Balamory

Balamory is a Scottish live action television series on British television (BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies) for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community called Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 10 February 2002 and 14 April 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 254 episodes made (including a DVD-exclusive Christmas episode). The series was created by Brian Jameson.

Balamory was filmed mostly in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, with the exception of scenes at Archie's castle filmed at Fenton Tower in North Berwick and other scenes like the park and nursery filmed in Glasgow

A select series of episodes was shown for two brief seasons in the United States on the Discovery Kids channel. It was also shown on TLC. In Ireland, episodes were shown until recently on weekdays on RTÉ Two's The Den and continue to be shown on The Den's replacement, RTÉjr.

Characters

Balamory (series 1)

The first series of the children's television show Balamory aired in 2002.

Fish Supper by Kath Yelland

(Aired 10 February 2002) Miss Hoolie is holding a fish supper for the children's grandparents. Spencer makes some decorations to jazz up the nursery. Miss Hoolie asks Spencer to make a fishing game, which he does, with some help from Archie, but Spencer forgets to order the fish and chips for Miss Hoolie. Without fish and chips, there wouldn't be a fish supper. Spencer goes to Pocket and Sweet's, but they don't have enough fish. Penny says to try the fish and chip trailer at the pier. The trailer doesn't have enough fish either. Suzie and Spencer go off quickly and buy some fresh fish from the fishermen, and the fish are cooked at the trailer. Spencer brings the fish to the nursery to eat. They are delicious!.

The Power Cut by Wayne Jackman

(Aired 17 February 2002) There is no electricity in the nursery today so Archie decides to invent a TV that doesn't use power. With the help of Spencer he tells the story of the Three Goats Gruff

Balamory (series 3)

This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show Balamory.

Season Three was broadcast in 2004.

Oh Deer

PC Plum goes looking for deer. A Balamory resident tells Edie McCredie and PC Plum how they can hide themselves while deer spotting, but it causes chaos around the town.

Plonk Blocks

Josie Jump explains "Plonk Blocks" Josie Jump searches for special building blocks to help her tell a fairground story.

Postcards

Penny gets distracted by watching a football match, and forgets to make an important order for the shop.

Suzie's Flying Lesson

Suzie takes a flying lesson, but needs someone to go with her so they can tell the children what the island looks like from the air.

Beach Bonanza

Miss Hoolie faces a dilemma when she makes too many promises.

Sausages by Davey Moore

Edie comes to the nursery to remind Miss Hoolie about a trip to the farm. She is in a hurry because she has so much to do. She goes to buy some sausages and a birthday card. She is in a rush and drops things all over. She posts her card, but when she returns to her bus, she realises she had left the door open. PC Plum isn't pleased. When she gets home, she sees that her sausages are missing. She asks PC Plum to solve the mystery. He thinks a dog had taken them, but it was Edie's fault for leaving the door open. Edie takes Miss Hoolie and the children to the farm to feed the animals. They have a lovely time. The McLeods' dog James isn't hungry, because he is full of sausages.