Cosgrove Hall RETURN!
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LAST YEAR, in this very blog that you are now reading with your eyeballs, I wrote an entry about the closure of Cosgrove Hall Films , one of Britain’s best-loved animation studios, responsible for the likes of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, among other classic cartoons.
Well, it seems like you can’t keep a good studio down, and Cosgrove Hall Films have risen like an animated phoenix from the cartoon ashes, as newly-formed Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment.
This new enterprise sees the return of both Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall in executive producer capacities, partnering up with Francis Fitzpatrick (of Jakers! fame), with Simon Hall as managing director. Currently, it seems they have two series on the cards, delightful-looking pre-school show Pip! , and comedy action toon HeroGliffix .
This is, of course, excellent news for the UK animation industry, and good news for fans of one of the nation’s most fondly-remembered studios. I had the good fortune to work with the original studio in developing my Carrotty Kid pilot (see below), and am excited to see the studio return purely as a fan of much of their old output, and because they’re such jolly nice folk!
Let’s wish them all the very best of British luck, chums!
- Fanton.
Peter Gray October 13, 2011 at 7:23 pm Great news……there legacy grows!! must watch a dangermouse tonight in support..any excuse..:) Reply
Great news……there legacy grows!!
must watch a dangermouse tonight in support..any excuse..:)
Tom Butler October 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm I love it when a show makes it’s show bible available, I can try and knock off a few spec scripts just in case Reply
I love it when a show makes it’s show bible available, I can try and knock off a few spec scripts just in case
Diz October 15, 2011 at 7:28 pm Hi Do you hold the copyright for Count Duckula? I have noticed that Zynga games, who write a lot of games for Facebook, currently have a character Called Count Duckula, who is a vampire duck… Reply
Hi Do you hold the copyright for Count Duckula? I have noticed that Zynga games, who write a lot of games for Facebook, currently have a character Called Count Duckula, who is a vampire duck…
Cherry October 31, 2011 at 3:18 pm Brilliant news! I knew CH and had the great experience of visiting several times when my mother’s work “The Animal Shelf” (Ivy Wallace) was being made! Great to have them back! yes, indeed – lovely people! Reply
Brilliant news! I knew CH and had the great experience of visiting several times when my mother’s work “The Animal Shelf” (Ivy Wallace) was being made! Great to have them back! yes, indeed – lovely people!
Sslaxx November 18, 2011 at 3:46 pm Sad news… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15792282 Reply
Sad news…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15792282
James Spiring November 18, 2011 at 10:29 pm RIP Mark Hall. Reply
RIP Mark Hall.
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