| Tommy Zoom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family Animation Live action Superhero |
| Presented by | Molson as "Daniel" |
| Voices of | Keith Wickham Jerome Flynn Elliot Belshaw Nick Mercer |
| Opening theme | "Tommy Zoom" |
| Ending theme | "Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 9 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 19 March 2007 – 28 March 2008 |
Tommy Zoom is a children's animated superhero television series that was shown regularly on CBeebies in the UK. It was first aired on 19 March 2007.[1]
Developed by Alternative View Studios.
Synopsis
Each episode begins and ends with a live action sequence, narrated by Daniel (Tommy's dog), in which Tommy is faced with a dilemma. Daniel will pose the question "What should Tommy do? What would Tommy Zoom do?" The show then switches to animation to show Tommy Zoom foiling a plot by Polluto which has some link to whatever problem the real Tommy currently faces. After saving the world "in a zoom", the live-action element is re-introduced, and Tommy is seen to make the right choices and solve whatever problem he has.
Characters
- Tommy Zoom (voiced by Elliot Belshaw) is a young superhero, complete with a cape and a large Z imprinted on his chest.
- Daniel Zoom (voiced by Jerome Flynn) is Tommy's dog and sidekick, who often discovers the problem.
- Polluto (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a light blue imp or alien with rotten teeth. He is a villain who aims to ruin the world by removing all greenery and polluting watercourses with chemicals. He wears a smart purple suit.
- Smogg (voiced by Nick Mercer) is a lazy black cat who is Polluto's sidekick. Smogg's whiskers are bent and he has a huge, cheeky smile.
Other characters
These all appear in the live-action segments.
- Real Life Tommy (played by Nathaniel Gleed) causes problems around the house before he transforms into Tommy Zoom, and never speaks.
- Real Life Daniel (played by Molson) is the narrator of the story.
- Mum (played by Joanne Criss) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
- Dad (played by Richard Moody) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
- Baby Sam (played by Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell) is sometimes seen eating at the table. He sometimes laughs, but he never speaks.
- Girl on Bike (played by Charlotte Murphy) – There was one episode where the girl rode her bike beside Tommy, although she was unspoken.
Cast
- Elliot Belshaw as Tommy Zoom
- Jerome Flynn as Daniel/Narrator
- Keith Wickham as Polluto
- Nick Mercer as Smogg
- Charlotte Murphy as Girl on Bike
- Joanne Criss as Mum
- Richard Moody as Dad
- Nathaniel Gleed as Real Life Tommy
- Molson as Real Life Daniel
- Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell as Baby Sam
Episodes
Series 1 (2007–2008)
- Water Water
- Graffiti
- Supergranulator
- I Don't Want a Shower
- Caged
- Bring Me Sunshine
- Stop the Rot
- Food Fight
- Steel Thunder
- No Sleep
- Monsta Mega Mucky Trucky
- Paper
- The Mark of Polluto
- Imagination
- Doggytron
- Boyz Noise
- Winning and Losing
- Clean Up
- Electricity
- Capngrab
- Framed
- Washing Hands
- Finders Keepers
- Gridlock
- Helping Others
- Losing Things
- Space Junk
- Confidence
- Cover Up
- Aromathon
References
- ↑ Description of Tommy Zoom Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine for adults at BBC's CBeebies web site