''Moley'' is a British animated television series directed by Leon Joosen and produced by Tony Nottage at Nottage Productions, based on the stories written by James Reatchlous. The show revolves around Moley, an anthropomorphic mole who lives in MoleTown with his friends and other animals.

Production and broadcast

''Moley'' was initially produced as a 30-minute TV special titled ''Master Moley by Royal Invitation'', which first aired on WarnerMedia channel Boomerang in EMEA territories on 28 November 2020. The TV series, titled ''Moley'', premiered with the first 26 11-minute episodes of a 52-episode season across WarnerMedia EMEA's Boomerang channel in over 119 countries in October 2021, with a further 26 episodes due for release in the spring of 2022. In the United States, the series premiered on 7 July 2023 on

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. In July 13, 2023, the show started releasing episodes in the Talking Tom and Friend’s YouTube channel. The show made its

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debut on

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during Christmas 2022, starting with the special, the show was expected to fully debut on Pop in January 2023, but didn’t air, in August of 2023, it became listed on the Pop website, and it began airing on October 2, 2023.

Plot

The series follows Moley, a charming, optimistic young mole who lives deep in a burrow in the bustling city of MoleTown. Accompanied by a magical book named Manny, Moley travels around MoleTown learning about new mole cultures and sharing his knowledge of the human world above. Though Moley is viewed by the citizens of MoleTown as wise and knowledgeable, he's no smarter than the average mole, and often finds himself on entertaining misadventures. His best friends Mona Lisa, Dotty, Mystic Mole, and Mishmosh always come to his rescue.

Characters

* Moley, voiced by

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* Manny the Magic Book * Dotty, voiced by

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* Mona Lisa, voiced by

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* MishMosh, voiced by

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* Mystic Mole, voiced by

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* The Gardener, voiced by

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* Squirm, voiced by Brigitta Nicas * Lester, voiced by

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Episodes

References

External links

* {{Boomerang Boomerang (TV network) original programming 2020s British animated television series 2020s British children's television series 2020 British television series debuts 2022 British television series endings British children's animated comedy television series British English-language television shows Animated television series about animals British computer-animated television series