Balamory (series 3)

This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show Balamory.

Season Three was broadcast in 2004.

• Main cast are listed on the main Balamory page.

Oh Dear

Edie McCredie and Archie come with a way of how they can hide themselves while deer spotting, but it causes chaos around the town.
First appearance of "Follow the Clue" (PC Plum's new song)

Plonk Blocks

Josie Jump searches for special building blocks to help her tell a fairground story.
First episode to star Kasia Haddad as Josie Jump.

Postcards

Penny gets distracted by watching a football match, and forgets to make an important order for the shop.

Suzie's Flying Lesson

Suzie takes a flying lesson, but needs someone to go with her so they can tell the children what the island looks like from the air.
First appearance of "Come Up and See Me Sometime" (Edie McCredie's new song)

Beach Bonanza

Miss Hoolie faces a dilemma when she makes too many promises of taking people to the beach.
First appearance of "Strike Up the Band" (new play day song)

Sausages

Edie comes to the nursery to remind Miss Hoolie about a trip to the farm. She is in a hurry because she has so much to do. She goes to buy some sausages and a birthday card. She is in a rush and drops things all over. She posts her card, but when she returns to her bus, she realises she had left the door open. PC Plum isn't pleased. When she gets home, she sees that her sausages are missing. She asks PC Plum to solve the mystery. He thinks a dog had taken them, but it was Edie's fault for leaving the door open. Edie takes Miss Hoolie and the children to the farm to feed the animals, and they have a lovely time. The McLeods' dog James however, isn't hungry, because he is full of sausages.

Gospel Choir

PC Plum is organising a gospel choir performance at the nursery. But he spends so much time practicing his singing that he neglects his police work - leaving Penny to solve a mystery involving missing flowers.

Ballet

Josie asks Miss Hoolie to help think of a ballet the children might enjoy watching her class perform. They decide on a ballet about a fairy and a box of toys who love to leap, spin and dance. Spencer helps build the scenery for the ballet and brings it to the nursery, however, they can't bring it inside without spoiling the surprise. Archie comes up with the answer - bedspread curtains. They stop everyone from peeking at the scenery or the dancers until the ballet is ready. It is a smash!
First appearance of 'Great Inventions Groovy Solutions' (Archie's new song)

Tantrums

Archie brings his new hot air balloon invention to the nursery. The children have been making chicks so he tries to use one of them for a passenger, but it's very sticky and Archie gets in a mess and pops his balloon. He becomes very angry so Miss Hoolie gives him a juice box and sends him home to calm down. At home he decides to build a tower out of yogurt pots, but it falls down and he gets angry again and he squashes his juicebox. He goes to buy another one at Pocket and Sweets but then he drops his money and gets angry again. Suzy gives him chocolate but that makes him worse. Penny helps him to breathe deeply then Josie Jump teaches him some exercises to help calm him down.
First appearance of 'Cheer You Up' (Josie Jump's new song)

Spaghetti Day

It is PC Plums birthday, and he and Miss Hoolie are going to an Italian restaurant on the mainland to celebrate. But when Edie calls PC Plum out on an emergency, he and Miss Hoolie end up missing the ferry. So she and Miss Hoolie organise an Italian restaurant in Miss Hoolie's house. Only the food is missing. So they call on Suzie to make original Italian spaghetti.
First appearance of 'Suzie's Cooking' (Suzie Sweet's song)

Buggies and Prams

Josie is meant to be taking the mums and toddlers with their buggies and prams to soft play in the big city, but is worried that she'll get lost.

Couch Potato

When Edie arrives she is out of puff. She has been rushing around doing jobs for Archie. She even eats all of Miss Hoolie's biscuits! Archie asks her to pick up the game he had invented. Poor Edie has to return to Archie's castle to take him out again! This time there are no biscuits. Archie gets out of puff searching for biscuits and Edie is far too tired to go to the shop. They need someone to get them back on their feet and fit! Josie tells them they need exercise and healthy food. Miss Hoolie, Archie, Edie and the children get plenty of exercise in the nursery with Josie and enjoy playing with Archie's invention.

Horsepower

Archie tries to fix Edie's bus. Miss Hoolie and her visitors are meant to tour Balamory on Edie's bus, but it develops a problem that even Archie can't fix.

Broken Down Bus

Edie goes missing in the snow. PC Plum goes out in the snow to find Edie before the steel band concert begins.

Five a Side

Suzie organises a five-a-side football match, and Penny helps to referee the match in the sports hall.
First appearance of 'Sort It' (Penny Pocket's song)

The Street Party

The nursery holds a street party, but Miss Hoolie and Spencer worry that it's too cold for anyone to come.

The Rhyme Machine

Archie invents a fantastic rhyme machine. Miss Hoolie suggests they use it to tell a story. Josie, however, suggests they use it to make a song. Spencer comes up with a tune, and then Archie and Josie host a sing-along at the nursery. Josie is very excited about testing Archie's new rhyme machine, but the duo need help putting the finishing touches to the invention.
First appearance of 'If You Need a Little Rhythm' (Spencer's new song)

Paper Chase

Miss Hoolie wants Spencer to paint a large picture of Balamory for the nursery wall.

