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Roly Mo is a kind, cheerful mole with a passion for books, stories, games and activities that entertain as well as educate.
Set beneath Fimble Valley in Roly's cavernous, underground home, this show helps young viewers to discover the magic of reading. Roly has a story or rhyme for every occasion and that's just as well as his inquisitive young niece, Little Bo, is never far away. Keen to learn, and bursting with excitement, Little Bo explores the big wide world with the help of her uncle's vast collection of books stored in his library.
Also eager to be included in the adventures are the boisterous, naughty and extremely loveable snoots, Yugo and Migo – rare, underground creatures, called ‘snoots'. The curious snoot twins provide much of the slapstick comedy in the show.
Familiar Fimble friends are also on hand to join in the fun – Rockit drops in from time to time and Ribble makes an appearance, too.
With delightful and warm-hearted characters, and the same ingredients that have made Fimbles such a phenomenal worldwide success, The Roly Mo Show is sure to win a place in the hearts of all young viewers...
| Media | Episodes | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Roly Mo | 100 | 15 mins |
| Storytime with Roly Mo | 30 | 2 mins |
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Roly Mo
Roly Mo, the storytelling mole, is warm hearted and wise with a jolly sense of humour! Roly is a good listener, offering guidance, advice and an endless supply of wonderful stories to his friends Yugo and Migo, and his favourite niece Little Bo.
But there's more to Roly than meets the eye! He's a very elegant mole with a vast array of hats which he wears according to his mood and situation! And did you know that Roly is a highly talented banjo player? This very accomplished mole, is also an expert at cooking, painting, gardening, star gazing through his own Rolyscope, and knitting. Roly is also very fond of a good nap but with the boisterous Yugo and Migo around, this is often impossible!
At the end of a busy day he likes nothing better than to relax with a copy of the Daily Mole, a Moly Munchie or two and Moo his favourite toy!
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Little Bo
Roly Mo's niece Little Bo is a typical six year old mole - curious, capable, independent and with an infectious sense of humour.
Little Bo loves to learn but when she's not sure of things she'll turn to her Uncle Roly for advice and kind words. She likes songs and rhymes and is learning to read simple stories for herself, something she likes to do with her Uncle Roly.
Little Bo is proud of her pony tail and has an endless collection of hair bows and hats and she loves her floral backpack which contains her precious Busy Book, an exciting source of games and activities.
Little Bo's best friend is her cuddly toy Floppy, a pink cloth baby mole.
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Rockit
Rockit the irrepressible blue tree frog, bounces into Roly Mo's underground home in search of fun with his friends and some of Roly's very good Apple Crumble Cake!
With his great self confidence, outlandish suggestions and solutions to problems, this natural comedian is a great favourite with Yugo and Migo, who admire him greatly and look forward to his occasional visits with eager anticipation.
With his active imagination and ambitious plans Rockit adds excitement and laughter to the friends' games making them even more chaotic than normal!
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Yugo + Migo
Roly Mo's mischievous houseguests, Yugo and Migo are very rare creatures called snoots! They arrived for tea with Roly one day and never left!
They are a classic comedy double act and whenever they are around chaos ensues. Inseparable friends and non-identical twins, they love finishing each others rhymes! They are very different characters though. Yugo loves to remember things and Migo loves to pretend to forget things! Yugo loves the rain and Migo hates getting wet but he does love to snootle in the sunshine!
Whatever their differences, they both love to join in Little Bo's songs and games.
Yugo is very fond of Snudge, his favourite toy which is really just a misshapen blob of material,
Migo loves his Bibby, a rather grubby bib which goes everywhere with him.
