Little Roy (TV series)
| Little Roy | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Alan Shannon |
| Based on | Characters by Alan Shannon |
| Directed by |
Alan Shannon Rob Burke Ronan Burke |
| Starring |
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| Composer(s) | Darren Hendley |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jam Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBBC CBeebies |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 10 October 2016 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Roy The Roy Files |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Little Roy is an Irish children's television show, based in Dublin, Ireland, which is broadcast by CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It began on CBBC on 10 October 2016 and will begin on CBeebies in late 2016. The show centres on the title character Roy O'Brien, the 5-year-old animated son of a live-action family. The series is a spin-off from Roy an Irish television show which ran from 1 July 2009 to 7 April 2015. Creator of Roy, Alan Shannon, is the series director.
Plot
The show follows the everyday life of five-year-old Roy O'Brien, a hyperactive and playful little boy. Little Roy is a live action/animation hybrid with Roy as the main character. Each episode will follow a day in the life of the cartoon, as his cartoon abilities always cause some form of mayhem. To solve his real life dilemma, Roy escapes into his imagination. He takes on the persona of 'Wonder Roy', and with his friend Finn, he plays out his particular predicament of the day and finds a solution.
Cast
- Susie Power as Roy O'Brien (voice)
- Maclean Burke as Bill O'Brien
- Niamh McCann as Maura O'Brien
- Robyn Dempsey as Becky O'Brien
- Des Keogh as Reg Barker
- Billie Traynor as Barbara Barker
- Lucia Evans as Joan Jones
- Keith Duffy as Jimmy Jones
- Reece Adenusi as Tristan Jones
- Paul Tylak as Various (voice)
- Rebecca Walsh as Various (voice)
Episodes
Series 1 (2016)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date[1] |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pass it On" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Rachel Kilfeather | October 3, 2016 (BBC iPlayer) October 10, 2016 (CBBC) |
| Maura decides that Roy should go through his toys and give away the ones he doesn't play with anymore. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Roy's New Look" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Trevor J. Colgan | October 11, 2016 |
| Roy is crestfallen to realise he cannot change the way he looks. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Oh Brother!" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Mark Hodkinson | October 12, 2016 |
| Roy discovers that his dream of having a younger brother named Zip has come true. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Flushed Away" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Senta Rich | October 13, 2016 |
| Roy knocks the loo roll off the shelf and into the toilet bowl, causing it to block. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Roy O'Clock" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Senta Rich | October 14, 2016 |
| When Roy sneaks a look at Mr Barker's old cuckoo clock, he accidentally breaks it. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Stormy Nighty Knight" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Dave Rice | October 17, 2016 |
| When the lights go out during a storm, Roy generates a cartoon light bulb to keep the dark at bay. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Mega Sucker" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | October 18, 2016 |
| Bill is in charge while Maura is away and the place is a mess. They have until lunchtime to get the house back in order. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Let's Rock" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Anto Howard | October 19, 2016 |
| Becky is disheartened with her triangle performance, and Roy wonders how he can help her get the timing right. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Wakey Wakey" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Sonia Haccius and Borja Espana Guillot | October 20, 2016 |
| Roy and Becky are excited about visiting a farm tomorrow and need to get a good night's rest. But they can't fall asleep! | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Gnomey O'Brien" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Trevor J. Colgan | October 21, 2016 |
| Roy and Bill accidentally break Mr Barker's garden gnome. After repairing his hat, Roy grows attached to Gnomey. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Big Cover Up" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Justin Carr and Sinéad Fagan | October 24, 2016 |
| It's a sunny day and Roy gets sunburnt, causing him to turn into a lobster. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Sweet Tooth" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Sonia Haccius and Borja Espana Guillot | October 25, 2016 |
| Roy loses a tooth, Toothy - a cute animated tooth, with a penchant for sweets. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Team O'Brien" | Rob Burke and Ronan Burke | Anto Howard | October 26, 2016 |
| Roy tries to help Bill break his record for the number of chores done in a day. | |||||