British Telly

It’s been almost 20 years since the pastel-hued houses in the picture-perfect harbour village of Balamory appeared on television screens.

On Tuesday, the BBC has announced it had commissioned two new series of the beloved CBeebies show to return in 2026.

Originally produced between 2002 until 2005, it is expected that the new series will once again be set in the Scottish village of Balamory where coloured houses nestle round a charming harbour with stories centred on a nursery school and teacher.

Balamory’s first run attracted millions of viewers across the world, spawned a live show and won best pre-school live action series at the 2004 Bafta children’s awards.

The show will once again be filmed in Scotland, the broadcaster said, either in the original location of Tobermory or another Scottish location such as Rothesay.