Woolly and Tig

Woolly and Tig is a British series of 5-minute live action dramas about a three-year-old girl (Tig) and her toy spider (Woolly).

The episodes focus on the feelings that children may have when faced with new experiences. Woolly talks Tig through how she is feeling and possible solutions.

The character of Tig is played by three year old Betsy McCredie; Dad is played by Colin McCredie (Betsy’s actual father);^[1] Mum is played by Jenny Ryan (Betsy’s Aunt) and the series is narrated by Maisie McCredie (Betsy’s older sister).

One of the directors is Andrew Agnew, Balamory's Policeman PC Plum. The series is produced by Tattie Moon.

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 "I love Woolly".

Cast

• Woolly - Jamie Oram (Voice)^[2]
• Tig - Betsy McCredie
• Dad - Colin McCredie
• Mum - Jenny Ryan
• Narrator - Maisie McCredie

Episodes

The BBC CBeebies page dedicated to the programme lists 30 episodes, with a summary of each.^[3]

• Series 1 (2012)
  1. Baby Ben
  2. The Funfair
  3. The Dance Class
  4. Hair Wash Day
  5. Losing Things
  6. First Day
  7. The Clown
  8. Eating New Foods
  9. Open Wide
  10. Timmy's Monsters
  11. One Step at a Time
  12. Fire Alarm
  13. Swing Park
  14. The Beard
  15. Changing My Room
  16. Museum of Imagination
  17. Sharing
  18. The Party
  19. The Painting Day
  20. Granny No No
  21. The Bus Ride
  22. Hospital
  23. Choosing
  24. Big Stomps
  25. Splash
  26. Busy
  27. Supermarket
  28. Hair Cut
  29. The Dog
  30. Sleepover
• Series 2 (2013)
  1. Sandcastle
  2. The Birthday Present
  3. Pandas
  4. Piano
  5. Echoes
  6. Getting Better
  7. Fussy
  8. I Don't Smile
  9. Waiting
  10. Flying
  11. Excited
  12. Funny Tummy
  13. The Hat
  14. Mountain
  15. Quiet
  16. Chuff
  17. My Favourite Dinosaur
  18. Dobbin
  19. Fireworks
  20. Holding Hands
  21. The Wedding
  22. Thunder
  23. Subway
  24. Rain
  25. Shadows
• Special episodes (10 minutes):
  1. Holiday Special: Hola (broadcast 26/8/2013)
  2. Halloween (broadcast 31/10/2013)
  3. Hogmanay (broadcast 31/12/2013)
  4. The Play (broadcast 26/02/2014)
  5. Going to School (broadcast 19/8/2014)
  6. Harvest Supper (broadcast 1/10/2014)
  7. Christmas Magic (broadcast 19/12/2014)

References

External links

• "Woolly and Tig". CBeebies. Retrieved 20 April 2012.