Balamory (series 2)

This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the British television programme Balamory. Season Two was broadcast on 7 April 2003. The main cast are listed on the main Balamory page.

Balamory
Series 2
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	63
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Original release	7 April (2003-04-07) – 2 July 2003 (2003-07-02)
Series chronology
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Episodes

No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	"The Lost Letter"	7 April 2003 (2003-04-07)
Spencer finds out Miss Hoolie didn't get the invitation to a surprise party for herself.
2	"Family Meal"	8 April 2003 (2003-04-08)
Archie has been invited over for a family meal at Amber's house, but the trouble is that he has inventor's block. What will he do?
3	"The Hobby Horse"	9 April 2003 (2003-04-09)
Archie presents Miss Hoolie with a pen tree made from coathangers to keep her pens tidy.
4	"Fun Run"	10 April 2003 (2003-04-10)
There is a Fun Run happening in Balamory today, and Josie Jump can't take part unless she finds somebody else to start the race. But who can help Josie out?
5	"Living Statue"	11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)
Penny Pocket goes to the Nursery to tell Miss Hoolie that Suzie Sweet has decided to encourage people to recycle. But soon she and Edie McCredie see a mysterious burglar in the shop. What are they going to do?
6	"Windy Day"	14 April 2003 (2003-04-14)
PC Plum's hat blows away, and he tries to find alternatives.
7	"Car Boot Sale"	15 April 2003 (2003-04-15)
PC Plum's office is cluttered with stuff he wants to throw away but Miss Hoolie tells him to take them to a car boot sale and use them as items for anyone to buy them.
8	"Chinese Festival"	16 April 2003 (2003-04-16)
The residents of the island hold a Chinese Festival, including a Lion Dance.
9	"The Waiter"	17 April 2003 (2003-04-17)
Suzie is nervous about helping out at her cousin's swish cafe on the mainland. It seems there is so much to do! How will she remember what everyone has ordered?
10	"Bun Fest"	18 April 2003 (2003-04-18)
Archie isn't interested in helping out at the Balamory Bun Festival, but he definitely wants to sample some of the buns.
11	"Noises in the Night"	21 April 2003 (2003-04-21)
Spencer wants to play a game with the children about different noises in the night, but he doesn't know which noises to use. Who can help him out?
12	"The Plumber"	22 April 2003 (2003-04-22)
Edie is helping a friend fit a new toilet in the bathroom of her friend's house. The problem is that she only knows a little about toilets.
13	"Litterbug"	23 April 2003 (2003-04-23)
Suzie and Penny are unhappy about the complaints of litter near their shop.
14	"Musical Houses"	24 April 2003 (2003-04-24)
Suzie Sweet has been eating her dinner in the shop and doing her ironing in the café. How can Penny Pocket get her to do things in the right place?
15	"Snow"	25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)
It is snowing, and PC Plum is worried about one of his friends who doesn't get out much. He wants to find a way to bring the winter magic to her house. This is the first work episode that takes place on a snowy day.
16	"Shops"	28 April 2003 (2003-04-28)
Josie Jump wants to play shops with the children at the Nursery, but who can help her make it fun?
17	"Daffodil Tea Party"	29 April 2003 (2003-04-29)
Miss Hoolie organises a daffodil tea party for the children's mums and dads at the Nursery.
18	"The Sing Along Machine"	30 April 2003 (2003-04-30)
A loud booming voice is keeping Balamory residents awake, including Miss Hoolie. PC Plum is on the case, and finds out it is coming from Archie's newest invention – a noisy music machine. PC Plum must find a way to put it to good use.
19	"Bubbles"	1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
Josie teaches the children to play with bubbles.
20	"Steam Train"	2 May 2003 (2003-05-02)
PC Plum has promised to take Miss Hoolie out for the day, but he has double-booked himself, as he has also promised to go on a fishing trip with Spencer on the same day.
21	"Bassoon"	5 May 2003 (2003-05-05)
The nursery children are eagerly awaiting a visit from a bassoon player. Archie decides to come along too, and he invents a musical instrument to play along with her.
22	"Kitten"	6 May 2003 (2003-05-06)
Edie is very sad because her friend's cat has died. Spencer and PC Plum find ways to cheer her up.
23	"Jennifer"	7 May 2003 (2003-05-07)
The children want to play in the garden but there is no rabbit run for Jennifer the Rabbit. Edie sets out to find the materials to make one.
24	"Playground"	8 May 2003 (2003-05-08)
Suzie and Penny have bought some new games for the shop, but they don't know how to play them.
25	"Gardening"	9 May 2003 (2003-05-09)
It's a sunny day, so the children help in Mrs. Reilly's garden.
26	"Disco"	12 May 2003 (2003-05-12)
Miss Hoolie asks PC Plum to organise a disco for the children, but he doesn't know much about music.
27	"Busy Café"	13 May 2003 (2003-05-13)
Suzie rushes back and forth and gets very tired.
28	"Back to Front"	14 May 2003 (2003-05-14)
Penny's wheelchair needs mending, so Edie pumps the wheel up for her before the activity lesson at the Nursery.
29	"Washing"	15 May 2003 (2003-05-15)
Everyone is unhappy at Spencer for messing things up, to which he finds out that he has forgotten to wash his hands and is covering everything he touches in green paint.
30	"The Sizeometer"	16 May 2003 (2003-05-16)
