Old Jack's Boat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Old Jack's Boat features Bernard Cribbins as ‘Old Jack', a retired fisherman who lives in a little village on the North Yorkshire Coast. Helped along by a cast of colourful characters, ‘Old Jack' tells tall stories from inside his old fishing boat. The series is a mix of live action and animation which allows Old Jack to wander along the seabed, visit tropical islands and fly high in the air on balloons always accompanied by his faithful dog, Salty.

Series details

• Title: Old Jack's Boat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 2013-01-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-07-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBeebies
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12359
• IMDb ID: tt2645782
• TVDB ID: 266270

Cast and credited roles

• Bernard Cribbins — Jack
• Freema Agyeman — Shelly Periwinkle
• Helen Lederer — Miss Bowline-Hitch
• Janine Duvitski — Emily Scuttlebutt
• Nadine Marshall — Sam Spinnaker
• Paul Hawkyard — Ernie Starboard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-21; final listed air date 2013-03-15; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-01-20; final listed air date 2014-02-28; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-09-23; final listed air date 2015-09-23.
• Season 6: premiered 2017-06-26; final listed air date 2017-07-14; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

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