Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated silent children's television series. A spin-off in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, the series focuses on the adventures of Shaun, the eponymous sheep previously starring in A Close Shave. The series premiered on 5 March 2007 on CBBC in the UK, also airing on BBC Two. With 170 episodes over 6 series, it is one of the longest-running animated series in British television.
