Digby Dragon

{{Short description|Television series}}

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| genre = Comedy

| creator = Sally Hunter

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| director = {{Plainlist|

  • Adam Shaw
  • Aditya Guptya

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 2

| num_episodes = 78

| runtime = 11 minutes

| company = Blue-Zoo Productions

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| first_aired = {{start date|2016|7|4|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|7|29|df=y}}

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Digby Dragon is a British preschool CGI animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which aired from 4 July 2016 to 29 July 2019.{{Citation|title=Digby Dragon (TV Series 2016– )|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5874704/?ref_=nm_knf_t1|accessdate=2016-09-29}} It is produced in the UK by Blue-Zoo Productions for Nick Jr.{{Cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/blue-zoo-teams-with-nickelodeon-and-aardman-for-new-pre-school-animation-digby-dragon/038803|title=Blue Zoo teams with Nickelodeon and Aardman for new pre-school animation, Digby Dragon|access-date=2016-09-29|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002165343/http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/blue-zoo-teams-with-nickelodeon-and-aardman-for-new-pre-school-animation-digby-dragon/038803|url-status=live}}

Premise

Digby is an anthropomorphised dragon who lives in the magical land of Applecross Wood, with a group of friends. These friends include creatures typically found in real-life forests, as well as a variety of magical trolls.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nickjr.co.uk/digby-dragon/videos/digby-dragon-about-the-show/|title=Digby Dragon - About The Show|last=|first=|date=|website=Nick Jr. UK|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-29|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001003502/http://www.nickjr.co.uk/digby-dragon/videos/digby-dragon-about-the-show/|url-status=live}}

Voice cast

  • Clark Devlin as Digby Dragon, a young, green dragon "fledgling" who can't fly yet.
  • Ainsley Howard as Fizzy Izzy, a ditzy but lovable pink fairy, and Digby's best friend.
  • Rasmus Hardiker as "Cheeky" Chips, a nut-obsessed red squirrel.
  • Dustin Demri-Burns as Grumpy Goblin, the cantankerous local inventor/engineer. Has three pet snails and a train called "Scottie".
  • Lucy Montgomery as Grizel; a bad tempered little blue elf that likes causing mischief, and Archie; a little grey mouse and the local delivery girl.
  • Mark Heap as Mungo, a scatter-brained and clumsy owl, who serves as Grizel's sidekick.
  • Clive Russell as Albert, a good-natured old badger that owns the Applecross grocery shop.
  • Spellbook: Fizzy's "Be A Good Fairy Spellbook", who is a bossy, somewhat overbearing magical book.
  • Sprite: A fun-loving creature that appears as a ball of golden sparkles.
  • Muddles: A mud monster that lives in the Applecross Swamp.
  • Mushrooms: Three little mushrooms with faces that hop about the woods.

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