2DTV

2DTV is a British satirical animated television show that was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from March 2001 to December 2004. Lasting a total of five series and thirty-three episodes, 2DTV became the successor of popular 80's TV series Spitting Image, and the predecessor of 2008 ITV satrical animation Headcases. 2DTV employed the same satirical style as Spitting Image, but used animation rather than puppets. The animation was produced using computer graphics, frequently with animators working up to the day of broadcast. Series producer Giles Pilbrow was a veteran of Spitting Image,... as were some of the voice artists on the show. The series was directed by Tim Searle. 2DTV was first broadcast in March 2001, however, an unbroadcast pilot episode was recorded nearly six months before hand. The pilot episode featured a resident newsreader, played by Alistair McGowan, however, his character was not carried over when a full-seven part first series was comissioned by ITV. Each episode in the first series lasted ten minutes. A second seven-episode series began broadcasting in April 2002, once again, with each episode lasting ten minutes.
more