Woolly and Tig is a British series of 5-minute live action comedies about a five-year-old girl (Tig) and her toy spider called Woolly. Woolly and Tig is also available on BBC iPlayer for over a year.
The character of Tig is played by three year old Betsy McCredie; Tig’s Dad is played by Colin McCredie (Betsy's actual father); Tig’s Mum is played by Jenny Ryan (Betsy's Aunt) and the series is narrated by older Tig who is played by Maisie McCredie (Betsy's older sister).
One of the directors is Andrew Agnew, who played PC Plum in the children's series Balamory. Woolly and Tig is produced by Tattiemoon, who produced Balamory and Me Too!
Summary
Each episode shows the main character, Tig Jameson, in a different situation, e.g. being afraid of thunder or staying away from home. Her toy spider, Woolly, helps her overcome these situations by telling her what to think. It then cuts to Tig sorting out these problems. The episode finishes with someone getting frightened by Woolly, and Tig saying "It's only a toy spider" and "I love Woolly".
Woolly is Tig's imaginary friend. He is actually a stuffed spider toy, although Tig imagines him as real. He also portrays Tig's conscience, and usually appears when Tig feels guilty, scared, or angry. Woolly is silly and likable. He is also funny, imaginative and energetic.
Episodes
The BBC CBeebies page dedicated to the programme lists 30 episodes, with a summary of each.
Series 1 (2012)
- Baby Ben
- The Funfair
- Hair Wash Day
- Dance Class
- Losing Thing
- First Day
- The Clown
- Eating New Food
- Open Wide
- Timmy Monster
- One Step At A Time
- Fire Alarm
- The Beard
- Swing Park
- Changing My Room
- Museum Of Imagination
- Sharing
- The Party
- The Painting Day
- Granny No No
- Bus Ride
- Hospital
- Choosing
- Big Stomp
- Splash
- Busy
- Supermarket
- The Dog
- Haircut
- Sleepover
Series 2 (2013)
- Sandcastle
- Birthday Present
- Echoes
- Panda
- Piano
- Getting Better
- I Don't Smile
- Fussy
- Waiting
- Excited
- Funny Tummy
- The Hat
- Flying
- Mountain
- Chuff
- Quiet
- My Favourite Dinosaur
- Dobbin
- The Wedding
- Firework
- Holding Hand
- Subway
- Thunder
- Rain
- Shadow
Special episodes (10 minutes)
- Holiday Special: Hola (broadcast 26 August 2013)
- Halloween (broadcast 31 October 2013)
- Hogmanay (broadcast 31 December 2013)
- The Play (broadcast 28 February 2014)
- Going To School (broadcast 15 August 2014)
- Harvest Supper (broadcast 3 October 2014)
- Christmas Magic (broadcast 19 December 2014)
References
- English, Paul (23 December 2011). "Taggart star Colin McCredie swaps cops for daughters in new Cbeebies role from Balamory creators". dailyrecord. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- "CBeebies Grown-ups page for Woolly and Tig". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
- "Woolly and Tig". CBeebies. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- "Woolly and Tig" Official YouTube Channel