In May 2024, Patrick McHale wrote to Dan Ojari and I with the most wonderful proposition: For the 10th anniversary of Over The Garden Wall, our most beloved animated show of all time, would we like to make a mini-episode, rendered in the toymaker's hand? The results are here. Working closely with Pat over the next few months, we put together a brilliant team at Aardman and set to work trying to do this extraordinary piece of work justice.

CREDITS:

Series Creator - Patrick McHale, Stop Motion Animation - Aardman Animations Directors - Mikey Please and Dan Ojari Writers - Patrick McHale, Dan Ojari, and Mikey Please Producer - Alan Thorpe Executive Producer - Helen Argo, Sarah Cox, Patrick McHale Wirt - Elijah Wood Beatrice - Melanie Lynskey Greg - Collin Dean Narrator/Toymaker - Frank Fairfield Casting Director - Karie Gima Pham Voice Director - Patrick McHale Editor - Dan Williamson Colour Script Artist - José Prats Storyboard Artists - Mikey Please and Dan Ojari Production Coordinator - Chelsea Galloway Puppet Makers - Joshua Flynn, Nathan Flynn, Rachel Brown, Laura Tofarides Supervising Set Dresser - Emma-Rose Dade Senior Set Dressers - Luke George, Manon Wright Set Dressers - Maria Collado Bonú, Bronny Salter Junior Set Dresser - Phoebe Gibson Animators - Lee Wilton, Marie Lechevallier, Suzy Parr Rigger - Luke George Director of Photography - Toby Howell Camera Assistant and Motion Control Operator - Adam Cook Electrician - James Owens Visual Effects Supervisor - Bram Ttwheam, Fernando Lechuga CG Supervisor - Ben Toogood Senior Compositor - Spencer Cross CG Character Supervisor - Nathan Guttridge CG Artist - Trine Sørensen CG Animation Supervisor - Mathew Rees Senior CG Animator - Inez Woldman Trainee Junior VFX Artist - Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor Music - The Blasting Company Sound Mixer - Will Davies Colourist - Bram Ttwheam Social Media and Publicity Manager - Elizabeth Quigley Head of Business Affairs - Layla Stapenhurst