a boat trip, the fog moves in. Vanessa the dragon rushes back to switch on her lighthouse but it fails to shine. She has to enlist Duster the dog's help to find a new way to guide her friends back home. | |||||
| 7 | "Sock song" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 27 July 2021 | |
| Keys has promised a new song to Radio Wyndley, but hasn't left herself much time to write it. She's low on ideas so visits her neighbours for inspiration. Soon Duster dog, the owls, Isabella the bear and little poet Caylee provide her with too many ideas! | |||||
| 8 | "Everywhere Dragon" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 28 July 2021 | |
| Vanessa the dragon is looking forward to some personal time to fix up the lighthouse, but her neighbours are also in need of her assistance. Soon she's tiring herself out trying to make pancakes while washing a kennel and running an aerobics class. Maybe it's time somebody helped out Vanessa instead? | |||||
| 9 | "The Sunflower Contest" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 29 July 2021 | |
| Douglas Pine is under pressure to win the sunflower growing contest, but he hasn't been listening to his grandfather's top growing hints. He looks for a handy shortcut to success! | |||||
| 10 | "Active Bear" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 30 July 2021 | |
| Isabella the bear wants to find an exercise that suits her. She heads off with Vanessa to find inspiration with their neighbours. | |||||
| 11 | "Courtesy Kennel" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 2 August 2021 | |
| Duster the dog's kennel is taken for repairs and he's left with a bland replacement. Vanessa appeals to their neighbours to find ways to make his new abode more homely. | |||||
| 12 | "Bestest Book Day" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 3 August 2021 | |
| It's Bestest Book Day but book lover Grindle the yeti isn't coming to the big event for some reason. Vanessa and the children go to investigate and find inspiration for their book day outfits while they're there. | |||||
| 13 | "Differences" | Greg McLeod | Alex Collier | 18 August 2021 | |
| Tommy the drum and Keys the keyboard disagree on the ending of a song and break up their band. Tommy goes solo while Keys looks for a new bandmate around the island. Will The Shaky Hats ever perform together again?! | |||||
| 14 | "Magical Hiccups" | Greg McLeod | Isabel Fay | 19 August 2021 | |
| Wizarding architect Dilys is designing a new magical tower, but also writing a scroll to granny, cooking buns, magically watering houseplants… and now she's got hiccups too. | |||||
| 15 | "Big Birthday" | Greg McLeod | Emma Boucher | 20 August 2021 | |
| Caylee wants to organise a surprise birthday for yeti Grindle. With Vanessa and Ma Ruffle's help she organises a big, bold, brash birthday celebration just the way she likes it. But is that the kind of birthday celebration Grindle would like? | |||||
| 16 | "Treasure Island" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 18 October 2021 | |
| Isabella the bear and Vanessa discover an old treasure map left by Isabella's adventuring mother. They follow the clues around the island picking up helpers along the way. Will they find the treasure, and, if so, what will it be? | |||||
| 17 | "Finders Keepers" | Greg McLeod | Isabel Fay | 19 October 2021 | |
| Duster finds a teddy bear, Mr Hugglesworth, and claims it as his own. But does it really belong to one of his neighbours? Uh-oh! | |||||
| 18 | "Camping with Kazam" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 20 October 2021 | |
| Gwen's mum Kira Kazam takes Gwen and Ben on a camping trip, but Kira's expert wizarding skills threaten to ruin the trip. Gwen wants to share the experience with her Mum, not have everything ready-made. Can Vanessa find a solution? | |||||
| 19 | "The Outfit" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 21 October 2021 | |
| Tommy decides he needs a new look, but soon he's trying on a new personality too. Vanessa and the other neighbours aren't sure they like this new version of their old friend. | |||||
| 20 | "Chef Vanessa" | Greg McLeod | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | 3 September 2021 | |
| Daddy Dillydally may be a wizard of a cook, but he doesn't eat enough veg! Vanessa takes him on a culinary tour of the island to discover just how tasty veggies can be. | |||||
| 21 | "The Jungle House" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 25 October 2021 | |
