Monster TV
| Monster TV | |
|---|---|
 A still of the title sequence | |
| Created by | Jim Eldridge |
| Written by | Jeremy Swan[1] |
| Starring | John Asquith James O'Donnell Sam Green Natalie Dew Kevin Hemlall |
| Theme music composer | Johnathan Cohen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Claire Derry Elaine Sperber |
| Producer | Jeremy Swan[2] |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two & CBBC Channel |
| Release | 10 December 1999 – 2001 |
Monster TV is a children's television comedy drama about three children who run a TV show in their basement called "Monster TV", with monsters Herbert and Rocky as the stars. Little information was published about the show online.
Cast List[edit]
- John Asquith as Rocky– Rocky is a monster made of stone, with long green grass for hair. A friend of Herbert, he is one of the stars of Billy, Karen and Terry's TV show "Monster TV".
- James O'Donnell as Herbert– the second star of "Monster TV", a troll-like monster.
- Sam Green as Billy, the producer and director of "Monster TV"; the show is filmed in the basement of his home.
- Natalie Dew as Karen, Billy's friend.
- Kevin Hemlall as Terry Billy's friend.
- Jenny Funnell as Mum
- Luke Sorba as Dad
- Anna Nicholas as Vera Venom – A Medusa-type monster; unlike Herbert and Rocky, Vera was not mean monster, obsessed with fame and fortune, and often trying to appear on Monster TV through trickery.
Crew[edit]
- Series creator: Jim Eldridge
- Producer: Jeremy Swan
- Writer: Jeremy Swan
- Executive producers: Claire Derry (Link Entertainment), Elaine Sperber (BBC)
- Directors: Carlene King, Gareth Davies
- Music director: Johnathan Cohen
References[edit]
- ^ "Monster tv CBBC". YouTube.
- ^ "Monster tv CBBC". YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: monster tv cbbc. YouTube.