Furries meet Fleabag in this gloriously wrong BBC puppet comedy that'll ruin your childhood.
10.028 minSeason 2 • Episode 9
LatestWith help of the acclaimed cast, Miquita Oliver presents a hilarious celebration of the multi-award-winning, critically-acclaimed, global smash-hit phenomenon that is BBC Three's Mongrels. Yes, it's the obligatory clip show. But no, it's not like any obligatory clip show you've ever seen before.
Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 August 2010, with a making-of documentary entitled "Mongrels Uncovered" broadcast on 11 August 2010. A second series of Mongrels began airing on 7 November 2011. The series revolves around the lives of five anthropomorphic animals who hang around the back of a pub in Millwall, the Isle of Dogs, London. The characters are Nelson, a metrosexual fox; Destiny, an Afghan hound; Marion, a "borderline-retarded" cat; Kali, a grudge-bearing pigeon; and Vince, Nelson's friend, a sociopathic foul-mouthed fox.
Writing
Razor-sharp British comedy that weaponizes cute puppets for maximum offense.
Practical Effects
Impressive BBC puppet work that somehow makes crude violence adorable.
Acting
Paul Kaye's Vince — a genuinely terrifying vocal performance in fox form.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was nearly titled 'We Are Mongrels' but BBC worried it sounded too much like a charity appeal. They weren't wrong.
Mongrels arrived in that brief 2010 window when BBC Three actually took risks — it's essentially The Young Ones with better puppetry and worse life choices.
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