The history of empire. A British bulldog answers his mistress's call. He tacks down the Union Jack to cover the British Isles, then begins playing with a small ball that's the world. At first it's innocent play. The dog discovers tea in...
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins.
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Christine Pritchard | ... |
Britannia (voice)
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Ben Heneghan | ... |
Dog (voice)
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Directed by
| Joanna Quinn | ||
Produced by
| David Parker | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ben Heneghan | ... | (as Heneghan + Lawson) |
| Ian Lawson | ... | (as Heneghan + Lawson) |
Sound Department
| Ben Heneghan | ... | sound (as Heneghan + Lawson) |
| Ian Lawson | ... | sound (as Heneghan + Lawson) |
| Tom Logan | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Jane Murrell | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Jones | ... | rostrum |
Animation Department
| Angela Hughes | ... | colouring |
| Lee Huxtable | ... | additional animator |
| Joanna Quinn | ... | animator |
Additional Crew
| Bonnie | ... | canine help |
| Angela Hughes | ... | researcher |
| Jake | ... | canine help |
| Lucy | ... | canine help |
| Pearl | ... | canine help |
Thanks
| Steve Bell | ... | special thanks |
| Madge Dresser | ... | special thanks |
| Gary Millband | ... | special thanks |
| Les Mills | ... | special thanks |
| Sue Rowe | ... | special thanks |
| Edward Williams | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (1993) (United Kingdom)
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The history of empire. A British bulldog answers his mistress's call. He tacks down the Union Jack to cover the British Isles, then begins playing with a small ball that's the world. At first it's innocent play. The dog discovers tea in India; then, the dog shakes gold out of Africa. Gradually, innocence gives way to more and more ferocious play with the ball. We see terrorized women and children as the dog becomes an enslaving potentate. Harmless English archetypes benefit from colonial riches. Then the world begins to grow, and the dog changes too, from bulldog to effete lap dog.
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