British TV series or programme
| Tommy Zoom |
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| Genre | Family
Animation
Live action
Superhero |
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| Presented by | Molson as "Daniel" |
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| Voices of | Keith Wickham
Jerome Flynn
Elliot Belshaw
Nick Mercer |
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| Opening theme | "Tommy Zoom" |
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| Ending theme | "Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Running time | 9 minutes |
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| Network | CBeebies |
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| Release | 19 March 2007 (2007-03-19) –
28 March 2008 (2008-03-28) |
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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]
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.