Rex The Runt. Copyright: Aardman Animations
Rex The Runt

Rex The Runt

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1998 - 2001
  • 26 episodes (2 series)

Claymation sitcom from Aardman Animations. The ten minute episodes revolve around the lives of four dogs - Rex, Bad Bob, Wendy and Vince. Stars Andrew Franks, Colin Rote, Kevin Wrench, Elisabeth Hadley, Steve Box and more.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 8 - Plasticene Gene

Rex has one of his ears chopped of by Dr Dogg. The doctor uses it to isolate the Plasticine Gene, which he plans to use in order to develop cloning technology.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 11th November 2001
Channel
BBC Two
Length
10 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 19th October 2012 2:50am Gold
Tuesday 22nd January 2013 2:50am Gold
Sunday 16th June 2013 2:50am Gold
Saturday 14th December 2013 2:45am Gold
Saturday 29th November 2014 3:50am Gold
Monday 29th June 2015 3:50am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Colin Rote Rex (Voice)
Andrew Franks Bad Bob (Voice)
Elisabeth Hadley Wendy (Voice)
Steve Box Vince (Voice)
Paul Merton Dr. Dogg (Voice)
Writing team
Andrew Viner Writer
Ben Caudell Writer
Peter Holmes Writer
Production team
Peter Peake Director
Jacqueline White Producer
Stuart Gordon Composer

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