ITV Will Air TV Version of Gervais’s Book Series Flanimals

LONDON,
June 28: ITV will be airing a prime-time stop-motion animation show based on
the book series Flanimals by
Ricky Gervais, the co-creator and star of The Office and Extras.

The
animated TV series, consisting of six 30-minute episodes, written and narrated
by Gervais, is expected to be ready by the end of 2007.

Flanimals is a wacky fantasy featuring characters such as
Clunge Ambler, Grundit, Puddloflaj and Munty Flumple. The book series has
proven popular on both sides of the Atlantic.