The Roly Mo Show is a British children's television series produced by Novel Entertainment and aired on CBeebies. The series is set in the home of Roly Mo, where his niece and his friends come over each day to visit him. It is an educational series, with a primary focus on literature. It is a spin-off of Fimbles.

The Roly Mo Show was broadcast on CBeebies from 8 November 2004 up to and including 25 March 2005,

Overview

The Roly Mo Show is set underneath the fictional "Fimble Valley". Roly Mo is a mole who lives under Fimble Valley, and he is often visited by Little Bo, his niece; Yugo and Migo, two energetic 'snoots'; and Rockit, an inquisitive tree frog.

  • Tamsin Heatley as Little Bo, the niece of Roly Mo. She is a young and highly intelligent mole with pink and purple stripes.
  • Philip Pope as Yugo, an energetic orange fox-like creature with yellow stripes. He is a member of a rare species known as 'snoots'.
  • Duncan Wisbey as Migo, an energetic yellow snoot with red spots.
  • Wayne Forester as Rockit, a boisterous blue tree frog. He appeared often in Fimbles prior to The Roly Mo Show. as both shows were created by Novel Entertainment.

On 28 December 2007, a special puppet edition of The Weakest Link aired on BBC One, featuring Roly Mo as one of the contestants. Prior to the fourth round, he led the other puppets in a rendition of the "When You Take a Look Inside a Book" song at the request of Anne Robinson and the audience. He was voted off after the fifth round.

Awards

  • Royal Television Society Educational Television Awards 2004
  • Nominated for Best Early Years Programme
  • Royal Television Society Educational Television Awards 2005
  • Nominated for Best Schools Programme - 0–5 Years (for the episode Imagine)

References

  • Fimbles and The Roly Mo Show at YouTube
  • The Roly Mo Show at IMDb
  • CBeebies - The Roly Mo Show at bbc.co.uk
  • Educational content of The Roly Mo Show
  • The Roly Mo Show at Novel Entertainment