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Woolly and Tig

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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);[1] 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

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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

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The BBC CBeebies page dedicated to the programme lists 30 episodes, with a summary of each.[2]

Series 1 (2012)

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    1. Baby Ben
    2. The Funfair
    3. Hair Wash Day
    4. Dance Class
    5. Losing Thing
    6. First Day
    7. The Clown
    8. Eating New Food
    9. Open Wide
    10. Timmy Monster
    11. One Step At A Time
    12. Fire Alarm
    13. The Beard
    14. Swing Park
    15. Changing My Room
    16. Museum Of Imagination
    17. Sharing
    18. The Party
    19. The Painting Day
    20. Granny No No
    21. Bus Ride
    22. Hospital
    23. Choosing
    24. Big Stomp
    25. Splash
    26. Busy
    27. Supermarket
    28. The Dog
    29. Haircut
    30. Sleepover

Series 2 (2013)

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    1. Sandcastle
    2. Birthday Present
    3. Echoes
    4. Piano
    5. Panda
    6. Getting Better
    7. I Don't Smile
    8. Fussy
    9. Waiting
    10. Excited
    11. Funny Tummy
    12. The Hat
    13. Flying
    14. Mountain
    15. Chuff
    16. Quiet
    17. My Favourite Dinosaur
    18. Dobbin
    19. The Wedding
    20. Firework
    21. Holding Hand
    22. Subway
    23. Thunder
    24. Rain
    25. Shadow

Special episodes (10 minutes)

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    1. Holiday Special: Hola (broadcast 26 August 2013)
    2. Halloween (broadcast 31 October 2013)
    3. Hogmanay (broadcast 31 December 2013)
    4. The Play (broadcast 28 February 2014)
    5. Going To School (broadcast 15 August 2014)
    6. Harvest Supper (broadcast 3 October 2014)
    7. Christmas Magic (broadcast 19 December 2014)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "CBeebies Grown-ups page for Woolly and Tig". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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