The Moonsons™
Stage
In Development
Number of Episodes
52
Episode Duration
7 minutes
Target Age Group
Children 6-9, Family Show
Format
3D
Details
While Earth sleeps, The Moonsons are hard at work, ensuring our world stays sparkling and safe. As Earth's go-to eco-inventors, their job is to turn mess into magic, revealing the thrilling adventure of upcycling while caring for our planet.
Introducing the subject of recycling and up-cycling to make young children more aware of the importance of living more sustainably. Also mixing up the traditional gender and age defined roles with females leads.
Proud to be a part of the Products of Change© Community.
Featured at Kidscreen's IPs to lookout for 2023.
Credits
Creator: Phil Tottman
Lead Writer: Amanda Webster
Writers: Phil Tottman , Jake lynch
Lead Vis Dev Artist: Tom Ems
Producer & Generalist: Marcus Phoenix
The Marmalade nebula™
Stage
Late Development
Number of Episodes
52
Episode Duration
11 minutes
Target Age Group
Children 2-6 , Family Show
Format
2D
Details
This galactic adventure begins when space pirates Antares and Nash attempt to catch the rarest creatures in the Universe in order to gain access to The Marmalade Nebula - a place where all your dreams come true.
- Reached 12th in Kids & family category (Apple Podcast)
- Ben Boyer – Sky comedy commissioner "Very fun - a little Pratchett, a little Adams, a little Lemony Snicket, but totally its own thing - well done. (I mean all of those references, by the way... spiritual cousins - your story is totally original!)”
- BAFTA Rocliffe “The extract shows the writer take on a high-concept idea to create a funny, dynamic sci-fi comedy. This is a well written entry which shows a writer with a clear vision and a strong sense of humour”
- Phil Parker (Consultant, Wallace and Gromit) “The production value and approach are great”
- Chris Trengrove “The voices are nice, and the SFX are excellent. Noel Fielding for kids. It’s terrific.”
- Marc Blake (Sitcom consultant and Author) “Love it! Great production value. Poppy’s a strong character. Fab.”
Pea & Pan™
Stage
In development
Number of Episodes
52
Episode Duration
11 minutes
Target age group
Children 2-6
FORMAT
3D
Details
An adaptation of the 'Mushy Pea' book series.
A highly imaginative kid who imagines alternative funny answers to everyday questions. What if the reason for brushing your teeth was really to gain access to Turtle Palace?
Pea loves to learn and ask why. When Pea asks why 3 times she shrinks to the size of a pea and goes on an adventure with her teddy Pan to learn why to then grow back.
Pan is Pea's favourite teddy the Pangolin, she carries him everywhere and when she shrinks he becomes alive and joins her on the adventures.
Pea has a limb difference but this isn’t a story about differences it’s a story
about a girl who wants to explore tiny worlds.
- Christmas book came 2nd on Amazon’s ‘childrens Books on Christmas’ chart
- TOP 10 RECOMMENDED READING by limb difference charity
- 500+ books sold
- 30+ five-star reviews on Amazon
- 1000+ followers over social media #MushyPeabook
- 13+ books
Credits
Creator & Director: Lee Dilley
Lead Vis Dev Artist: Tom Ems
Producer & Generalist: Marcus Phoenix
About the Writers
Phil Tottman
Co-founder and development manager at the multi-award winning Book of Beasties, a creator of playful mental health games, stories and learning materials, supporting over 100,000 children across the UK.
He is passionate about the ethical innovation and creation of children’s content.
Amanda Webster
Started out creating corporate promos for radio, she's gone on to write and produce short films through National Lottery funding.
Regularly placing in screenwriting competitions, she won the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing for Children In 2015 with 'Hex Tecs'. In 2016, she was a finalist in Idris Elba's 'Write to Green Light' initiative and have since self-published a children's illustrated book 'Mr. Gum's Choppers' and worked as a freelance lecturer, specializing in screenwriting for children.
In 2019, she co-wrote her first feature 'Introspectum Motel' and have been invited to Cannes Series as a shortlisted writer. She co-wrote the award-winning short 'Lead Belly' featuring Jamie Lomas from C4's 'Hollyoaks', which screened internationally on the film festival circuit.
In 2020, She was a finalist for the Lancaster Playwriting Prize with 'For One Night Only' and in 2022, secured a commission to write a ‘Sonia Goes Dating’ for Bath Spa Productions (Showcasing the university's latest directors).
Currently employed as a core writer for Candy Castle Animation for our children’s TV series ‘The Moonsons' and her latest pilot ‘No Experience Necessary’ was longlisted for the 2022 UKTV/Female Pilot Club Comedy Callout.
Lee Dilley
Lee cut his teeth as a sitcom writer. Two pilots were produced one selling to Amazon Prime and another making it to BBC commissions where Lee was mentored by the head of BBC comedy in 2019. His portfolio includes...
- 13+ IMDB credits (2012-2022)
- Author & illustrator – ‘The Adventure of Mushy Pea’ picture books
- Lead writer – In The Dog House (sitcom) – sold to amazon prime
- Creator/writer – Jobseekers sitcom
- Lead writer – Neural (2013 – short drama) – sold to OpprimeTV
- Mentored by head of BBC comedy
- Writer – Blondi’s War (short)
- Work shortlisted for BBC ignite program (Mushy Pea)
- Longlisted BBC & BAFTA Rocliffee Writing for Children (2017 & 2018)
- Mentor at Loco Kickstart Your Comedy & Panel Pitch Judge, speaker (2016 & 2018)
Jake Lynch
A bigtime lover of animation - 2D, 3D, stop motion, it doesn't matter - and a hardcore fan of survival horror. He's been writing fun, quirky stories from a young age and they've only gotten quirkier over time; space ducks, vegetarian zombies, there's nothing too out-there for his imagination!
When he's not writing, gaming or spending time with his cats, he's imagining the next big, crazy idea!
- Film BA & Screenwriting MA
- 13 writing contest accolades, including Finalist in Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest 2022
- Selected for Coverfly Pitch Week Spring 2023
- Favorite cartoon is Amphibia!