article_snippet.sent: the original show was made on a factory estate in Slough, Berkshire, on a shoestring budget .
article_snippet.sent: the original show was made on a factory estate in Slough, Berkshire, on a modest budget, but the new production team spans the globe.
article_snippet.sent: Peter Jackson's animation workshop Weta in New Zealand made the 26 episodes (a further 26 are already commissioned) using a mixture of live action and computer graphics.