{"id":20990,"date":"2021-06-28T09:17:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/lloyd-flies-voice-cast-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:06:07","slug":"lloyd-of-the-flies-voice-cast-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/lloyd-of-the-flies-voice-cast-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd of the Flies Voice Cast Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The voice cast for <em>Lloyd of the Flies<\/em>, a CGI comedy series in production at Aardman and set to launch on CITV next year, will feature Tom Rosenthal (<em>Friday Night Dinner<\/em>, <em>Plebs<\/em>) as the titular housefly.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd\u2019s best friend Abacus will be voiced by Alex Lawther (<em>The End of the F***ing World<\/em>, <em>Black Mirror<\/em>), while Lauren Patel (<em>Everybody\u2019s Talking About Jamie<\/em>) will take on the role of PB. Teresa Gallagher will play Cornea Butterfly, with Callum Scott Howells (<em>It\u2019s a Sin<\/em>) voicing Lloyd\u2019s nemesis, Berry.<\/p>\n<p>Pearl Mackie and Rob Rackstraw provide the voices of Lloyd\u2019s parents, Gena and Malcolm. Completing the cast are Ayesha Antoine, voicing Julie and Libby, and Marcel McCalla who plays Ampersand and Bob.<\/p>\n<p>Created and directed by Matthew Walker,<em> Lloyd of the Flies<\/em> centers on a housefly and middle child of 453 with plenty to prove. 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