About this season
Live action series for pre-school children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland.
Episodes (68)
1. Auntie's Bloomers
Aired 4 April 2005 • 20 min
Archie's kilt is a bit draughty.
2. The Eagle Flies
Aired 5 April 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum offers to get a photograph of an eagle for Miss Hoolie to show the children at the nursery.
3. Plum Abroad
Aired 6 April 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum goes on holiday.
4. The Game Show
Aired 7 April 2005 • 20 min
Balamory has been asked to make up a team for the television game show Do The Job. PC Plum thinks it will be easy to organise.
5. The Wedding
Aired 8 April 2005 • 20 min
Katie and Roddy are getting married and PC Plum is the best man. Archie drives them to Abbey Island and Edie records the wedding, but Archie's car soon breaks down outside the police station.
6. Woodwork
Aired 11 April 2005 • 20 min
Spencer teaches Edie how to carve a wooden marionette puppet, similar to Pinocchio.
7. The Time Machine
Aired 12 April 2005 • 20 min
Archie tries to invent a time machine to help teach the children about olden days.
8. Signing
Aired 13 April 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum takes the children at the Nursery on a nature walk, so he needs to find a new way to communicate to keep everyone quiet.
9. The Falkirk Wheel
Aired 14 April 2005 • 20 min
Archie makes an indoor canal so the children can sail boats on it.
10. The Snowman
Aired 15 April 2005 • 20 min
It's a snowy day in Balamory and Miss Hoolie plans to visit the McLeod family, but Josie comes in to the café to tell Miss Hoolie that Christopher has a cold. The two think up something to make to cheer him up.
11. Lobster Fishing
Aired 18 April 2005 • 20 min
Miss Hoolie plays a game of hunt the thimble with the children, which leads to Josie organising an unusual treasure hunt with PC Plum and a lobster fisherman.
12. The Portrait Gallery
Aired 19 April 2005 • 20 min
Archie and Spencer take the nursery children on a trip to the Balamory Art Museum.
13. The Slide Projector
Aired 20 April 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum is very keen to give a lecture on the history of the bicycle, but who can make his lecture an exciting event for all?
14. Harvest
Aired 21 April 2005 • 20 min
Edie helps the children celebrate the harvest.
15. Truck Parade
Aired 22 April 2005 • 20 min
It is a play day in Balamory and a trip is organised to the mainland to see a big truck parade.
16. Big Cats
Aired 25 April 2005 • 20 min
Miss Hoolie's cat proves less than co-operative when Spencer tries to paint him for the children.
17. The Orchestra
Aired 26 April 2005 • 20 min
Suzie needs help learning to play the cymbals in the orchestra.
18. How Far
Aired 26 April 2005 • 20 min
Archie wonders who will be able to put his fabulous new measuring invention to good use.
19. The Map
Aired 27 April 2005 • 20 min
Edie takes the children on a tour around the island, but how can she keep everyone interested as she drives? It's not as easy as it looks!
20. I Went to School One Morning
Aired 28 April 2005 • 20 min
It's a play day, and having a picnic at the top of Balamory hill sounds like fun, but getting there could be a bit of a problem. How will they do it?
21. The Yoghurt Pot Bird
Aired 29 April 2005 • 20 min
Suzie gets in a muddle as she tries to help Edie teach the children about birds-of-paradise.
22. The Allotment
Aired 2 May 2005 • 20 min
Josie does some gardening, but can't find any vegetables.
23. Too Much of a Good Thing
Aired 3 May 2005 • 20 min
Miss Hoolie has got too many tin foil trays in her cupboard. When Archie is unable to find a use for them all, who will come to the rescue?
24. Continental Shopping
Aired 4 May 2005 • 20 min
A new product range is introduced in Pocket 'n' Sweet, but will it prove a success?
25. Carnival
Aired 5 May 2005 • 20 min
There is a carnival in the big city on the mainland, but what will Miss Hoolie wear?
26. Slippy
Aired 6 May 2005 • 20 min
The snow makes everything slippery; Spencer visits Archie to make a sledge.
27. The Optician
Aired 9 May 2005 • 20 min
Archie takes a memorable trip to the optician.
28. Bonjour
Aired 10 May 2005 • 20 min
Miss Hoolie gets help from her friend, Philippe, teaching the children French. Spencer borrows some bunting for the Nursery, but when he goes to the shop, he realises that Philippe's shopping list is all in French. Who can help him translate?
29. Worried Plum
Aired 11 May 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum has a day of worrying about everything, so who can make him a little less glum?
30. Feeling at Home
Aired 13 May 2005 • 20 min
It is a play day, and Miss Hoolie has friends staying with her, so she organises a special picnic for them to feel at home.
31. Musical Boats
Aired 16 May 2005 • 20 min
Edie has a cold and has to stay at home, but an annoying noise outside stops her from getting any peace.
32. Shapes and Patterns
Aired 17 May 2005 • 20 min
Edie has a brilliant day out at the mosque with Spencer and the children.
33. Butterflies
Aired 18 May 2005 • 20 min
Josie wants to teach the children a butterfly dance, and Edie suggests they try to catch a butterfly with butterfly nets.
34. The Giggler
Aired 19 May 2005 • 20 min
Granny McLeod comes to visit the children at the nursery, and keeps them laughing.
35. Highland Games
Aired 20 May 2005 • 20 min
Archie asks Spencer to make some leaflets for the Balamory Highland Games.
36. Colour Surprise Day
Aired 23 May 2005 • 20 min
Archie invents a special 'colour surprise' machine to the delight of the children at the nursery.
37. Video Guide
Aired 24 May 2005 • 20 min
The shop has a lot of visitors, all with questions about the island, so Suzie and Penny must come up with a way of providing all the answers.
38. Shadows
Aired 25 May 2005 • 20 min
Josie Jump asks PC Plum to investigate when things go bump in the night during a windy spell.
39. Holiday Snaps
Aired 26 May 2005 • 20 min
Josie returns from holiday with photos from her travels and comes up with an idea for a game of Snap. So Josie goes to see Edie.
40. Roller Skates
Aired 27 May 2005 • 20 min
Spencer tries to ride around Balamory in roller skates, so Miss Hoolie helps him. He goes to Miss Hoolie's house to pick up her roller skates.
41. The Loch Bala Monster
Aired 30 May 2005 • 20 min
Spencer wants to paint a picture of the Loch Bala Monster but how will he find it?
42. Island in the Sun
Aired 31 May 2005 • 20 min
It's a snowy day in Balamory, so PC Plum banishes the winter blues by relieving his summer holiday.
43. Moving House
Aired 1 June 2005 • 20 min
Penny Pocket shows how to organise a house move, but will everything work out?
44. The Piano
Aired 2 June 2005 • 20 min
Edie has just returned from a holiday in Paris, and is about to show the video she recorded of her holiday to the children, but she soon accidentally deletes the sound. What can she do?
45. Wheelie Day
Aired 3 June 2005 • 20 min
Josie uses a talking device to help people hear her on Wheelie Day, but gets a bit muddled.
46. Snap
Aired 6 June 2005 • 20 min
Josie wants to play a quiet game of playing cards with the children, but when she goes to borrow a pack of cards from Edie, she finds out that some of the cards are missing.
47. Mix Up
Aired 7 June 2005 • 20 min
Penny reorganises the shop, but ends up causing problems with all the mix-ups she's making.
48. Phone Frazzled
Aired 8 June 2005 • 20 min
Suzie has a new mobile phone, which leads to some problems. The phone becomes more important than the people around her!
49. Nature Symphony
Aired 9 June 2005 • 20 min
It's raining, so PC Plum has to cancel a nature walk. Instead, he comes up with another way of helping the children enjoy the magic of nature.
50. The Sniff Along
Aired 10 June 2005 • 20 min
Archie is looking after Shannon and Christopher, but he has some shopping to do.
51. Trip to the Moon
Aired 13 June 2005 • 20 min
Edie wants to take the children on a trip to the Moon.
52. Hot Sun
Aired 14 June 2005 • 20 min
It's a very hot day, so Archie invents a machine to keep everybody cool, but Edie has other plans.
53. Wrong End of the Stick
Aired 15 June 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum gets the wrong end of the stick.
54. Ballroom Dancing
Aired 16 June 2005 • 20 min
Josie Jump decides to teach ballroom dancing in her dance class, but it causes problems.
55. Sand Sculpture Festival
Aired 17 June 2005 • 20 min
There is a sand sculpture festival at the beach and Spencer is organising it.
56. Oil Platform
Aired 20 June 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum informs Miss Hoolie that Christopher's uncle cannot come to his birthday party because he is away at sea on an oil rig. PC Plum must find a way to help Christopher out.
57. Plum the Musical
Aired 21 June 2005 • 20 min
Josie is organising a musical, but which famous resident of Balamory will feature in it?
58. The Cinema
Aired 22 June 2005 • 20 min
When Edie and Spencer arrive home from a holiday in Spain, everyone wants to see Edie's latest video from their travels. So many people are keen to see it and that is where the problems start.
59. Fingal's Cave
Aired 23 June 2005 • 20 min
Miss Hoolie and Archie visit Fingal's cave, but is Archie fully prepared for the trip?
60. The Prize
Aired 24 June 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum is in charge of running the Balamory Yacht Race.
61. Nuts
Aired 27 June 2005 • 20 min
Someone or something is stealing all of the nuts from the bird table for all the birds residing at the nursery.
62. Hello Day
Aired 28 June 2005 • 20 min
It's Hello Day at the nursery, and Suzie is annoyed because Penny has a new stereo. As a result, she ignores customers who want to buy something.
63. The Mountie
Aired 29 June 2005 • 20 min
PC Plum has a policeman visiting from Canada, but wonders how he can take the Mountie on patrol.
64. Seeking Santa
Aired 7 November 2005 • 32 min
Miss Hoolie is holding a Christmas party at the nursery and asks PC Plum to dress up as Santa. However, they realise that while a pretend Santa is good at handing out Santa wishes, he's not the real Santa. It's up to Suzie and Penny to make the impossible possible.