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Rex The Runt. Copyright: Aardman Animations.

Rex The Runt

BBC Two sitcom about a dog friends. 26 episodes (2 series), 1998 - 2001. Stars Andrew Franks, Colin Rote, Kevin Wrench, Elisabeth Hadley and others.

Rex The Runt. Copyright: Aardman Animations.

Rex The Runt

Claymation sitcom from Aardman Animations. The ten minute episodes revolve around the lives of four dogs - Rex, Bad Bob, Wendy and Vince

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1998 - 2001
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
26   (2 series)
Creator
Richard Starzak
Starring
Andrew Franks, Colin Rote, Kevin Wrench, Elisabeth Hadley, Steve Box, Paul Merton and Arthur Smith
Writers
Richard Starzak, Andrew Franks, Kevin Wrench, Andrew Viner, Ben Caudell and Peter Holmes
Directors
Richard Starzak, Sam Fell, Dan Capozzi, Peter Peake and Chris Sadler
Producer
Jacqueline White

Rex The Runt covers the adventures of four dogs: the smart-arse Rex, overweight gunlover Bad Bob, long-suffering Wendy and the monosyllabic Vince.

Rex and the gang go through a series of different adventures meeting other characters along the way, such as Dr. Dogg and waste disposal operative Arthur Dustcart.

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Production Details

Production companies
Laugh track
None

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 21st December 1998 on BBC Two at 6:25pm
Last new broadcast
Sunday 16th December 2001 on BBC Two
Length of episodes
10 minutes
Last repeat
Tuesday 25th October 2016 at 3:50am on Gold

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