Mongrels
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2010 - 2011
- 17 episodes (2 series)
An adult puppet sitcom for BBC Three about a fox, a cat, a dog and a pigeon who hang out together in an inner-city yard. Stars Tony Way, Rufus Jones, Lucy Montgomery, Katy Brand, Dan Tetsell and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Kali The Genetic Engineer
Further details
Nelson's effete French penfriend Christian arrives for a visit and starts behaving uncharacteristically badly, exhibiting mood swings and frothing at the mouth. Yes, it seems Christian has rabies. Nelson and Marion must contain the disease and save their friends.
Destiny discovers that her gorgeous new boyfriend Archie is in fact a pimp organised by her owner Gary to get Destiny to produce some pedigree pups. Destiny decides to teach Gary a lesson.
When Kali is caught up in a pigeon cull, she resolves to take over the world and take revenge on humankind by creating the pigeox - half pigeon, half fox. All she needs to bring her invention to life is a bit of help from a passing fox, like Nelson, or, failing that, his vicious friend Vince.
Song: My Destiny - Sung by Nelson, stopped by Destiny.
Written by Adam Miller.
Notes
Some sources give this episode the unofficial title Rabies.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th July 2010
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tony Way | Gary |
| Rufus Jones | Nelson (Voice) |
| Lucy Montgomery | Destiny (Voice) |
| Katy Brand | Kali (Voice) |
| Dan Tetsell | Marion (Voice) |
| Paul Kaye | Vince (Voice) |
| Ruth Bratt | Ensemble (Various Roles) (Voice) |
| Amber Beattie | Girl |
| Nathaniel Martello-White (as Nathaniel M White) | Boy |
| Scott Mills | Self |
| Duncan Wisbey | Ensemble (Various Roles) (Voice) |
| Simon Lipson | Ensemble (Various Roles) (Voice) |
| Jon Brown | Writer |
| Dan Tetsell | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Danielle Ward | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Mayhew-Archer | Script Editor |
| Adam Miller | Director |
| Stephen McCrum | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Nigel Williams | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
| Joe Henson | Composer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
Videos
Kali's PowerPoint
Kali explains her new evil plan to take over the world via PowerPoint, much to the disgust of Nelson. He is not keen on fathering a pigeon-fox hybrid - a pigox.
Featuring: Katy Brand (Kali).
Nelson's Penpal
Nelson's French penpal Christian is visiting the Isle of Dogs. However, Nelson is not sure where to take him for dinner, so asks the rest of the Mongrels for suggestions.
Featuring: Rufus Jones (Nelson).
Scott Mills on Mongrels
Nelson visits the Doctor as he fears he may have caught rabies from his French penpal Christian. Whilst he's there, he recalls getting frustrated at Scott Mills' use of the English Language on BBC Radio 1.