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Old Jack's Boat

All Episodes 2013 - 2017
TV-Y

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  • 2013-01-21T17:45:00Z
  • 15m
  • 17h 45m (71 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Children
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.

77 episodes

2013-12-19T17:45:00Z

Special 1 The Christmas Quest

Special 1 The Christmas Quest

  • 2013-12-19T17:45:00Z15m

In this Christmas special, Jack tells the story of his quest to find three Christmas gifts that turn out to have a huge significance for his life.

2015-04-05T16:45:00Z

Special 2 Storm in a Teacup

Special 2 Storm in a Teacup

  • 2015-04-05T16:45:00Z15m

When clumsy Ernie offers to help with a tea festival, everything is ruined. Ernie decides it is best to leave Staithes.

Series Premiere

2013-01-21T17:45:00Z

1x01 The Pearl Earring

Series Premiere

1x01 The Pearl Earring

  • 2013-01-21T17:45:00Z15m

Miss Bowline-Hitch is taking photos of everyone in the village for her scrapbook, but Ernie doesn't like the tie he has been asked to wear. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to wear a tie.

2013-01-22T17:45:00Z

1x02 Windy Funnel's Harp

1x02 Windy Funnel's Harp

  • 2013-01-22T17:45:00Z15m

Ernie loses his breakfast honey pot and has to chase it round the village. Meanwhile Jack tells a story of the day he found a honey pot floating in the sea.

2013-01-23T17:45:00Z

1x03 The Tigerfish's Party

1x03 The Tigerfish's Party

  • 2013-01-23T17:45:00Z15m

Shelly has decorated the Mermaid Cafe with balloons. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to deliver balloons to the tigerfish's party.

2013-01-24T17:45:00Z

1x04 Princess Blobfish

1x04 Princess Blobfish

  • 2013-01-24T17:45:00Z15m

When Salty's ball hits it, Shelly's new pink recipe becomes a blobby mess. This reminds Jack of the time Salty's ball led them to an equally pink and blobby fish.

2013-01-25T17:45:00Z

1x05 The Moon Maiden

1x05 The Moon Maiden

  • 2013-01-25T17:45:00Z15m

Jack is fixing the boiler and the loud sounds from the Rainbow keep interrupting Sam and Ernie's conversation. Jack only stops work to tell the tale of the Moon Maiden and how he helped her to find her way home.

2013-01-27T17:45:00Z

1x06 The Clumsy Giant

1x06 The Clumsy Giant

  • 2013-01-27T17:45:00Z15m

Sam and Ernie are building a beach hut. Jack offers to fetch a feather duster to clean it with and this reminds him of an adventure he once had with a feather duster and a very clumsy giant.

2013-01-29T17:45:00Z

1x07 The Magic Sea Carpet

1x07 The Magic Sea Carpet

  • 2013-01-29T17:45:00Z15m

It's Ernie's birthday and Shelly has made a special cake. But disaster is never far away from Ernie. Jack tells a tale of when he delivered a very special birthday present.

2013-01-30T17:45:00Z

1x08 There's a Hole in My Boat

1x08 There's a Hole in My Boat

  • 2013-01-30T17:45:00Z15m

Emily and Shelly start selling doughnuts and the holes in the middle remind Jack of a time when the Rainbow had some holes too.

1x09 The Sea Urchin and the Queen

  • 2013-01-31T17:45:00Z15m

Miss Bowline-Hitch has been rushing around and needs to sit down for a rest. But all the seats are uncomfortable - a bit like a certain seaweed queen's throne.

2013-02-01T17:45:00Z

1x10 The Pot of Gold

1x10 The Pot of Gold

  • 2013-02-01T17:45:00Z15m

Emily wants a rainbow to shine over Staithes. Jack recalls the time that he and Salty set off to find the end of the rainbow.

2013-02-04T17:45:00Z

1x11 The Tap and the Plug

1x11 The Tap and the Plug

  • 2013-02-04T17:45:00Z15m

Sam is trying to put a sign up on the beach at low tide. Jack remembers the story of the day the tide went out - and didn't come back.

2013-02-05T17:45:00Z

1x12 The Lost Penguin

1x12 The Lost Penguin

  • 2013-02-05T17:45:00Z15m

Emily's ice-cream maker has broken and she can't sell any ice creams. Jack tells a story about the day Salty wanted an ice cube for her drink and they ended up having an adventure with a lost penguin.

