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Shaun the Sheep

7.6IMDb285 votesWorth your time

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2007 –6 seasons · 170 episodes~7 min per episodeTV-GReturning series

Comedy Kids Family Animation

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Justin Fletcher

Justin Fletcher

Shaun / Timmy / The Pigs / Mowermouth (voice)

170 eps

John Sparkes

John Sparkes

Bitzer / The Farmer (voice)

170 eps

Kate Harbour

Kate Harbour

Timmy's Mother (voice)

170 eps

Rich Webber

Rich Webber

Shirley (voice)

170 eps

Jo Allen

Jo Allen

Additional Voices (voice)

40 eps

Simon Greenall

Simon Greenall

The Twins (voice)

40 eps

Emma Tate

Emma Tate

Hazel (voice)

40 eps

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Nuts (voice)

40 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Shaun the Sheep actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Shaun the Sheep reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.

HumourDefining10.0

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Character DepthStrong5.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong5.5

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectaclePresent5.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingPresent5.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Emotional WeightLight3.8

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedLight2.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

Shaun the Sheep thinks and acts like a person in a barnyard, which usually gets him into trouble. The farmer's sheepdog, Bitzer, tries to keep Shaun and his friends out of trouble. The farmer is oblivious to the humanlike features of his flock, who are like one big, happy family.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 170 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20088 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200740 episodes
9.1IMDb
Best episode · S01E03 Shape Up with Shaun
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200940 episodes
8.8IMDb
Best episode · S02E40 We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201220 episodes
9.3IMDb
Best episode · S03E16 The Snapshot
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201430 episodes
8.8IMDb
Best episode · S04E06 The Smelly Farmer
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201620 episodes
7.5IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 7
202520 episodes

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Shape Up with Shaun

S01E03

Shape Up with Shaun

9.2IMDb5 votes

Shirley grows heavier, and Shaun and the flock do their best to help her lose weight. It works, but an accident in which Timmy and a tractor were involved launches Shirley into a pie truck—and back to her fat, weighty state.

6 Mar 20077 min

Written by Lee Pressman

Still from Bathtime

S01E02

Bathtime

9.0IMDb7 votes

Who likes a freezing bath? Noone! Shaun and pals go commando and do everything they can to have a hot relaxing sheep dip!

5 Mar 20077 min

Directed by Christopher Sadler
Written by Richard Starzak, Rob Dudley

Still from The Genie

S04E04

The Genie

8.6IMDb5 votes

Shaun dreams of a life in the fast-lane.

6 Feb 2014

Written by Glenn Dakin, Maisy Rae Catton

Still from Off the Baa!

S01E01

Off the Baa!

8.5IMDb10 votes

When a cabbage bounces into the field from a passing truck, Shaun and his pals decide to use it as a football, with little help from the pigs.

5 Mar 20077 min

Directed by Christopher Sadler
Written by Ian Carney

Still from Scrumping

S01E05

Scrumping

8.4IMDb5 votes

Those pesky pigs have taken all the apples, and wont let the sheep have one - they didn't count on Shaun!

7 Mar 20077 min

Still from DIY

S04E07

DIY

8.4IMDb5 votes

Bitzer is left in charge of decorating and calls on the flock for help.

11 Feb 2014

Written by Richard Phelan

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

John WoolleyProducer
Nick ParkProducer
Danny GallagherProducer

Writing

Direction

Will BecherDirector
Andrew SymanowskiDirector
Seamus MaloneDirector
Rich WebberDirector
Christopher SadlerDirector
Jay GraceDirector

Where to watch

Streaming

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