SantApprentice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Every 163 years, it's time to find a replacement for Santa Claus. The rule is that any Santa should retire after 178 years of good and loyal service. 15 years before Santa leaves, the Christmas elves go out to find the ideal candidate for the position. It must be an orphan called Nicolas who is pure of heart. This is how Nicolas Barnworth is whisked out of Australia and brought to the North Pole. He has 15 years to learn the tricks of the "Santa Claus" trade. He needs to master such skills as dropping down chimney flues, driving the sleigh, delivering gifts, and inventing new toys. Nicolas will discover that Santa has a lot on his plate, each and every day and not only at the end of the year! Luckily Humphrey, the chief elf, Waldorf, the reindeer, and Rufus, the little polar bear, are more than ready to help.

Series details

• Title: SantApprentice
• Format: Animation
• Language: French
• Premiere date: 2006-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-11-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: France 5
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 12 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 23772
• IMDb ID: tt1683311
• TVDB ID: 129001

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-11-01; final listed air date 2006-11-01; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from SantApprentice 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.