Balamory
| 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) |
| Composers | Jane McLaughlin Paul Wilson Gregor Philp Foss Paterson Colin Winston Fletcher Jim Muotune David Scott |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 253, including Christmas special |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Brian Jameson |
| Running time | 19–22 minutes 28–30 minutes (specials) |
| Production companies | BBC Scotland (original series) Tattiemoon (Seeking Santa special) Lion Television Scotland (revival series) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 2 September 2002 – 29 June 2005 |
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. In May 2025, they held auditions for the children of the nursery. The revival series will be produced by Lion Television Scotland, under a tender contract from the BBC.