| Creator | Andrew Offiler |
|---|---|
| Genre | Preschool Comedy |
| Director | Ben Halliwell |
| Voices | Bernard Latham Tony Leader Ruth Jones Ali Curries (season 1) Sian Bradbury (season 1) Ruby Llewelyn (season 2) Hallie Green (season 2) Sean Clancy (season 2) |
| Country | United Kingdom Germany Ireland (season 2) |
| Language | English Welsh |
| Num series | 2 |
| Num episodes | 52 |
| Executive producer | Robin Lyons Arne Lohmann Siân Eirian (season 1) Nick Wilson (season 1) Paul Cummins (season 2) Sioned Roberts (season 2) Jessica Symons (season 2) Jutta Traver (season 2) |
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| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Company | Calon ZDF Enterprises Soundworks (season 1)[1] Wales Creative IP Fund (season 1) Telegael (season 2)[2] |
| Channel | Channel 5 and S4C (United Kingdom) ZDF (Germany) |
| First aired | 4 May 2009 |
| Last aired | 31 December 2013 |
Igam Ogam (Welsh for "zig-zag") is a British pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler. It follows a cave girl named Igam Ogam and the prehistoric animals she befriends.
Characters
- Igam Ogam - The main heroine, an unruly cave girl. Voiced by Sian Bradbury[3] in season 1 and Ruby Llewelyn[4] in season 2.
- Triple Tog – A flat sabre-toothed tiger, who acts as Igam Ogam's blanket. He is the grumpy voice of reason, reminiscent of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Voiced by Bernard Latham.
- Doggie – Igam Ogam's pet dog-like dinosaur (raptor) of the Lickasaurus kind, who likes to play hide and seek. Voiced by Bernard Latham.
- Big Daddy – A T-Rex, who acts as the only authority and father figure to Igam Ogam. Voiced by Tony Leader
- Roly – Igam Ogam's best friend, a monkey/ape (dryopithecine/chimpanzee) obsessed with bananas, who gets around by rolling forwards. Voiced by Ali Curries in season 1 and Hallie Green in season 2.
- Birdie – Igam Ogam's second friend, a wise pterodactyl lady. Voiced by Ruth Jones.
- Narrator - A voice which comments on Igam Ogam's antics, but also addresses the characters and talks with them. Voiced by Ruth Jones.
- Wriggle Wiggle – A fluffy worm with a mischievous sense of humour.
- Finian – A fish, who wants to be friends with Igam Ogam and can move outside of water. Introduced in season 2. Voiced by Sean Clancy.
Production
The series is produced by Welsh company Calon and German company ZDF Enterprises for Five and S4C. For the first season, BBC Alba, Soundworks and Wales Creative IP Fund joined as co-producers. For the second season, Irish company Telegael Teoranta joined as a co-production company.[5][6][7] The main creative team and voice talent have stayed the same throughout the seasons. However, the two parts voiced by children such as Igam Ogam and Roly were recast.
Release
Broadcast
The first season aired on Channel 5 in their kids block Milkshake! from May till April 2010 and the second season got its first run from 31 October until December 2013 on the same channel.[8]
The series was also broadcast on Knowledge Kids and BBC Kids (Canada), KiKa (Germany),[9] ČT :D (Czech Republic),[10] ABC Kids (Australia)[11] and NPO Zappelin (Netherlands).[12]
Home media and online viewing
8 episodes from the first season were made available on a DVD self-released by Calon, available in separate Welsh and English editions.[13] On 14 April 2014 the first 13 episodes of the first season were given an official retail DVD release in United Kingdom through Signature Entertainment.[14][15]
Season 1 is available on Amazon Instant Video in United Kingdom.[16][17][18]
Adaptations
Calon released two picture books, Where's My Doggie? and I'm Not Igam Ogam, covering the specific episodes.
The Welsh creative dance company Coreo Cymru and the Wales Millennium Centre in association with Calon have produced a live dance and acrobatics stage show called The Igam Ogam Show (Sioe Igam Ogam in Welsh language), which toured several Welsh cities in summer 2013.[19][20] The show was created by Carole Blade.[21]
References
- ^ "Igam Ogam 2". Archived 2013-11-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "stop motion — Telegael". telegael.com
- ^ Press article in South Wales Argus about the casting
- ^ "Press release by Oriel Media about the new casting in season 2". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Article at Televisual about the production of the second season". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Article at TheJournal.ie about the production of the second season
- ^ Waller, Ed (October 20, 2013). "Igam Ogam rides again". C21Media
- ^ Air date schedule and synopses on the Channel 5 website
- ^ Series profile page at the KiKa website (in German)
- ^ Series profile page at the Czech Television website (in Czech)
- ^ Series profile page at the ABC Kids website
- ^ Series profile page at the Zappelin website (in Dutch)
- ^ The Welsh edition listing at the Cant a mil vintage store
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing
- ^ "Article about the DVD release at Licensing.biz". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 1
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 2
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 3
- ^ The Igam Ogam Show at Coreo Cymru (http://www.coreocymru.com)
- ^ Article about the stage show at Wales Online
- ^ An article about the stage show at the Wales blog of BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales)