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Shaun the Sheep

Shaun the Sheep
Genre	Animated children's comedy
Created by	Nick Park
Developed by	Richard Goleszowski Alison Snowden David Fine
Directed by	Richard Goleszowski Christopher Sadler
Voices of	John Sparkes Justin Fletcher Kate Harbour Richard Webber Jo Allen
Theme music composer	Mark Thomas
Opening theme	"Life's a Treat", performed by Vic Reeves
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	80 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Miles Bullough David Sproxton Peter Lord Nick Park
Producer(s)	Julie Lockhart, Gareth Owen
Running time	7 minutes
Production company(s)	Aardman Animations
Broadcast
Original channel	CBBC
Picture format	PAL (576i) (2007) HDTV (1080i) (2009–2010)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run	5 March 2007 – present
Chronology
Related shows	A Close Shave Timmy Time
External links
Website

Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. It is a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit franchise, starring Shaun from A Close Shave as its main protagonist. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007. The show consists of 100 episodes in 3 series. Series 3 will be airing soon in countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Canada. Where series 3 in the USA will air has not been determined yet. The series has also inspired its own spin-off show, Timmy Time, which is aimed at younger viewers. The show has enjoyed success all over the world and has been broadcast in 180 countries around the world.