Ebb and Flo

Ebb and Flo
Created byJane Simmons
Directed byThomas Voigt
Narrated byFiona Shaw
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Germany
Original languagesEnglish
German
Production
Running time5 minutes
Production companiesCanning Factory
Hahn Film AG
Original release
ReleaseNovember 14, 2005 (2005-11-14) –
January 2006 (2006-01)
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Ebb and Flo is an animated short series co-produced by Canning Factory Productions from the UK and Hahn Film AG [de] from Germany.[1] Kate Canning and Gerhard Hahn were the supervising directors and producers.[2]

The show is based on the books by children's author Jane Simmons.[3] Simmons, who won a silver Nestle Smarties Book Prize for Come On, Daisy! wrote the first Ebb and Flo book, Ebb's New Friend, in 1998.[4] Three more books followed, all published by Orchard.

The show aired on Five in the United Kingdom and on Noggin in the United States.[5][6] It features the narration of Fiona Shaw.[7]

  1. ^ DeMott, Rick. "VGI Entertainment Brings 3 Pre-School Series to MIP-TV". Animation World Network. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ebb and Flo (2006)". Toonhound. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Jane Simmons Books & Reviews". Toppsta. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Children's Book Review: Ebb and Flo and the New Friend by Jane Simmons". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Ebb and Flo (tv series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ "U.K.'s Five Eyes More Ebb and Flo". 20 May 2005.
  7. ^ "Channel 5 Goes with Ebb & Flo". 11 February 2004.