Fantomcat (1995): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1995, Fantomcat is an action & adventure and animation series.

What it’s about. Fantomcat was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. It was first broadcast in 1995 and was animated after Avenger Penguins in 1994 by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish animation studio. It aired largely on Children's ITV. The series also had a brief run on Pop and on Network Ten in Australia. It was produced and directed by Ben Turner. Fantomcat centres on the character Phillipe Lentheric Guerlain de Givenchy, the Duke of Fantom, a masked swashbuckling hero who thrived in 1699, in mortal combat with his archnemesis Baron Von Skeltar. De Fantom was treacherously cast into a painting within the halls of his house, Castle De Fantom, and became trapped for centuries. As time passed, the area around Castle De Fantom became a bustling metropolis called Metro City, a city submerged in crime rings led by the fiendish arachnid Marmagora.

Who’s in it. Fantomcat stars Rob Rackstraw, Robert Powell as Fantomcat, Jimmy Hibbert and Lorelei King.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, Fantomcat has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on ITVX Premium. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Fantomcat page.

If you liked it. Fans of Fantomcat tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.