Balamory (series 3)

This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the British television programme Balamory Season Three. Season Three was broadcast on 20th September 2004.

Cast
  • The main cast are listed on the main Balamory page.

Episodes
Season Three Kasia Haddad replaces Buki Akib for taking the role of Josie Jump.
No. Title Description Original air date
1 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)
 20 September 2004
2 Plonk Blocks Josie Jump searches for special building blocks to help her tell a fairground story.
 21 September 2004
3 Postcards Penny gets distracted by watching a football match, and forgets to make an important order for the shop. 22 September 2004
4 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 "Let Me Take You on a Journey" (Edie McCredie's new song)
 23 September 2004
5 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)
 24 September 2004
6 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 Edie's sausages. 27 September 2004
7 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. 28 September 2004
8 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)
 29 September 2004
9 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)
 30 September 2004
10 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)
 1 October 2004
11 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. 4 October 2004
12 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. 5 October 2004
13 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. 6 October 2004
14 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. 7 October 2004
15 Five a Side Football 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)
 8 October 2004
16 The Street Party The nursery holds a street party, but Miss Hoolie and Spencer worry that it's too cold for anyone to come. 11 October 2004
17 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)
 12 October 2004
18 Paper Chase Miss Hoolie wants Spencer to paint a large picture of Balamory for the nursery wall. 13 October 2004
19 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. 14 October 2004
20 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. 15 October 2004
21 The 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. 18 October 2004
22 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? 19 October 2004
23 The Lost Bicycle PC Plum is organising Hunky Dory in Balamory. 20 October 2004
24 Pirate Radio PC Plum investigates 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. 21 October 2004
25 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. 22 October 2004
26 Marching Band Suzie is organising a street parade. 25 October 2004
27 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. 26 October 2004
28 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. 27 October 2004
29 The Fiddle Player Today, the famous fiddle player Shiona Docherty comes to visit Miss Hoolie. Shiona and Spencer give the nursery children a concert. 28 October 2004
30 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? 29 October 2004
31 Otters Josie Jump comes into the nursery to complain about litter. She thinks Pocket and Sweet are responsible, but it turns out that they are heading a "Keep Balamory Tidy" campaign. She goes to see PC Plum, who realises that the mess has been caused by otters, and takes Josie and some of the nursery children to see them. 1 November 2004
32 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. 2 November 2004
33 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. 3 November 2004
34 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? 4 November 2004
35 Anyone for Tennis? PC Plum tries to solve the mystery of why coloured spots have appeared around town. 5 November 2004
36 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. 8 November 2004
37 Leaking Roof 9 November 2004
38 Noise Annoys 10 November 2004
39 The Juggler 11 November 2004
40 A Ship At the Bottom of the Sea 12 November 2004
41 Light Festival It's Josie's birthday. The nursery celebrates the Light Festival, a very special day for Josie. 15 November 2004
42 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. 16 November 2004
43 The Love Letter 17 November 2004
44 Bedtime Archie gets confused by his latest invention, but someone helps him find a solution. 18 November 2004
45 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. 19 November 2004
46 The Storyteller 22 November 2004
47 The Puddle Walk PC Plum takes the children on a puddle walk in the forest. 23 November 2004
48 The Dentist 24 November 2004
49 Guide Dog 25 November 2004
50 Counting 26 November 2004
51 Bring and Tell Day 29 November 2004
52 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. 30 November 2004
53 Hospital Radio 1 December 2004
54 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. 2 December 2004
55 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. 3 December 2004
56 Train Ride 6 December 2004
57 Blossom 7 December 2004
58 The Flicker Book 8 December 2004
59 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. 9 December 2004
60 Sandcastle Competition A very important person is coming to judge a sandcastle competition at the beach, but will they arrive on time? 10 December 2004
61 The Actor 13 December 2004
62 Steam Tractor 14 December 2004
63 Skiing Josie goes skiing. 15 December 2004
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