Cosgrove Hall Films television series, including 'Pip', which is aimed at pre-school children and 'Herogliffix' which is for older children. Cosgrove Hall Films Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was a British animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of children's television and animated programmes; Cosgrove Hall's programmes are still seen in over eighty countries. The company was wound down by its then owner, ITV plc, on 26 October 2009. It was mainly known for its series "Danger Mouse" and "Count Duckula". Brian Cosgrove and
Count Duckula an old-fashioned cuckoo clock that hangs on the wall, who have two live mechanical bats, Dmitri and Sviatoslav, who are known for the bad puns and jokes. Duckula himself, throughout the entire series never notices them except in the episode "The Rest is History". Dr. Von Goosewing is a mad scientist and vampire hunter, a spoof of Abraham Van Helsing. He is a goose that speaks in a German accent, and wears an outfit not unlike that of Sherlock Holmes. He pursues Count Duckula relentlessly, never able to comprehend that Duckula is actually completely harmless. He is a terrible scientist,