

Rex the Runt (1998)
Overview
Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.
Where to watch Rex the Runt
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon Prime Video | — | Amazon Video |
| United Kingdom | — | — | Amazon Video |
| Germany | — | — | Amazon Video |
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What is Rex the Runt about?
Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard. Rex the Runt is a Animation, Comedy series, first aired on 1998-12-21, 2 seasons and 26 episodes.
Is Rex the Runt worth watching?
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Where can I watch Rex the Runt?
In the United States, Rex the Runt streams on Amazon Prime Video and can be bought from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 2 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Created by
Richard Starzak
Cast
- Elisabeth Hadley as Wendy (voice)
- Colin Rote as Rex (voice)
- Steve Box as Vince (voice)
- Andrew Jeffers as Bad Bob (voice)
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Sources
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