''Molly and Mack'' is a British

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that began airing on

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in 2018. It ran for five seasons. The show airs on ABC Kids in Australia.

Premise

The show centres around an 11-year-old girl named Molly (played by Mimi Robertson) who spends the summer helping her 19-year-old brother Mack (played by Joshua Haynes) at a toy stall in The Big Hub, a

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in the fictional Scottish town of Bridgetown. The Big Hub, managed by Moira (played by Maureen Carr), is where a variety of stallholders hold an array of permanent market stalls including a gift stall run by Alice (played by

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), a fruit and vegetable stall run by resident

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Bob (played by

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) and a café stall run by Mrs Juniper (played by

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).(12 November 2018
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. Retrieved 22 August 2019. The

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at The Big Hub is managed by Molly and Mack's widower father James (played by James Mackenzie). James is regularly seen supervising a number of children including Molly's friends, Suki (played by Miko Hanley), Magnus (played by Ethan Rowley) and Ruby (played by Freya Reid).(17 November 2018
"Tranent boy playing starring role in new CBeebies show"
''

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''. Retrieved 22 August 2019. Mack's girlfriend Daisy (played by Danielle Jam) works at a nearby

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Songs

During each episode, there are always two songs performed as a regular problem-solving plot device. When identifying a problem, a character performs ''The Oops Song'', before another character sings ''The Idea Song'' when they propose a solution as a way to solve the problem. # ''The Oops Song'': sometimes Molly, Alice, Moria, Sandy, Mrs Juniper sings ''The Oops Song''.

Episodes

Production

With a multicultural cast, ''Molly and Mack'' is filmed in

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and

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, with the

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being used as a centrepiece for the fictional Bridgetown.(14 June 2019
Hit TV show returns to North Queensferry
'' Dunfermline Press and West of Fife Advertiser''. Retrieved 22 August 2019. The bridge is heavily featured in the opening sequence of the show, in various on-location shots and promotional material for the series. The building featured as “The Hub” is in Maxwell Park - and is called

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References

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* * {{IMDb title, 9295470 2018 British television series debuts 2022 British television series endings 2010s British children's television series 2010s preschool education television series British preschool education television series British television shows featuring puppetry BBC children's television shows CBeebies English-language television shows Television series about children Television series by BBC Studios Television shows set in Scotland