Archie's new invention doesn't seem to impress anyone.
31	"Sneeze"	19 May 2003 (2003-05-19)
Archie has a problem where cannot stop sneezing.
32	"The Story Blanket"	20 May 2003 (2003-05-20)
Josie wants to tell a story for the nursery children as they cannot go outside due to the rain, but just ends up making a big mess instead.
33	"Pancake Party"	21 May 2003 (2003-05-21)
It's pancake-making day in the nursery and PC Plum keeps losing his eggs.
34	"Exercise"	22 May 2003 (2003-05-22)
Josie Jump's jumping classes aren't as popular as they used to be and wants to find a sort of gimmick, gizmo or gadget to get more people involved. Who in Balamory will help her?
35	"Doll's Hospital"	23 May 2003 (2003-05-23)
Miss Hoolie has been asked to babysit Caitlin's dolly, but Edie accidentally sits on the doll and breaks it. What can she do?
36	"Nursery Safari"	26 May 2003 (2003-05-26)
Edie McCredie wants to go on safari in Balamory, but it sounds too much of a challenge. Can PC Plum manage this?
37	"Symbols and Signs"	27 May 2003 (2003-05-27)
Archie wants to take the nursery children on a tour of the island to see how many street signs they can spot, but it's too far for them to walk.
38	"The Hat Story"	28 May 2003 (2003-05-28)
Penny uses the hats in Edie's lost and found box to tell the children a story about different people who might wear them.
39	"Grandmother's Footsteps"	29 May 2003 (2003-05-29)
PC Plum loves to watch animals, but he keeps scaring them away. Spencer has offered to help him, but how?
40	"Sheepdog"	30 May 2003 (2003-05-30)
PC Plum wants to bring in Sandy the Sheepdog in to show the children, but she is too busy with work on the farm. What can PC Plum do?
41	"Leaves"	2 June 2003 (2003-06-02)
Spencer helps out a neighbour to rake leaves, but he doesn't know what to do with them all.
42	"Animal Hospital"	3 June 2003 (2003-06-03)
When Edie finds a hedgehog, she tries to find a way to look after it but has trouble doing so.
43	"Funfair"	4 June 2003 (2003-06-04)
Archie needs to go to the funfair to collect sugar for the candyfloss stall, but he is scared of the rides there.
44	"Likes and Don't Likes"	5 June 2003 (2003-06-05)
Edie tries to buy a Spice Girls CD from Suzi and Penny's, but they're all sold out. When she doesn't get anything else she's looking for, Josie helps her help Suzie and Penny find out what everyone else likes and doesn't like.
45	"Magic"	6 June 2003 (2003-06-06)
Josie wants to tell the children a story about a magician, but she needs a magic box and a magic trick. What will she do?
46	"Buddies"	9 June 2003 (2003-06-09)
Spencer wants to take the nursery children to visit their buddies at the primary school, but who will tell him where to go?
47	"Memory Tree"	10 June 2003 (2003-06-10)
Edie has a box of keepsakes from her woodland walks but doesn't know what to do with them.
48	"Face Painting"	11 June 2003 (2003-06-11)
At the Balamory bazaar, Edie is supposed to run the face painting stall, but she doesn't know how to do it.
49	"Ways to Travel"	12 June 2003 (2003-06-12)
Josie promises to tell the children stories about exciting ways to travel – but she has only ever been on the ferry.
50	"Gymnastics"	13 June 2003 (2003-06-13)
Suzie has a new hobby – juggling and stilt walking, and is causing trouble in the shop. Who can stop the chaos?
51	"Big City"	16 June 2003 (2003-06-16)
Archie wants to take his nephew Christopher to the Science Centre in the Big City but is unsure what it's like to him.
52	"Doctors and Nurses"	17 June 2003 (2003-06-17)
The nursery children are playing a hospital game and Miss Hoolie asks Archie to invent something to play with, something that doctors and nurses use.
53	"The Story Pole"	18 June 2003 (2003-06-18)
Spencer wants to tell the children the story of Princess Sally, but he can't remember how the story goes.
54	"Tasty"	19 June 2003 (2003-06-19)
The children bake some biscuits for PC Plum's tasting session.
55	"Cycling Story"	20 June 2003 (2003-06-20)
Josie Jump and Miss Hoolie are on a bicycle ride today, but Josie doesn't know the rules of the road. There's someone in Balamory who can help her.
56	"Ice Skating"	23 June 2003 (2003-06-23)
Josie is going to the mainland to go ice-skating and wants to borrow a CD to listen to while skating.
57	"Indian Wedding"	24 June 2003 (2003-06-24)
Balamory is in celebration mode as Penny and Suzie help organize an Indian Wedding, but Suzie gets the arrangements muddled up! Will things be fixed in time?
58	"Pirate Party"	25 June 2003 (2003-06-25)
Today is Miss Hoolie's birthday and PC Plum and Spencer organize a surprise party.
59	"Air Guitar"	26 June 2003 (2003-06-26)
Spencer wants to play his guitar for the nursery children.
60	"Paddle Steamer"	27 June 2003 (2003-06-27)
The paddle steamer runs out of tickets. Edie comes to the rescue by using old raffle tickets.
61	"Jungle"	30 June 2003 (2003-06-30)
PC Plum helps Spencer find his guitar.
62	"Sailing"	1 July 2003 (2003-07-01)
PC Plum is in a muddle, and will he be able to complete his jobs in time before he goes out sailing with Miss Hoolie? Final episode to star Buki Akib as Josie Jump. Final appearance of "Jump Up a Little Higher" (Buki Akib version).
63	"The Snowflake Fairy"	2 July 2003 (2003-07-02)
It's time for the winter Cèilidh, but Archie is feeling a bit glum after his flu. Who will wipe away his frowns and bring back his smiles in time for the party? First episode to star Kasia Haddad as Josie Jump and feature the updated intro later used in Season 3. First appearance of "Strike Up the Band" (new Play Day song).