
Grant Orchard
Directing
Biography
Grant Orchard is an English animation director and designer working at Studio AKA. He is the creator of the hit children's TV series Hey Duggee, and also wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated short A Morning Stroll.
Known For

Animated preschool series about a clubhouse that is run by a big dog called Duggee.
Hey Duggee

Welcome back to Elmore, where the laws of reality are a joke, and family life is anything but ordinary. Whether he's battling an evil fast-food empire, facing off against a sentient AI in love with his mom, or trying to stop Banana Joe from wearing pants — Gumball Watterson drags his brother Darwin, sister Anais, and the rest of the town of Elmore along for the ride. With even wilder stories, bigger twists, and surreal humor, the show is so amazing that they had to rename it!
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

What has Duggee got planned for us today? Come and join Happy, Roly, Tag, Norrie and Betty, you’ll have so much fun at Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club!
Hey Duggee's Squirrel Club

The brilliant Joe Wicks joins Duggee and the squirrels to teach kids how to exercise and keep fit! In each episode, the kids try to win a different badge all while doing simple exercises. Will you be able to win a badge too? You won’t know unless you try!
Hey Duggee & Joe Wicks - The Workout Badges

Animated adaptation of Chaucer's famous narrative poems, using a variety of groundbreaking animation techniques. On a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey.
The Canterbury Tales

ShortsHD is once again bringing the wildly popular Oscar nominated short film program (Live Action, Animation, and Documentary) to theaters in the US, Canada, and Europe beginning February 10th. The theatrical release of the Academy Award nominated short films has met with enthusiastic audiences ever since its launch 6 years ago, giving people around the world an opportunity to see the nominated films prior to the Academy Awards ceremony on February 26th.
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation

A short film about big game hunting.
Love Big Game Hunting

A short film about basketball.
Love Basketball

Duggee, the large friendly dog, leads his after-school club members through a range of fun activities in this compilation of episodes from the gentle pre-school children's animated series.
Hey Duggee's Cinema Outing

A short film about ski-jumping.
Love Ski-Jumping
"While walking through a toy store, the day before today, I overheard a crayon box with many things to say..."
The Crayon Box That Talked

A short film about high diving.
Love High Diving

A short film about ping pong.
Love Ping Pong

A cinema event celebrating the 10th anniversary of beloved British preschool series Hey Duggee.
Hey Duggee Is 10!

Grant Orchards impressive independent film debut details a slightly sinister set of situations which reveal both truth, misunderstanding and the consequences thereof... A film for our times.
Welcome to Glaringly

A short film about paintballing.
Love Paintballing

A short film about weightlifting.
Love Weightlifting

A short film about mountaineering.
Love Mountaineering

A short film about the game of dominoes.
Love Dominoes

This autumn join Duggee and the squirrels for a whole hour of fun and adventures.