Young Dracula is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula, a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. The final episode aired on 31 March 2014. The first two series follow the Dracula family, a family of vampires: Vladimir, his father Count Dracula, and sister Ingrid. Having lived in Transylvania, they move to Stokely, a small town in Wales after various incidents involving angry peasant mobs. It was filmed in various locations around Wales, including Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Caerphilly Castle, Tretower Court and parts of Llantrisant. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006 and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in early 2008. The third series, commissioned three years after the second, sees Vlad and the Count flee both vampires and slayers, while the Count is determined that Vlad should fulfil his destiny to become "the Chosen One".
Genre | Teen drama, Supernatural drama, Horror, Sitcom (series 1–2) |
Created by | Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell |
Starring | Keith-Lee Castle, Gerran Howell, Clare Thomas, Simon Ludders, Andy Bradshaw |
Composer(s) | John Rea (series 1), Nick Lloyd (series 2–3), Simon Rogers (Series 4), Michael J McEvoy (series 5) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 66 |
Executive producer(s) | Josephine Ward |
Producer(s) | Mia Jupp (series 1–2), Lis Steele (series 3–4), Melanie Halsall (Series 3), Candida Julian–Jones (series 5) |
Location(s) | Glamorgan (series 1–2), Liverpool (series 3–5) |
Editor(s) | Christian Blood, Emyr Jenkins, Robert Douglas-Reeves, Nick Holes, Jane Murrell, Pedr James, Angharad Owen, Bleddyn Rhys |
Camera setup | Videotape (filmized) (series 1–2), RED (series 3–5), Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | BBC Cymru Wales |
Distributor | Fireworks Entertainment (2006–2011), Content Media Corporation PLC (2011–2014) |
Original network | CBBC Channel |
Picture format | SDTV (576i) (series 1–2), HDTV (1080i) (series 3–5) |
Audio format | Stereo |
关于Young Dracula
Count Dracula moves his two children from Transylvania to Great Britain where they try to fit in. The show ran for five seasons and aired a total of 66 episodes.
Young Dracula的成就
The show won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children's Drama in 2007. The show is based on a children's book of the same name by Michael Lawrence.
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