Molly and Mack

British children's television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Molly and Mack is a British children's television series that began airing on CBeebies in 2018.[1] It ran for five seasons.

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Molly and Mack
GenreChildren's
Created byPeter Hynes
Directed byAdrian Mead (lead director)
StarringMimi Robertson
Joshua Haynes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes100 + 1 special
Production
Executive producerSara Harkins
Running time14 mins.
Production companyBBC Children's Productions
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) 
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
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The show airs on ABC Kids in Australia.[2]

Premise

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Perspective

The show centres around an 11-year-old girl named Molly (played by Mimi Robertson) who spends the summer helping her 19-year-old brother Mack (played by Joshua Haynes) at a toy stall in The Big Hub, a community hall in the fictional Scottish town of Bridgetown.[3]

The Big Hub, managed by Moira (played by Maureen Carr), is where a variety of stallholders hold an array of permanent market stalls including a gift stall run by Alice (played by Katrina Bryan), a fruit and vegetable stall run by resident handyman Bob (played by Steven McNicoll) and a café stall run by Mrs Juniper (played by Alison Peebles).[4][5]

The kids club at The Big Hub is managed by Molly and Mack's widower father James (played by James Mackenzie).[6] James is regularly seen supervising a number of children including Molly's friends, Suki (played by Miko Hanley), Magnus (played by Ethan Rowley) and Ruby (played by Freya Reid).[7]

Mack's girlfriend Daisy (played by Danielle Jam) works at a nearby veterinary surgery.[5]

Songs

During each episode, there are always two songs performed as a regular problem-solving plot device. When identifying a problem, a character performs The Oops Song, before another character sings The Idea Song when they propose a solution as a way to solve the problem.

  1. The Oops Song: sometimes Molly, Alice, Moria, Sandy, Mrs Juniper sings The Oops Song.

Episodes

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Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 20 12 November 2018 3 December 2018
2 20 4 November 2019 25 November 2019
Christmas special 9 December 2019
3 20 28 June 2021 23 July 2021
4 20 15 November 2021 6 December 2021
5 20 31 October 2022 25 November 2022
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Production

With a multicultural cast, Molly and Mack is filmed in Govan in Glasgow and North Queensferry in Fife, with the Forth Bridge being used as a centrepiece for the fictional Bridgetown.[8] The bridge is heavily featured in the opening sequence of the show, in various on-location shots and promotional material for the series.[8] The building featured as "The Hub" is in Maxwell Park and is called Pollokshields Burgh Hall.

References

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