Woolly and Tig

British television series

Woolly and Tig is a British series of 5-minute live action comedies about a five-year-old girl (Tig) and her toy spider called Woolly. Woolly and Tig is also available on BBC iPlayer for over a year.

One of the directors is Andrew Agnew, who played PC Plum in the children's series Balamory . Woolly and Tig is produced by Tattiemoon, who produced Balamory and Me Too!

Cast

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The character of Tig is played by 3 year old Betsy McCredie; Tig's Dad is played by Colin McCredie (Betsy's actual father);^[1] Tig's Mum is played by actress Jenny Ryan (Betsy's Aunt) and the series is narrated by older Tig who is played by Maisie McCredie (Betsy's older sister).

Jenny Ryan is a Scottish actress,^[2] mainly appearing in television series.^[3] One of her early appearances was in The Crow Road, shown in 1996, where she appeared as Helen Irvill in all four episodes. Another frequent role was as Michelle throughout Dear Green Place (2006–2008), and she appeared in four episodes of Waterloo Road series 8 and series 9 (2012–2013). Since Woolly and Tig, she has returned to mainstream roles including Nicole Patterson in four episodes of The Loch, and An Clò Mòr, a 2024 BBC Alba drama series set in a Hebridean family-run tweed mill.

Story

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Each episode shows the main character, Tig Jameson, in a different situation, e.g. being afraid of thunder or staying away from home. Her toy spider, Woolly, helps her overcome these situations by telling her what to think. It then cuts to Tig sorting out these problems. The episode finishes with someone getting frightened by Woolly, and Tig saying "It's only a toy spider" and "I love Woolly".

Woolly is Tig's imaginary friend. He is actually a stuffed spider toy, although Tig imagines him as real. He also portrays Tig's conscience, and usually appears when Tig feels guilty, scared, or angry. Woolly is silly and likable. He is also funny, imaginative and energetic.