Molly and Mack

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Molly and Mack
GenreChildren's
Created byPeter Hynes
Directed by Adrian 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
Network CBeebies
Release12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) 
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)

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

Contents

The show airs on ABC Kids in Australia. [2]

Premise

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

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12012 November 20183 December 2018
2204 November 201925 November 2019
Christmas special9 December 2019
32028 June 202123 July 2021
42015 November 20216 December 2021
52031 October 202225 November 2022

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.

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  2. "TV shows: Molly and Mack", ABC Kids website. Accessed 22 August 2019.
  3. Janiak, Kevin (1 February 2019) "Praise for Souter TV star Mimi", Southern Reporter . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. Beacom, Brian (25 March 2019) "River City star Maureen Carr claims acting success isn't about TV fame", The Herald . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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