| Nelson Pine shows his neighbours around a long forgotten part of the greenhouse. But when he loses his way, he's too proud to accept their help. | |||||
| 22 | "Funfair Island" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 26 October 2021 | |
| Snowdon Owl is anxious about the family trip to Funfair Island. He's not a fan of the big rides, but doesn't want to admit either. | |||||
| 23 | "Perfect Place" | Greg McLeod | Emma Boucher | 27 October 2021 | |
| Wizard Ben is super excited to get his new rollerskates, but then worries about falling over! Can Vanessa the dragon help him brave his first attempt? | |||||
| 24 | "Audition" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 28 October 2021 | |
| Ma Ruffle has an audition for a role with a famous director! Her friends help her to practice for the audition. But will she get the part? | |||||
| 25 | "Dinosaur Island" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 29 October 2021 | |
| Teacher Pa Ruffle has forgotten to book the school trip to Dinosaur Island! But perhaps there's more prehistory right here on their own Island than he realised? | |||||
| 26 | "Taking a Fence" | Greg McLeod | Alex Collier | 1 November 2021 | |
| Duster the dog's cousin Barrel comes to visit the island. But he finds Duster's neighbours a real bother and persuades a reluctant Duster to lead a more solitary life. | |||||
| 27 | "Green Island" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 2 November 2021 | |
| Alba Owl feels overwhelmed by the climate emergency. Vanessa and little Tuft Owl accompany her on a visit to their neighbours to see what local changes can make a global difference. | |||||
| 28 | "Spooky Cheese" | Greg McLeod | Evgenia Golubeva | 31 October 2021 | |
| Tuft Owl and Vanessa have a spooky mystery to solve on the island! Is there really a Spooky Cheese haunting the neighbours? | |||||
| 29 | "Diwali Island" | Greg McLeod | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | 4 November 2021 | |
| Baljit the lion comes to celebrate Diwali with his friends on Circle Square Island. | |||||
| 30 | "Pizza Mystery" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 3 November 2021 | |
| Snowdon Owl is worried his police detective skills are rusty. But then Duster the dog's pizza goes missing. Can Snowdon and his assistant Vanessa the dragon work out where it went? | |||||
| 37 | "I Love You" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod, Isabel Fay | 13 February 2022 | |
| Dub comes to visit the island. She has something important to tell Keys, but wants to find the best way to say it. | |||||
| 40 | "What the Dickens?" | Greg McLeod | Myles McLeod | 6 December 2021 | |
| Nelson Pine feels bah-humbug about Christmas (especially because he's a Christmas tree and people expect him to dress up in baubles and tinsel). But little Douglas Pine doesn't want to miss out and enlists Vanessa's help to restore Nelson's festive spirit. | |||||
Awards and nominations[edit]
Circle Square was nominated for three awards at the British Animation Awards in 2022 as reported in Televisual[12] and AWN[13].
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Manchester Animation Festival | Character Design[14] | Greg McLeod | Nominated |
| British Animation Awards | Children's Pre-School Series[15] | Series | Nominated | |
| British Animation Awards | Writers Award | Myles McLeod for Pizza Mystery | Nominated | |
| British Animation Awards | Best Design | Greg McLeod for The Jungle House | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Circle Square from the Brothers McLeod to premiere Monday July 19th". Skwigly. 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Circle Square My5 page".
- ↑ "Cartoon Brew article".
- ↑ "C21 article".
- ↑ "New children's animated comedy 'Circle Square' with voices from Kathryn Drysdale".
- ↑ "ABC, Australia, Circle Square programme page".
- ↑ "YLE, Finland, Circle Square programme page".
- ↑ "YLE, Finland (Swedish language), Circle Square programme page".
- ↑ "EBS, South Korea, Circle Square programme page".
- ↑ "SVT, Sweden, Circle Square programme page".
- ↑ "Circle Square". radiotimes.com.
- ↑ https://www.televisual.com/news/winners-of-british-animation-awards-named/. Text "Televisual article" ignored (help); Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.awn.com/news/affairs-art-and-rons-gone-wrong-top-winners-2022-british-animation-awards/. Text "AWN article" ignored (help); Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Manchester Animation Festival 2021".
- ↑ "British Animation Awards 2022".
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