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Cosgrove Hall was a major producer of children's television and animated programmes/films, which are still seen in over eighty countries. [4] The company was wound down by its then owner, ITV plc, on 26 October 2009. [5] It was mainly known for its series Danger Mouse, The Wind in the Willows and Count Duckula.
Danger Mouse is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television. [1] It features the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent and is a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the Danger Man series and James Bond.
Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall formed and ran the original Cosgrove Hall creating over 1000 episodes of animated programs such as Danger Mouse, Cockleshell Bay, Count Duckula, Lavender Castle and The Wind in the Willows, and produced Fifi and the Flowertots, Postman Pat, and Roary the Racing Car.
Count Duckula was created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Productions as a spin-off from Danger Mouse. In 1984, Nickelodeon acquired the US broadcast rights to Danger Mouse, which became a hit for the channel. After a few years, the Nickelodeon management came to Cosgrove Hall wishing to co-produce a new series.
Baron Greenback challenges Danger Mouse to a duel, where if Danger Mouse wins, Greenback will go straight and be good, but if Greenback wins, Danger Mouse has to quit his job. The duel consists of a series of challenges including a vehicle race, a dark ride / haunted house , a shooting gallery , a high striker carnival game, and a roller coaster .
Mark William Hall (17 May 1936 – 18 November 2011) [2] was a British producer and animator who co-founded Cosgrove Hall Productions and CHF Entertainment, with Brian Cosgrove. Together, they created multiple animated series, including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. Hall died of cancer in 2011, leaving his role in CHF Entertainment to his son ...
Special features: "Danger Mouse and Friends" (exclusive to this DVD collection and never previously available), Pilot Episode "The Mystery of The Lost Chord", Interviews with Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Danger Mouse games, Original theme tune ideas, Biographies, Stills galleries, 4 artcards (HMV exclusive ...
Brian Joseph Cosgrove [1] OBE (born 6 April 1934) [2] is an English animator, designer, director, producer and sculptor. With Mark Hall , he founded Cosgrove Hall Films in 1976 and produced successful animated children shows including The Wind in the Willows , Danger Mouse and Count Duckula . [ 3 ]