PBS' 'Jakers!' makes int'l squeals
PBS' Mel Brooks-starring 3-D, CGI-animated series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks has been sold worldwide to major territories including the BBC in the United Kingdom, Mediaset in Italy and ABC in Australia, it was announced Monday by the series' co-producers, London-based Entara Ltd. and international producer-distributor Mike Young Distribution in Los Angeles. Also signing on for the series are NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, Discovery Kids Latin America, TVO in Canada and TF1 in France, among others. The series centers on the adventures of a young Irish pig and his friends, who are voiced by an international cast that includes Brooks as an Irish sheep. Irish actors Fionnula Flanagan (The Others), Brendan Gleeson (Cold Mountain) and Peadar Lamb (Far and Away) also are among the voice cast. The animated series will continue its distribution efforts at MIPTV in Cannes, which runs March 29-April 2.
- 3/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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