Roly Mo's Burrow
Executive Producer
- Mike Watts
Series Producer
- Lucinda Whiteley
Producer
- Helen Sheppard
Special Sequences Director
- Julian Kemp
Directors
- Helen Sheppard
- Bob Harvey
- Alistair Clark
Executive Producer BBC
- Kay Benbow
Head of Production
- Murray Peterson
Production Manager
- Helen Kelsey
Puppeteers
- Simon Buckley
- Neil Sterenberg
- Iestyn Evans
- Robert Skidmore
Additional Puppeteers
- Don Austen
- Michael Bayliss
- Richard Coombes
- Brian Herring
- Mark Jefferis
- Steve Kynman
- Mark Mander
- Olly Taylor
Voice Artists
- Wayne Forester
- Tamsin Heatley
- Philip Pope
- Duncan Wisbey
Title Song Lyrics
- Mike Watts
Title Song Music
- Philip Pope
Title Song Vocals
- Paul K Joyce
Song Lyrics
- Philip Pope
- Toby Rushton
- Mike Watts
- Lucinda Whiteley
- Judy Whitfield
Songs Composed By
- Philip Pope
- Mike Clowes
- Keith Hopwood
- Kick Production
Additional Music
- Mike Clowes
Musical Director
- Philip Pope
Additional Music Supervision
- Ben Pope
Writers
- Lucinda Whiteley
- Mike Watts
- Toby Rushton
- Alan Macdonald
- Jimmy Hibbert
Additional Material
- Richard Bird
- Wayne Forester
- Bob Harvey
- Christine Secombe
Short Story Writers
- Nicky Barton
- Richard Bird
- Aidan Cook
- Sarah Hayes
- Edward Lear
- Lucy Murphy
- Rachel Murrell
- Jan Page
- Clare Palmier
- Toby Rushton
- Christine Secombe
- Yasmin Sidhwa
- Andrew Viner
- Lucinda Whiteley
- Judy Whitfield
Short Story Animation
- Leo Nielsen
- Neil Fitzgibbon
- Andy Wagner
- Simon Batten
- Chris Gunningham
Puppet Makers
- Neal Scanlan Studio
- The Neil Sterenberg Company
Puppet Maintenance
- Robert SKidmore
- Tobin Petit
Puppet Co-ordinator
- Simon Buckley
Character Designs
- Sarah Hayes
- Jake Lunt
- Richard Goleszowski
Animation Producer
- Lucy Murphy
Animation Consultant
- Marion Edwards
Short Story Animation
- King Rollo Films
Short Story Music
- Lester Barnes
Busy Books Written by
- Nuria McGlinchey
- Catherine Kirkwood
- Lucinda Whiteley
Busy Book Animation
- Adrian Cowell
- Ben O'Brien
- Jason George
- Kevin Frostick
- Gareth Axford
- Joe Mulligan
Busy Book Music
- Mike Clowes
Additional graphics
- Gareth Axford
- Jake Lunt
- Pocket Laboratories
- David Tasker
Photographers
- Chris Baines
- Simon Collins
- John Freeman
- Rhian Ap-Gruffydd
Education Consultant
- Su Hurrell
Designer
- Mo Holden
Art Department
- Jane Temple
- Jon Wingrove
- Sam Harley
- Neil Damman
Art Department Assistants
- Caroline Charlton
- Raphael Colucci
- Amelia Davies
- Julia Fallon
- Manni Morris
- Beth Pell
- Emma Petrie
- Carmel Said
- Gary Smith
Lighting
- Simon Alderdice
- Pete Dale
- Dick Crane
- Richard Fern
- Olly Poole
- Andy Siddal
- Peter Sides
- Matt Try
Technical Assistant
- Ben Reason
Studio Sound
- Tim Brott
Sound Recording
- James Beard
- Gregor Reid
Additional Sound
- Wal Walters
- William O'Reilly
Sound Recording Facilities
- Mark Angelo
- Unique Facilities
Camera Operator
- Neil Purcell
- Cathy Becque
Lighting Camera
- John E. Walker
Equipment Hire
- AFL
Studio Facilities
- Park Royal Studios
- Animation Facilities
- Pocket Laboratories
- King Rollo Films
Catering
- Trudy's Kitchen
Production Secretary
- Sonia McGlinchey
Studio Assistant
- James Stewart
Production Team
- Sarah Baron
- Anthony Butler
- Jill Crouch
- Sandra Foran
- Libby Lake
- Christina Takkides
Stage Manager
- Liz Summers
Voice Coach
- Jo Cameron Brown
Editors
- Simon Cruse
- Jim Lownie
- Will Peverett
- Dubbing Mixers
- Matt Ramsay
- Adrian Smith
Post Production
- Platform
- Editworks
- JCA
Post Production Supervisor
- Julia Reason
Script Supervisors
- Alison Garland
- Katie Harlow
- Jenny Bowman
Production Accountant
- Anne Davin
Legal
- Peter Coles
Editorial Assistant
- Nuria McGlinchey
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