Balamory is a live action television series on British television for pre-school children, based around the fictional small island community of Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 2002 and 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 254 episodes made. The series was created by Brian Jameson. Balamory was filmed mostly in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, with the exception of scenes at Archie's castle filmed at Fenton Tower in North Berwick. A select series of episodes was shown for two brief seasons in the United States on the Discovery Kids channel. It was also shown on TLC. Episodes were shown... until recently on weekdays on RTÉ Two's The Den and continue to be shown on The Den's replacement, RTÉjr. Other than Suzie Sweet and Penny Pocket, who share a building and run pocket and sweet a shop set in Balamory, each main character has their own house in the town, and each house has a distinctive colour.
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| On the air: | 2002-2005 |
| Network: | BBC Two, BBC One, CBeebies, Qubo |