Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

In the Night Garden

BBC Television/Ragdoll
October - December 2005 & April 2006

Martin set up the location animatronics and crewed on-set maintenance for In the Night Garden in Stratford upon Avon, through rehearsals and early filming.

Puppet Suit Supervisor (Shooting) - Robert Skidmore

Animatronics Model Designer

Lead Animatronic Engineer for the initial shoot of the Ragdoll series, overseeing the electronic and mechanical elements of the various animatronic heads during filming.

Video

In the Night Garden poster

Behind the scenes

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    Tomliboo Head

  • Tomliboo head opened at the neck showing a plywood mounting plate, multipin connector, servos and eye mechanism, with two taped rods poking through the cream fur

    Tomliboo Head Connection

  • A man inside the red and lime green Tomliboo suit with large spots, mouth open in surprise, standing in a staff room with a clothes rail behind

    Tomliboo Suit

  • Iggle Piggle head with a white foam shell and clear perspex face panel exposing the mechanical eyes, blue eyebrows and mouth parts inside, in a workshop

    Iggle Piggle Head

  • Upsy Daisy character standing on a grass floor in front of a blue screen on a studio stage, with one of the crew at the frame edge

    Upsey on Bluescreen