Clark Devlin voices Digby, a fledgling dragon who hasn’t mastered flight, in this 11-minute preschool toon set in the pastel-coloured Applecross Wood. He’s flanked by Ainsley Howard’s bubble-brained fairy Fizzy Izzy, Rasmus Hardiker’s nut-hoarding squirrel Chips and Lucy Montgomery’s mischief-making elf Grizel, while Mark Heap’s bumbling owl Mungo and Clive Russell’s genial badger Albert run the village store. Each episode pairs gentle slapstick with problem-solving quests, usually triggered by Grizel’s pranks or Dustin Demri-Burns’ Grumpy Goblin’s haywire inventions.
Blue-Zoo Productions delivered 78 episodes across two series for Channel 5’s Milkshake! strand, scripting rooms led by creator Sally Hunter and rounded out by alumni from Sarah & Duck and Tree Fu Tom. David Schweitzer’s ukulele-and-flute score keeps the tone light; the palette stays in soft storybook greens and lilacs, allowing the fire-free dragon to feel cosy, never perilous. The show quietly dropped fresh instalments between July 2016 and July 2019, then vanished from schedules without formal farewell, leaving Applecross Wood frozen mid-adventure.
Production Details
Milkshake! / 2 Seasons / 72 Episodes / 2016
Created by: Sally Hunter
Main Cast
Clark Devlin as Digby (voice)
Ainsley Howard as Fizzy Izzy (voice)
Lucy Montgomery as Grizel (voice)
Rasmus Hardiker as Chips (voice)
Clive Russell as Albert (voice)
Mark Heap as Mungo (voice)
Dustin Demri-Burns as Grumpy (voice)
