Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)
Roary the Racing Car is a children's stop-motion animated TV series created by David Jenkins that ran from 2007-2010 on Channel 5 in the UK.[1] The show characters were animated by Keith Chapman who is known for creating Bob the Builder.
The show consists of the five racing characters Roary, Maxi, Cici, Drifter and Tin Top and the three human characters Big Chris (the mechanic), Marsha (the motorsport marshal) and the tracks owner all taking place at the Silver Hatch race track.
Pilot
A pilot was made in 2005 to pitch the series to TV Executives at the Cannes Film Festival that same year.[2] The characters had different designs with the two most notable ones were Roary's original color was green instead of red and Maxie's was red instead of yellow. Any additional information on the pilot, such as it's plot, is currently unknown as only a few promotional screenshots have resurfaced as of 2021.
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- ↑ Animation Magazine's article announcing the show. Retrieved 12 Sep '21
- ↑ Manchester Evening News article announcing the show. Retrieved 12 Sep '21