2013-02-06T17:45:00Z

1x13 King Neptune's Shell

1x13 King Neptune's Shell

  • 2013-02-06T17:45:00Z15m

Ernie is really hungry but can't seem to find anything to eat. Jack remembers the story of the magic shell that made food - and why the sea is salty!

2013-02-07T17:45:00Z

1x14 Old Sea Dog's Treasure

1x14 Old Sea Dog's Treasure

  • 2013-02-07T17:45:00Z15m

Miss Bowline-Hitch's sundial needs the sun to shine on it. Jack recalls a hunt for treasure that needed sunshine to solve it.

2013-02-08T17:45:00Z

1x15 Moving House

1x15 Moving House

  • 2013-02-08T17:45:00Z15m

Shelly is looking for an unusual flowerpot and Jack has a brilliant idea which involves a hermit crab's hunt for a new home!

2013-03-04T17:45:00Z

1x16 Grandpa Pops

1x16 Grandpa Pops

  • 2013-03-04T17:45:00Z15m

Jack is trying to have a kip on the Rainbow but he keeps getting interrupted by Ernie and Sam who think Jack is turning into Grandpa Pops. Jack tells the story of Grandpa Pops, the oldest sailor in the world.

2013-03-05T17:45:00Z

1x17 The Bumps

1x17 The Bumps

  • 2013-03-05T17:45:00Z15m

Sam is trying to clear the seaweed off the beach and Jack remembers a very bumpy day when the sea was covered in seaweed.

2013-03-06T17:45:00Z

1x18 A Song for the Sea King

1x18 A Song for the Sea King

  • 2013-03-06T17:45:00Z15m

Miss Bowline-Hitch is returning all the things she's borrowed but now she's lost her purse. Jack is reminded of the time that Pearl the mermaid lost something precious.

2013-03-07T17:45:00Z

1x19 The Tug of War

1x19 The Tug of War

  • 2013-03-07T17:45:00Z15m

Salty doesn't want her blanket to be cleaned. But while Emily is washing it Jack tells Salty the story of the underwater tug of war.

2013-03-08T17:45:00Z

1x20 A Stormy Voyage

1x20 A Stormy Voyage

  • 2013-03-08T17:45:00Z15m

Ernie gives Jack a new lightbulb for his ship's lamp. That reminds Jack of a stormy voyage he and Salty once had and the light they needed to get home safely.

2013-03-11T17:45:00Z

1x21 The Runaway Treat

1x21 The Runaway Treat

  • 2013-03-11T17:45:00Z15m

Miss Bowline-Hitch thinks Ernie deserves a special prize for all the hard work he is doing. Jack recalls the time that Salty won a special prize.

2013-03-12T17:45:00Z

1x22 The Moon Lantern

1x22 The Moon Lantern

  • 2013-03-12T17:45:00Z15m

Ernie has to deliver some eggs to Sam, but will he get them to her without breaking them? Jack recalls the time he helped a sea turtle to hatch her eggs.

2013-03-13T17:45:00Z

1x23 The Viking's Helmet

1x23 The Viking's Helmet

  • 2013-03-13T17:45:00Z15m

A mysterious trail of bananas leads Jack to Miss Bowline-Hitch and, possibly, a hairy monster. Jack tells a tale of a hairy monster he met once on a desert island.

2013-03-14T17:45:00Z

1x24 The Delivery

1x24 The Delivery

  • 2013-03-14T17:45:00Z15m

Emily doesn't know what to do with her delivery of tiny umbrellas and Jack tells the story of a very special delivery he once received.

2013-03-15T17:45:00Z

1x25 The Lucky Dip

1x25 The Lucky Dip

  • 2013-03-15T17:45:00Z15m

Sam is fishing in the water for some lost keys. Jack is reminded of the time he and Salty had to fish for something a lot bigger.

Season Premiere

2014-01-20T17:45:00Z

2x01 Bouncy Bluey

Season Premiere

2x01 Bouncy Bluey

  • 2014-01-20T17:45:00Z15m

Bluey the whale visits the underwater funfair, but he keeps having accidents. Jack and Salty try to save him from being thrown out.

2x02 The Colours of the Rainbow

  • 2014-01-21T17:45:00Z15m

Jack tells the story of how the rainbow got her stripes.

2x03 The Enormous Sea Beanstalk

  • 2014-01-22T17:45:00Z15m

Jack knocks some beans into the sea and an enormous sea beanstalk grows up. But what is at the bottom?

2014-01-23T17:45:00Z

2x04 The Flying Badge

2x04 The Flying Badge

  • 2014-01-23T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty are lost in the Antarctic. Only one friend can save them - a little penguin.

