Series synopsis
Little Robots is a British animation kids television series that premiered on BBC Two on January 7, 2003. It ended on November 17, 2004. It stars Su Pollard, Martin Clunes, Emma Chambers and Lenny Henry.
Tiny and his Little Robot friends create their own world from the scrapheap on which they find themselves abandoned.
Premise
Tiny and his Little Robot friends create their own world from the scrapheap on which they find themselves abandoned.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Su Pollard as Noisy (voice)
- Martin Clunes as Stripy (voice)
- Emma Chambers as Spotty (voice)
- Lenny Henry as Sporty (voice)
- Morwenna Banks as Rusty (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 65 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 7, 2003 | April 1, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 3, 2003 | December 26, 2003 |
| Season 3 | 13 | May 17, 2004 | June 2, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 13 | November 1, 2004 | November 17, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 13 | April 20, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sound of Music Convinced by Tiny that it'll be impossible play five instruments all by herself, Noisy decides to form a band, but Sporty is horrified to discover that Noisy wants him to be the singer. |
January 7, 2003 |
| 2 |
The Hiccalots Sporty bumps into Noisy who gets a bad case of robotic hiccups. Everyone tries different ways to cure her. |
January 14, 2003 |
| 3 |
A Friend for Teddy Rusty is embarrassed when she discovers Spotty's secret affection for her pink fluffy slippers. |
January 21, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barking Mad Messy barks all night at a nonexistent cat, keeping Stretchy awake and ending up losing his bark. |
October 3, 2003 |
| 2 |
Tiny Who? Spotty offers the Sparky Twins an opportunity for mischief. |
October 10, 2003 |
| 3 |
The Big Bounce Rusty is looking forward to her bouncing lesson with Sporty. |
October 17, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Where's Teddy? Stripy loses Teddy and everyone joins in the search. |
May 17, 2004 |
| 2 |
Red Alert An intruder has broken into the Little Robot world, but it is only Stretchy's latest invention. |
May 18, 2004 |
| 3 |
The Waker-Upper Tiny oversleeps and doesn't turn the day on, so Stretchy makes him a waker-upper machine. |
May 19, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wheels Are Fun Tiny's new invention causes much excitement amongst the Little Robots. |
November 1, 2004 |
| 2 |
Teddy's Big Day Out Tiny doesn't want to worry Stripy by telling him his bear is missing. |
November 2, 2004 |
| 3 |
Under the Stars Spotty persuades Rusty to head off into the Wasteland with her to sleep out under the stars. |
November 3, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sporty the Hero Rusty gives Sporty a medal, saying he is her hero. Sporty would like to be a hero but isn't sure how. |
April 4, 2005 |
| 2 |
Strechy's Yard Guard Stretchy's good intentions backfire when his yard guard turns on him. |
April 5, 2005 |
| 3 |
The Bedtime Badbot Two robots dress up as electronic bogeyman the Bedtime Badbot, after Scary tells them about it. |
April 6, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2003 |
| Last aired | November 17, 2004 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |