Chris Evans

In 1969 I completed a degree in 3 dimensional design at Leeds College of Art.

In the following year I did a post-graduate course at Bristol University in Radio, Film and Television Production and obtained a Distinction grade. As part of the course I made a short animated film called, "Come into my Parlour," that was exhibited at the Paris Biennale and the Edinburgh Film Festival.

I started my career in art as an animator in 1970 with a company called Halas & Batchelor. The first major series I animated on was, “The Jackson 5ive.”

Over the past 40 years I have worked as a key animator on many TV commercials and series, including Superted, The Beatrix Potter collection, The Animals of Farthing Wood, The Forgotten Toys, Snailsbury Tales and more.

I have also worked on the feature films, “Watership Down,” “The Twelve Tasks of Asterix,” and, “Lucky Luke and the Daltons.”

In 1998 I directed on my first animation series that was aired on the BBC. This was called, “Little Monsters,” and was based on a set of books by Tony Garth. I have since directed other television series including, “The Likeaballs,” “The Dorkhunters form Outer Space,” “Zorro,” and the third series of, “Horrid Henry.”

The Jumbalees started off as an idea for a TV series but since retirement I have found time to produce them as children's books