Rex the Runt

The story

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.

Cast

E Elisabeth HadleyWendy (voice) S Steve BoxVince (voice) A Andrew FranksRex (voice) C Colin RoteRex (voice) K Kevin WrenchBad Bob (voice) A Andrew JeffersBad Bob (voice) B Beverley CressmanShed Announcer (voice) · Additional voices (voice) · Lobster (voice) · Alfonso Pig (voice) · News Reporter (voice) · Rat (voice) · Teacher, Princess (voice) P Paul MertonDr. Dogg (voice) A Arthur SmithArthur Dustcart (voice) A Antoine de CaunesEuro MP (voice) · Stinky Basil (voice) S Simon DayConstable Funnyname (voice) · Taxi Driver (voice) F Frank PassinghamMan in Binbag (voice) · Patient (voice) · Mr. Chittock (voice)

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P Phill JupitusSergeant Major (voice) · Morris the One Gloved Mouse (voice) · The Ants (voice) M Morwenna BanksMrs Bloomers (voice) · PVC Presenter (voice) S Suzy Eddie IzzardEaster Island Head (voice) · Melting Blob Man (voice) J Judith ChalmersJudith Poodle (voice) G Graham NortonThe Plants (voice) · Osvalde Halitosis (voice) J Jonathan RossAwards Announcer (voice) · Handsome Rex (voice) S Seamus MaloneCentipede of the Dance (voice) T Tom EspinerLottery Presenter (voice) B Bob HolnessMr. Formal (voice) K Kathy BurkeMrs. Mandelbrotska (voice) P Peter AtkinCourt Usher (voice) P Peter PeakeGary Nudog (voice) J June WhitfieldJudge Pikelet (voice) P Pam AyresAunty Brenda (voice) A Abigail YoungmanStudent (voice) B Bob MonkhouseJohnny Saveloy (voice) S Stanley UnwinMr. Wangle (voice) S Sarah WaldenNurse (voice) T Tommy CannonTiddles (voice) B Bobby BallWayne the Zebra (voice) L Loyd GrossmanSelf (voice) D Danny CapozziDoc (voice) B Ben CaudellTerry (voice) P Peter HolmesAce (voice) P Peter SallisWallace (voice) (uncredited)