The Adventures of Spot: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Spot, a young puppy, was first conceived by writer Eric Hill as a bedtime story for is son in 1978, and the first Spot book came out in 1980. Since then, Spot has grown in popularity. The show first made an appearance on BBC somewhere between 1986 and 1987, and is now fully available on video. The show follows Spot as he plays with his friends and family and learns new things. Other main characters in the show includes Spot's mum Sally, Spot's dad Sam, Tom the Crocodile, Steve the Monkey, and Helen the hippo.

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Spot
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Family
• Premiere date: 1987-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-11-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18011
• IMDb ID: tt0220963
• TVDB ID: 99961

Cast and credited roles

• Calum Nielsen — Voice
• Peter Hawkins — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-04-09; final listed air date 1987-07-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-09-06; final listed air date 1993-12-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-03-13; final listed air date 1997-09-15; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-10-25; final listed air date 2000-11-10; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Spot on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.