Shaun The Sheep
- TV sitcom
- Netflix / BBC One / CBBC
- 2007 - 2021
- 170 episodes (6 series)
Stop-motion animated children's sitcom by Aardman Animations for CBBC. Wildly popular with not just kids, but adults too. Stars John Sparkes, Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour, Richard Webber, Jo Allen and more.
- Due to return for Series 7
- Series 2, Christmas Special repeated at 7am on CBBC
Streaming rank this week: 569
Press clippings
'Heartbreak' as Shaun the Sheep sculptures damaged
A charity has been left "heartbroken" after two Shaun The Sheep sculptures were vandalised.
The Heart of Kent hospice charity have said that they have had to remove the two sheep from a trail of the children's cartoon character which was placed around Maidstone since June.
Daniel Sexton, BBC, 19th August 2024Shaun The Sheep co-creator reveals the series almost didn't happen
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord revealed that not everyone was sure about the mischievous mute sheep at the beginning.
Sabastian Astley, Radio Times, 22nd December 2023Plea to save Brighton's Shaun The Sheep trail from vandalism
A hospice charity is urging residents and visitors to help save an art trail which has been blighted by vandalism.
Daniel Green, Brighton Argus, 10th October 2023Broadcast Awards 2023 comedy nominees revealed
Am I Being Unreasonable?, Big Boys, Cheaters, Derry Girls, Stath Lets Flats and Wedding Season are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2022NASA's Artemis will send Shaun the Sheep around the Moon
The European Space Agency announced on Tuesday that Shaun the Sheep, the famed stop-motion character, will be aboard the first flight of the new Space Launch System to kick off the Artemis programme, which will eventually return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
Eric Mack, CNET, 2nd August 2022How Aardman delivered Shaun The Sheep during a pandemic
They shot for 21 weeks - starting in mid-January 2021, and wrapping in early June, with 15 animators employed, and a total crew of around 60, as well as those working on the post-production, the color grading, and the score.
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24th December 2021Nick Park on Shaun The Sheep
With a new adventure on our screens on Christmas Day, the beloved animator reveals the genesis of his maverick character.
The Times, 18th December 2021Christmas bleatings from Shaun The Sheep in BBC One idents
Shaun The Sheep and his friends are to feature in BBC One's Christmas idents.
BBC, 29th November 2021Why I reach for Aardman in dark times
Full of visual wit and narrative ingenuity, the tactile warmth and joie de vivre of these Aardman animations is soul-invigorating.
Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian, 5th April 2020Shaun The Sheep moves to Netflix
A new sixth series of Shaun The Sheep will start on the 16th March, however the show will move from the BBC to Netflix.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2020