ism ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁Ltd ▁and ▁B um per ▁Films . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁studio ▁worked ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁S 4 C , ▁and ▁Robin ▁Ly ons ▁( Man aging ▁Director ) ▁decided ▁to ▁bro aden ▁its ▁customer ▁base ▁and ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁co - produ ctions ▁to ▁form ▁Si ri ol ▁Produ ctions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Mike ▁Young ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁company , ▁Mike ▁Young ▁Produ ctions . ▁Young ▁also ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁cart oon ▁called ▁Fant astic ▁Max ▁( which ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Space ▁Baby ) ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sequ el ▁series ▁to ▁Super T ed ▁entitled ▁The ▁Further ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Super T ed . ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁into ▁co - produ ctions ▁has ▁proved ▁successful ▁for ▁Si ri ol , ▁resulting ▁in ▁produ ctions ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Princess ▁and ▁the ▁G ob lin ▁an ▁ 8 0 - min ute ▁film ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Hung ary ’ s ▁P ann onia ▁Film ▁Studio ▁and ▁Under ▁Mil k ▁Wood , ▁a ▁ 5 0 - min ute ▁TV ▁special ▁using ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁voice ▁recording ▁by ▁Richard ▁Bur ton . ▁These ▁produ ctions ▁have ▁enabled ▁Robin ▁Ly ons ▁to ▁develop ▁extensive ▁contacts ▁throughout ▁the ▁animation ▁industry , ▁both ▁with ▁broad c aster s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁BBC ▁and