| Balamory | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Brian Jameson |
| Developed by | BBC Broadcast Yvonne Jennings |
| Starring | Julie Wilson Nimmo Miles Jupp Buki Akib Kasia Haddad Juliet Cadzow Andrew Agnew Rodd Christensen Mary Riggans Kim Tserkezie |
| Opening theme | "What's the Story in Balamory?" |
| Ending theme | 'What's the Story in Balamory?" (short version) |
| Composer | Foster Paterson[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom (Scotland) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 253, including Christmas special |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Brian Jameson |
| Running time | 19–21 minutes 28–30 minutes (specials) |
| Production companies | BBC Scotland Tattiemoon (Seeking Santa special) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 2 September 2002 – present |
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Balamory is a Scottish live-action children's programme on CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named Balamory. Four series were produced from 2002 to 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 253 episodes made (including a DVD-exclusive Christmas episode). The programme was created by Brian Jameson.
To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, 25 episodes from Series 4 were added to BBC iPlayer on 30 August 2022. On 17 September 2024, it was announced that the show will return for two new series in 2026 on CBeebies including bringing back old characters from the past.[2]
- ^ "What's the Story in Balamory?" theme from Balamory (sheet music). Imagem Music. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "'What's the new story in Balamory?' - kids' show gets a reboot". BBC News. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.