Me Too! (UK TV series)

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Me Too! is a live action television series on BBC Two and CBeebies for preschool children based around the large (fictional) community of Riverseafingal in Scotland. In reality the programme is filmed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne, with some exterior shots of Manchester Metrolink trams also being used.

The series follows six parents and their children (with the exception of Dr Juno, who has a dog called Sampson) who are apart during the day as the children go to Granny Murray's and the parents go to work. At various points in the programme the parent will think of their child and a 'think puff' will travel across the city to Granny Murray's. The programme then alternates between what the parents are doing at work and what the children are doing with Granny Murray. One of the aims behind the series is to reassure children of working parents who go to childminders that their parents are always thinking of them. In addition, children get a view into an adult's working day (simplified and more entertaining than a real work day for children's benefit). Each day's plot hinges on a problem that develops at work and the main character's "race against time" to sort it out. Granny Murray has always provided a kernel of wisdom during the programme's opening that helps in solving the problem. The programme features much usage of clocks and time, and hence also aims to teach young children to tell the time.

Me Too! is produced by Glasgow-based production company Tattiemoon.

The show returned to CBeebies in December 2006. However some viewers were annoyed to find that the original songs had been "re-composed", but with the original lyrics remaining in place. The reason for this is still unclear. Fans on the BBC Parenting message board have observed that there were previous complaints about the original songs being too fast, unmemorable and difficult for children to learn. The question of copyright issues was also raised as a possibility, unverified. A Tattiemoon representative states only that the staff of the programme have been "working on the new songs for a long time." (Tattiemoon email form letter sent to multiple enquirers) Viewers can address concerns via the email address on the Tattiemoon website posted below.

1 Main characters
- 1.1 Adults
- 1.2 Children
2 Trivia
3 External links

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Adults

Character	Job	Played by
Granny Murray	Childminder	Jane McCarry
Dr Juno	Doctor	Rosemary Amoani
Rudi	Market stallholder	Chris McCausland
Mickey John	School teacher	Donald Cameron
Raymond	On-train buffet manager	Matthew McVarish
Tina	Taxi driver	Elaine McKenzie Ellis
Bobby	Bus cleaner	Samantha Seager
Nurse Hendry	Nurse	Ross Allan
Chuck	Ferryboat band musician	Joyce Galugbo
Louie	Ferryboat band musician	Michelle Rodley