Authentic Balamory stars return for brand spanking new CBeebies collection in 2026

BBC Julie Wilson Nimmo smiles alongside Juliet Cadzow who leans out the window of a yellow bus — Julie Wilson Nimmo as Miss Hoolie and Juliet Cadzow as Edie McCredie within the unique collection

Stars of the unique BBC kids’s programme Balamory will revive their roles in a brand new collection subsequent yr.

Julie Wilson Nimmo shall be again as nursery trainer Miss Hoolie, Andrew Agnew as PC Plum, Kim Tserkezie as Penny Pocket and Juliet Cadzow as Edie McCredie within the reboot on CBeebies.

The BBC stated it might mix acquainted faces with a bunch of recent characters for a “joyful mixture of tales, comedy, songs and adventures”.

The orginal hit programme from the early 2000s was impressed by the true life Scottish city of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.

The 2026 Balamory line-up: Juliet Cadzow (Edie McCredie), Andrew Agnew (PC Plum), Julie Wilson Nimmo (Miss Hoolie), Kim Tserkezie (Penny Pocket), Dr Ollie (Carl Spencer) and Ava Potts (Danielle Jam).

The members of the new balamory cast gather round pointing to a script that says 'Balamory' — The 2026 Balamory line-up: Juliet Cadzow (Edie McCredie), Andrew Agnew (PC Plum), Julie Wilson Nimmo (Miss Hoolie), Kim Tserkezie (Penny Pocket), Dr Ollie (Carl Spencer) and Ava Potts (Danielle Jam).

New characters embody scientist and inventor Ava Potts, performed by Danielle Jam, native vet Dr Ollie, performed by Carl Spencer, and the harbour grasp, performed by William Andrews.

Filming will happen in a studio in Glasgow and on location in Tobermory.

BBC kids’s commissioner Kate Morton stated: “It is great to see a number of the unique solid returning alongside new faces, creating an ideal mixture of nostalgia and discovery for households to get pleasure from collectively.

“This vibrant new collection will delight each kids and the grown-ups who keep in mind it fondly.”

The Balamory solid on the Isle of Mull for filming of the primary collection in 2002

A colourful line up of chacters in tracksuits, kilts and jumpers ahanist a windy island background. — The Balamory solid on the Isle of Mull for filming of the primary collection in 2002

Initially produced from 2002 to 2005, Balamory turned a tv staple for younger kids.

It was broadcast world wide, changing into successful with younger audiences in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and South Africa.

The BBC stated the revival would proceed its custom of home-grown storytelling in regards to the much-loved nursery college and island group that surrounds it.

The pogramme has been commissioned for 2 new collection, produced by Lion Tv Scotland, with 10 episodes in every.