Series synopsis
Numberjacks is a British animation kids television series that premiered on BBC Two on October 16, 2006. It ended on December 15, 2009. It was created by Chris Ellis. It stars Alice Baker, Jonathan Beech, Laura Maasland and Oliver Keogh.
Centres on the adventures of a group of anthropomorphic numbers. They go about their everyday lives inside their sofa until a call comes in from a real-life child Agent, who reports a problem that needs solving. One or two of the Numberjacks fly out on location to investigate. The Numberjacks have to work out how to put things right, and thwart the dastardly intentions of the Meanies.
Premise
Centres on the adventures of a group of anthropomorphic numbers. They go about their everyday lives inside their sofa until a call comes in from a real-life child Agent, who reports a problem that needs solving. One or two of the Numberjacks fly out on location to investigate. The Numberjacks have to work out how to put things right, and thwart the dastardly intentions of the Meanies.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alice Baker as Three
- Jonathan Beech as Four
- Laura Maasland as Five
- Oliver Keogh as Six
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 84 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 17 | November 24, 2008 | August 3, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 45 | October 16, 2006 | June 15, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 22 | October 26, 2009 | December 15, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Counting Down To Christmas The Numberjacks save Christmas Day |
November 24, 2008 |
| 2 |
Seaside Adventure What starts as a happy holiday in the sun soon gets more complicated as all the Meanies try to make like hard for the Numberjacks. Only after much excitement do things get back to normal. |
August 3, 2009 |
| 3 | All About 5 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Trouble With Nothing Things keep vanishing. Numberjacks 3 and 4 discover that 0 has disappeared too and is causing things to vanish. He is evading all attempts to get him back. When 3 helps out on the Brain Gain machine, everything is tripled but order is finally restored. |
October 16, 2006 |
| 2 |
Going Wrong, Going Long The episode opens with 3 trying to convince 4 that she is taller than him. The alarm goes and an agent says there is a boy having trouble with his pencil. 4 takes the mission to see what is wrong. Can he help? |
October 17, 2006 |
| 3 |
Sphere Today, Gone Tomorrow The Shape Japer is turning spheres into cubes - 6 has a scare on the marble run. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ups and Downs The Spooky Spoon is turning everything upside down, so 1 and 8 are sent out to help 4. |
October 26, 2009 |
| 2 |
On the Move People keep counting when they don’t need to - thanks to the Problem Blob. 5 sorts things out. |
October 27, 2009 |
| 3 |
Very Shapely The Shape Japer is into extreme shapes – 6 gets busy sorting things out. |
October 28, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 16, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 15, 2009 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | Ended |