''Metalheads'' is a children's-animated

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set in the

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. The show centers around a group of children that attend the Metalhead Academy, a school for trainee

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Characters

*''Sir Fuddleby'' *''Lester'' *''Lady Liddy'' *''Shmed'' *''Bob'' *''Drucilla'' *''The

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'' - who resemble a British King, also dressed in

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Series 1 (2003-2004)

* "An Uncivil Suit" * "The End of Time" * "Watch Ye Birdie" * "Dangling Dan's Day Off" * "Closed Circuit Tapestry" * "Olde soldiers Never Die, Alas" * "Ye Kitchen Maids" * "Besieged" * "Send in the King" * "My Life as a Page" * "The Stick in the Stone" * "Ye Sandwich of Destruction" * "First Impressions" * "The Not So Magic Kingdom" * "A Kingdom For a Horse" * "Last Hun Standing" * "The King and the Pauper" * "Metal Dads" * "Knight of Disillusion" * "The Schmed With the Golden Wand" * "The Art of Courtly Love" * "Sir Lester and the Green Knight" * "Pygmalihon" * "Lay on, MacGruff" * "All or Nothingham" * "None Shall Pass"

Awards and recognition

The series was a nominee in the 2004 British Academy Children's Awards for the Animation category.

Home Media

A single DVD release of the series containing eight episodes was released in the United Kingdom by Metrodome Distribution in 2004. It also contains several bonus features, including two games, a quiz, character profiles, timelines and a Storyboard sequence.

References

External links

* 2003 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings 2000s British children's television series British children's animated fantasy television series BBC children's television shows English-language television shows 2000s British animated television series Television series set in the Middle Ages Fiction about God {{BBC-tv-prog-stub