Whale of A Day

PC Plum has arranged to take Miss Hoolie whale-watching. Spencer makes them a whale chart so that they can tell the different types of whales apart, but PC Plum accidentally drops the smelly sandwiches on the floor. Suzie saves the day, by making up a picnic hamper for them.

Boat Race

Penny Pocket organises a boat race for her sailing company. She goes to Josie's, who has recently joined the sailing group. Josie is nervous and Penny makes her calm down with big shouting but it gives her a sore throat. Having to shout after the boat, she calls Archie to make some magic. He makes a paper megaphone to make Penny's voice bigger, and he sticks it beside a yoghurt pot and to Penny's wheelchair with two sticks.

Light Festival

It's Josie's birthday. The nursery celebrates the Light Festival, a very special day for Josie.

Skiing

Josie goes skiing.

The Lost Cow

PC Plum investigates the disappearance of Roddy Macleod's cow, Alison. Spencer helps out, PC Plum investigates a peculiar disappearance during a snowy day.

Reflections

A puddle inspires Archie to create a reflecting machine. He goes to Pocket and Sweet's to buy some things that reflect. Suzie finds lots of things, but in the end all Archie takes is a bicycle mirror, and a mop and bucket. He makes the machine, but then can't think of a game to play using it- he has promised Miss Hoolie he will use the machine to play a game with the children. Can Josie Jump save the day?

Pirate Radio

PC Plum investigages strange emanations coming from his police radio, and from taps and kettles all over Balamory. Edie has accidentally turned on an old transmitter, broadcasting her singing practice. Archie is called in to solve the problem.

Seaside Inside

It's a rainy day, so the cafe is packed with people. PC Plum cancels his bird-watching plans to do crowd control. The kids were supposed to go to the beach, so Spencer is sent to entertain them. Instead of a sing-song, Spencer has an idea to bring the seaside inside.

Marching band

Suzie is organising a street parade.

Hub Caps

PC Plum finds a lot of old hub caps. He takes them to Edie, but she has a lot already, and has no room for any more. She discovers that they make a great sound when you bang them together, and suggests PC Plum take them to Spencer- he may be able to make them into a musical instrument. Spencer shows PC Plum how to make a "wind-clacker" for the nursery garden.

Anansi

Josie Jump decides to tell the children a story about Anansi the spider, although Miss Hoolie appears to be arachnophobic. Archie makes Josie a model spider from yoghurt pots.

The Fiddle Player

Today, the famous fiddle player Shiona Docherty comes to visit Miss Hoolie. Shiona and Spencer give the nursery children a concert.

The Pixie Picnic

It is a Play Day in Balamory, and Spencer is organising a Pixie Picnic. He has prepared some Pixie costumes, but has forgotten to prepare games- can Josie come up with some games?

Whale Bank

A lot of money has been left on Edie's bus. She is unsure what to do with it, so she asks Archie if he can come up with a solution.

Party Games

Archie has invented a party pack. It is dull so he goes to see Spencer who helps him to paint it and then to Josie to get ideas for games before going to the nursery to play with the children.

The Clown

Giggles the Clown is performing at the Nursery today but rather carelessly he has lost his make-up, juggling balls, magic wand and the rest of his clown stuff. Josie Jump and Archie assist. But who can help Giggles bake custard pies? Of course! Suzie Sweet! But will Suzie allow good food be thrown?

Anyone for Tennis?

PC Plum tries to solve the mystery of why coloured spots have appeared around town.

Sand Shapes

PC Plum learns how important it is to be responsible when he tries to juggle his job with helping out at the nursery.

Lost Then Sorted

PC Plum is on the case when lots of things start to go missing in Balamory, but he is surprised to discover who the culprit is. As they collect boxes for the Balamory nursery.

Vibrations

Edie hears some strange noises outside her house this morning. She eventually finds out that the noises were coming from Spencer's new music machine, which he brings to the nursery to teach the children a humming song.

Towers and Balconies

Josie Jump, Spencer arrive at Pocket and Sweet's for cameras and binoculars. Then Josie Jump, Edie, Pocket and Sweet, Spencer, PC Plum, Miss Hoolie, Archie and the children go to the mainland to Hartlepool up Christ Church Tower. Archie's castle tower and Josie Jumps' tower. They take pictures of everything.

Bedtime

Archie gets confused by his latest invention, but someone helps him find a solution.

Ten Pin Bowling

Chaos reigns when fun and games get out of control at Miss Hoolie's house. They take the children to the proper bowling alley on the mainland.

The Puddle Walk

PC Plum takes the children on a puddle walk in the forest.

The Stick Up

When PC Plum gets money stuck to his bottom at Pocket and Sweet's, Penny tries to go after him, but finds it hard to catch up. She calls on Edie to go after PC Plum on her bus. This gives Penny an idea of a new game for the children at the nursery.

I Want a Dog

Suzie and Penny take Miss Hoolie to the dog's home to see Tootsie. PC Plum suggests that she could share a dog instead of owning one, and thus take it for walks when she wants.

Titanium Of Potential

Archie invents an energy machine with titanium for Miss Hoolie. Then they learn different types of energy in the nursery.

Spooks

It's a foggy day in Balamory today and Edie tells Archie he's ironing some blankets for ghosts. Miss Hoolie, Edie and Archie dresses up as ghosts in the nursery.