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
Series finale of the first and fourth season. Series finales are sometimes used as a platform to launch spinoff series. Two well-known examples include "The Andy Griffith Show"s series finale, which launched the spinoff "Mayberry RFD" and "The Practice"'s series finale, and much of its final season was used as a launching pad for "Boston Legal", starring James Spader and William Shatner. "Three's Company" launched the spinoffs "The Ropers" and "Three's A Crowd", while the aforementioned "Cheers" helped launch "Frasier", which saw a setting change from Boston to Seattle. Some planned spin-offs that influenced series finales, however, never materialized, as in the