“As a baby animator, I met Samuel Wakefield at an art opening. Somehow I had the audacity to share my dream to animate his book. 15 years later, he didn’t get to see it, but I hope I did him proud… ”
Darren Price
Director, Bottersnikes & Gumbles
A DOSE oF 1960‘s
AUSTRALIANA NOSTALGIA
Remember back in the day when we’d never developed a TV series before? And then we went into production on 2 the same week?!? Ah, ignorance. Bliss. Etc., etc. It was a bit of a ‘Careful what you wish for’ moment when we got the privilege of juggling 2 productions . Bottersnikes and Gumbles was developed alongside Kazoops in 2014.
Mighty Nice collaborated with Jump Start and Cheeky Little for Netflix, BBC and Channel 7 for this one. Voiced by an all-star cast, the series also aired on the ABC.
AS RESOURCEFUL, AS A GUMBLE
When we did the maths on costing to create, we quickly pivoted to a full CGI approach that looked the same. Resourceful, hey.
Another day, another post-apocalyptic world designed by Mighty Nice. Are we getting pigeonholed here?
When farmer Sam Wakefield wrote Bottersnikes for his kids, he enlisted iconic set designer/ painter Desmond Digby to do the illustrations. A mate of Brett Whiteley, Digby wasn’t afraid to dig deep for his art.
And neither are we.
“Bottersnikes are superbly rendered lizardly creatures that are the bogeymen of the show, a bit like Momentum in the Labour Party; Gumbles are apparently normal, but hopelessly optimistic, like Brexiteers. The stories are short and sweet and the attention to detail is remarkable.”
Sean O’Grady, The Independent
As with all amazing projects this has been a team effort from Day One. This project couldn’t have happened without our fantastic partnerships with Cheeky Little Media, CAKE Entertainment and Kickstart.
Each company brought their own expertise to the table, and we have forged a strong international network which underpins our commitment to the highest quality output at every stage.
A Mighty Crew with Nice Talent
and the most decent human beings you’ll probably ever meet…
