Tommy Zoom

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]

Tommy Zoom
GenreFamily
Animation
Live action
Superhero
Presented byMolson as "Daniel"
Voices ofKeith Wickham
Jerome Flynn
Elliot Belshaw
Nick Mercer
Opening theme"Tommy Zoom"
Ending theme"Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time9 minutes
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Original release19 March 2007 (2007-03-19) –
28 March 2008 (2008-03-28)

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)
  1. Water Water
  2. Graffiti
  3. Supergranulator
  4. Shower
  5. Caged
  6. Bring Me Sunshine
  7. Stop the Rot
  8. Food Fight
  9. Steel Thunder
  10. No Sleep
  11. Monsta Mega Mucky Trucky
  12. Paper
  13. Mark of Polluto
  14. Imagination
  15. Doggytron
  16. Boyz Noise
  17. Winning and Losing
  18. Clean Up
  19. Electricity
  20. Capngrab
  21. Framed
  22. Washing Hands
  23. Finders Keepers
  24. Gridlock
  25. Helping Others
  26. Losing Things
  27. Space Junk
  28. Confidence
  29. Cover Up
  30. Aromathon

References
  1. Description of Tommy Zoom Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine for adults at BBC's CBeebies web site
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