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; Dad is played by Colin McCredie (Betsy's actual father); 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, who played PC Plum in the children's series Balamory. Woolly and Tig is produced by Tattiemoon, who produced Balamory and Me Too!
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 "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
The BBC CBeebies page dedicated to the programme lists 30 episodes, with a summary of each.
Series 1 (2012) Baby Ben The Funfair Dance Class Hair Wash Day Losing Things First Day The Clown Eating New Foods Open Wide Timmy's Monsters One Step at a Time Fire Alarm Swing Park The Beard Changing My Room Museum of Imagination Sharing The Party The Painting Day Granny No No Bus Ride Hospital Choosing Big Stomps Splash Busy Supermarket Hair Cut The Dog Sleepover Series 2 (2013) Sandcastle Birthday Present Panda Piano Echoes Getting Better Fussy I Don't Smile Waiting Flying Excited Funny Tummy The Hat Mountain Quiet Chuff My Favourite Dinosaur Dobbin Fireworks Holding Hands The Wedding Subway Thunder Rain Shadows Special episodes (10 minutes): Holiday Special: Hola (broadcast 26 August 2013) Halloween (broadcast 31 October 2013) Hogmanay (broadcast 31 December 2013) The Play (broadcast 28 February 2014) Going to School (broadcast 15 August 2014) Harvest Supper (broadcast 3 October 2014) Christmas Magic (broadcast 19 December 2014)