2014-01-24T17:45:00Z

2x05 The Humbug Hotel

2x05 The Humbug Hotel

  • 2014-01-24T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty visit the Humbug Hotel and help a lonely tigerfish find true love.

2014-01-27T17:45:00Z

2x06 The Grand Splashional

2x06 The Grand Splashional

  • 2014-01-27T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty help a little seahorse called Sam race Speedy, the fastest fish in the sea.

2014-01-28T17:45:00Z

2x07 Monkey Me

2x07 Monkey Me

  • 2014-01-28T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty help a little monkey find his home - but what if he doesn't want to live there anymore?

2014-01-29T17:45:00Z

2x08 Sea King's Games

2x08 Sea King's Games

  • 2014-01-29T17:45:00Z15m

George the sawfish is desperate to compete in the sea king's games but disaster strikes and it could ruin the whole event!

2014-01-30T17:45:00Z

2x09 The Shy Noodle Oodle Bird

2x09 The Shy Noodle Oodle Bird

  • 2014-01-30T17:45:00Z15m

Thelma the dragon has eaten too much rainbow and needs some help.

2014-01-31T17:45:00Z

2x10 The Shooting Stars

2x10 The Shooting Stars

  • 2014-01-31T17:45:00Z15m

The whole village of Staithes is lit up at night by some naughty shooting stars.

2014-02-17T17:45:00Z

2x11 Blue Ears

2x11 Blue Ears

  • 2014-02-17T17:45:00Z15m

Jack tells the tale of a haircut that doesn't go according to plan!

2014-02-18T17:45:00Z

2x12 Flora's Flute

2x12 Flora's Flute

  • 2014-02-18T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty have to help out when Flora loses her magical flute.

2014-02-19T17:45:00Z

2x13 Topsy Turvy Bay

2x13 Topsy Turvy Bay

  • 2014-02-19T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty visit Topsy Turvy Bay, where everything is upside down.

2014-02-20T17:45:00Z

2x14 The Windsock

2x14 The Windsock

  • 2014-02-20T17:45:00Z15m

A naughty windsock escapes from its pole and goes on a mad dash through the ocean.

2014-02-21T17:45:00Z

2x15 Small Fry

2x15 Small Fry

  • 2014-02-21T17:45:00Z15m

Natty the cardinal fish doesn't want to speak - but what special secret is he hiding?

Jack and Salty go in search of some pepper for a cheese and tomato sandwich.

2014-02-25T17:45:00Z

2x17 The Rock Sea Palace

2x17 The Rock Sea Palace

  • 2014-02-25T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty discover Angela the anglerfish's biggest secret.

2014-02-26T17:45:00Z

2x18 The Knitted Tea Cosy

2x18 The Knitted Tea Cosy

  • 2014-02-26T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty search the snowy wastes of Antarctica for a lost parrot called Treasure.

2014-02-27T17:45:00Z

2x19 Ship Shape

2x19 Ship Shape

  • 2014-02-27T17:45:00Z15m

Jack and Salty help an old gardener fish discover why his garden has become so noisy.

2014-02-28T17:45:00Z

2x20 Whatchamaloop

2x20 Whatchamaloop

  • 2014-02-28T17:45:00Z15m

Coral Reef takes Jack and Salty on an amazing tour underwater.

Season Premiere

2015-09-21T16:45:00Z

3x01 Rockpool Tales: Sheena's Shadow

Season Premiere

3x01 Rockpool Tales: Sheena's Shadow

  • 2015-09-21T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack and Salty are having fun dancing. Jack spots that Salty is just like his shadow - she does the same things as him at the same time. Jack remembers a time when he and Little Sailor Sue danced on the beach with their shadows! In the rockpool, Sheena the Shrimp is dancing - but the music from her musical rock keeps stopping. Sally the Starfish thinks they should play musical statues, giving the rockpoolers a chance to try out their very fancy dance moves. But who is the huge dancing friend that Sheena has found?

3x02 Rockpool Tales: The Bubbles

  • 2015-09-22T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack and Salty have been washing up - there are bubbles everywhere! Jack remembers a very bubbly story when Little Ernie took some homemade bubble mixture to the beach. In the rockpool, Belinda the Blenny is enjoying swimming through the bubbles that are appearing. But Bertrum the Butterfish doesn't like the bubbles and wants to get rid of them all. How can Belinda and her rockpool friends make Bertrum like bubbles?

