Shaun the Sheep
| Shaun the Sheep | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Slice of life Slapstick |
| Created by | Nick Park |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Richard Starzak Alison Snowden David Fine |
| Voices of | Justin Fletcher John Sparkes Kate Harbour Richard Webber Jo Allen (series 1) Emma Tate (series 5–present) Andy Nyman (series 5–present) Simon Greenall (series 5–present) |
| Theme music composer | Mark Thomas |
| Opening theme | "Life's a Treat" by Mark Thomas and Vic Reeves |
| Ending theme | "Life's a Treat" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Mark Thomas (series 1–5) Dave Newby (series 6–present) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany |
| Original languages | Silent Interjection Grammelot English (theme song only) |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 187 (regular) 36 (shorts) 2 (specials) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Julie Lockhart (series 1) Gareth Owen (series 2) John Woolley (series 3–6) Danny Gallagher (series 7) |
| Running time | 7–14 minutes |
| Production companies | Aardman Animations BBC Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC BBC One (special) Kika (Germany) |
| Release | 5 March 2007 – 18 November 2016 |
| Network | Netflix (2020–2021) CBBC (2022–present) BBC One (short film) Kika (2020–present) |
| Release | 16 March 2020 – present |
| Related | |
| Wallace & Gromit Timmy Time | |
Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated silent children's television series which is produced by Aardman Animations. A spin-off in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, the series focuses on the adventures of Shaun, the eponymous sheep previously starring in A Close Shave (1995), as the leader of his flock on an English farm. The series premiered on 5 March 2007 on CBBC in the UK, also airing on BBC One and BBC Two. In 2020, the sixth series streamed globally on Netflix. In March 2024, it was announced that a seventh series is was in development; it premiered on 26 May 2025. With 187 episodes over 7 series, Shaun the Sheep is one of the longest-running animated series in British television.
The series inspired the spin-off Timmy Time, a show aimed at younger viewers that follows Timmy, Shaun's younger cousin. A feature-length film, Shaun the Sheep Movie, was released theatrically on 6 February 2015. A 30-minute short film, Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas, was aired in 2015 as a Christmas TV special. A second feature-length film, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, was released theatrically on 18 October 2019. A second short film, Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, was released on Netflix on 3 December 2021. A two-part episode titled "Shirleyverse" premiered on 24 May 2025 on CBBC and BBC One. A third feature-length film, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom, is set to be released in 2026.