Tommy Zoom Explained

Country:	United Kingdom
Runtime:	9 minutes
Presenter:	Molson as "Daniel"
Network:	CBeebies
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	30
Voices:	Keith Wickham Jerome Flynn Elliot Belshaw Nick Mercer
Opentheme:	"Tommy Zoom"
Endtheme:	"Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental)

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.

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)

Water Water
Graffiti
Supergranulator
I Don't Want a Shower
Caged
Bring Me Sunshine
Stop the Rot
Food Fight
Steel Thunder
No Sleep
Monsta Mega Mucky Trucky
Paper
The Mark of Polluto
Imagination
Doggytron
Boyz Noise
Winning and Losing
Clean Up
Electricity
Capngrab
Framed
Washing Hands
Finders Keepers
Gridlock
Helping Others
Losing Things
Space Junk
Confidence
Cover Up
Aromathon

References

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/about/programmes/tommyzoom.shtml Description of Tommy Zoom