Count Duckula: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is a very clever cartoon from Cosgrove-Hall, the same group that produced Dangermouse. It is about a vampire duck that, due to a mishap during the re-animation process, is now a vegetarian. He uses a special machine in his castle to transport it to different places in search of treasure, money, and fame as a musician. He is accompanied by Igor, the family butler, who is a believer in the Old Ways of being a vampire. He is disappointed that the Count is not as evil as the old Count used to be. Also in the castle is Nanny, the nursemaid. She is big and dimwitted. Duckula is constantly being hunted by Dr. Von Goosewing, a vampire hunter.

Series details

• Title: Count Duckula
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1988-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-02-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 9486
• IMDb ID: tt0088500
• TVDB ID: 76307

Cast and credited roles

• David Jason — Count Duckula
• Jack May — Igor the butler
• Brian Trueman — Nanny
• Jimmy Hibbert — Dr. Von Goosewing

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-09-06; final listed air date 1989-03-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-09-12; final listed air date 1990-01-23; episode order: 19.
• Season 3: premiered 1990-10-22; final listed air date 1991-01-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-01-05; final listed air date 1993-02-16; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Count Duckula on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.