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Rex the Runt

Rex the Runt

Animation
Comedy
December 21, 1998 – December 16, 2001 (began 28 years ago)
10m / episode
7.6/10
Ended
2 Seasons
26 Episodes
BBC Two
Stream on
Amazon

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.

Steve Box
Steve Box

Steve Box

Vince (voice)

Ages 31-34

26 eps
Andrew Jeffers
Andrew Jeffers

Andrew Jeffers

Bad Bob (voice)

Ages 37-40

13 eps
Beverley Cressman
Beverley Cressman

Beverley Cressman

Lobster (voice)

Ages 18-20

7 eps
Paul Merton
Paul Merton

Paul Merton

Dr. Dogg (voice)

Ages 41-44

6 eps
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

Arthur Dustcart (voice)

Ages 44-47

4 eps
Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes

Antoine de Caunes

Stinky Basil (voice)

Ages 45-48

3 eps
Simon Day
Simon Day

Simon Day

Constable Funnyname (voice)

Ages 36-39

3 eps
Frank Passingham
Frank Passingham

Frank Passingham

Mr. Chittock (voice)

3 eps
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus

Phill Jupitus

Morris the One Gloved Mouse (voice)

Ages 36-39

3 eps
Morwenna Banks
Morwenna Banks

Morwenna Banks

PVC Presenter (voice)

Ages 37-40

2 eps
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Suzy Eddie Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Melting Blob Man (voice)

Ages 36-39

2 eps
Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers

Judith Chalmers

Judith Poodle (voice)

Ages 63-66

2 eps