Rex the Runt
Premiered: Dec 21, 1998 | 2 seasons | 26 episodes
Popularity: 1
| Creator: | Richard Starzak |
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| Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Box | Vince (voice) | 26 |
| Paul Merton | Dr. Dogg (voice) | 6 |
| Arthur Smith | Arthur Dustcart (voice) | 4 |
| Simon Day | Constable Funnyname (voice) | 2 |
| Antoine de Caunes | Stinky Basil (voice) | 2 |
| Morwenna Banks | Mrs Bloomers (voice) | 1 |
| Morwenna Banks | PVC Presenter (voice) | 1 |
| Eddie Izzard | Melting Blob Man (voice) | 1 |
| Eddie Izzard | Easter Island Head (voice) | 1 |
| Kathy Burke | Mrs. Mandelbrotska (voice) | 1 |
| Peter Sallis | Wallace (voice) (uncredited) | 1 |
| Jonathan Ross | Handsome Rex (voice) | 1 |
| Jonathan Ross | Awards Announcer (voice) | 1 |
| Simon Day | Taxi Driver (voice) | 1 |
| Stanley Unwin | Mr. Wangle (voice) | 1 |
| Phill Jupitus | The Ants (voice) | 1 |
| Phill Jupitus | Morris the One Gloved Mouse (voice) | 1 |
| Phill Jupitus | Sergeant Major (voice) | 1 |
| Antoine de Caunes | Euro MP (voice) | 1 |
| Bobby Ball | Wayne the Zebra (voice) | 1 |
| Loyd Grossman | Self (voice) | 1 |
| Seamus Malone | Centipede of the Dance (voice) | 1 |
| Bob Monkhouse | Johnny Saveloy (voice) | 1 |
| Frank Passingham | Mr. Chittock (voice) | 1 |
| Frank Passingham | Man in Binbag (voice) | 1 |
| Frank Passingham | Patient (voice) | 1 |
| June Whitfield | Judge Pikelet (voice) | 1 |