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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Production company | Honeycomb Animation for TSW |
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Network | ITV (Children's ITV) |
Release | 5 September 18 October 1988 | –
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Tube Mice is a British children's animated series for television produced in 1988 about the adventures of mice who dwell in the tunnels of the London Underground, the railway system locally referred to as 'the tube'. The real life mice themselves are often referred to as 'tube mice' by Londoners.
The series was created by Sara and Simon Bor at Honeycomb Animation for Television South West and was screened on Children's ITV. It later aired on Nickelodeon on cable television and on Tiny Pop on free to air satellite television. Tube Mice was also broadcast in several countries around the world such as SABC2 in South Africa, BFBS and SSVC Television in Germany, M1 in Hungary, Channel 5 in Singapore and TV One (as well as once on Channel 2) in New Zealand. It also features the voices of George Cole and Dennis Waterman of Minder fame.