Old Jack and Salty have found an old orange marble. Jack remembers when he was a boy and played marbles on the beach with his friends Little Ernie and Little Sailor Sue. What happened when one of the marbles rolled away? In the rockpool, Sally the Starfish needs somewhere to store her shell collection. Belinda the Blenny knows the perfect place, but is there a little creature hiding in the leathery purse?

Old Jack and Salty are surprised when they find Jack's old car hooter. Jack remembers the car hooter being really useful when he was playing on the beach with Little Ernie and Little Sue. It makes a great sound! In the rockpool, Buster the Crab thinks that he has found an excellent new home, much better than his old shell. But Bertrum the Butterfish doesn't think the car hooter belongs there. How can the rockpoolers convince Bertrum that the hooter can stay?

Salty has found a piece of driftwood and brings it to Old Jack. Jack remembers when he used to play pirates with Little Ernie and Little Sailor Sue and their driftwood swords. In the rockpool, Sally the Starfish and Andrew the Anemone are really worried - the big plug has moved and the rockpool has sprung a leak. Can Maurice the Tompot Blenny help the rockpoolers?

Old Jack and Salty are tidying up on the Rainbow and sorting out the recycling. Jack realises he has hidden Salty's tennis ball at the bottom of the box, and it's not the first time he's hidden something belonging to someone else! In the rockpool, Bertrum the Butterfish is tidying up - he thinks the rockpool floor is very messy. Sally the Starfish is puzzled - where has her shell collection gone?

3x07 Rockpool Tales: The Snail Choir

  • 2015-09-29T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack and Salty are getting ready to go on a picnic. Jack remembers a picnic he once had on the beach with Little Ernie and Little Sailor Sue. In the rockpool, Bertrum the Butterfish is trying to have an afternoon nap, but he keeps being disturbed. Which rockpooler keeps singing outside Bertrum's home in the Rocky Ridge?

3x08 Rockpool Tales: The Wiggler

  • 2015-09-30T16:45:00Z15m

Salty has found Jack's old beach hat. Old Jack remembers when he was a boy and his friend Little Ernie tried to lose the hat. In the rockpool, Sally the Starfish has found a stick with very colourful cloth wrapped around it. But she doesn't know what the stick is for. Can Reginald the Great Wise Limpet help?

Old Jack and Salty have found Jack's old red kite. Jack remembers the day he flew the kite on the beach with Little Ernie and Little Sailor Sue. In the rockpool, Sidney the Snail sees a big red bird flying above the rockpool and really wishes he could fly. The rockpoolers have lots of bright ideas, but can they help Sidney to fly?

Salty has found Old Jack's binoculars. Jack remembers when he took his binoculars down to the beach with Little Ernie and Little Sailor Sue. In the rockpool, a large creature has lost his way and has made the rockpool very dark. Can Sally the Starfish and Andrew the Anemone help a very short-sighted walrus find his friends?

Old Jack and Salty are listening to the lovely sound of the sea through the porthole on the Rainbow. Jack remembers when he and Little Sailor Sue were on the beach and heard a terrible hullabaloo. In the rockpool, Sheena the Shrimp is trying to have a nap but just can't get to sleep. Sally the Starfish thinks some music will help. What happens when all the rockpoolers join in with their musical instruments?

Sally the starfish wants to show off her tennis ball – but why does it keep disappearing?

Sally the starfish wants an adventure – but how can she get to the Big Sandy World?

Bertrum is busy organising the rockpoolers, but can he avoid a seaweedy tangle?

A sea slug appears in the rockpool. Can the rockpoolers convince it that it's beautiful?

Season Premiere

2017-06-26T16:45:00Z

4x01 Rockpool Tales: Sidney's Hiccups

Season Premiere

4x01 Rockpool Tales: Sidney's Hiccups

  • 2017-06-26T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells Salty about a time when Sidney the Snail sang in the Spring Tide Show despite having hiccups.

Salty about the day Reginald the Great Wise Limpet came to visit the Rockpoolers. But would a wiggly lugworm spoil the show, or make it amazing and spectacular?

4x03 Rockpool Tales: The Twinkle

  • 2017-06-28T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells Salty about Belinda the Blenny, who wants to know where the twinkles on the sea come from.

Old Jack tells Salty about the parrot that lived outside the sweet shop in Staithes and a mysterious missing treasure chest.

Old Jack remembers Andrew the Anemone performing an amazing stunt in the Rockpool show.

Old Jack tells a story about the day Andrew the Anemone went on a flying adventure.

4x07 Rockpool Tales: Little Boats

  • 2017-07-04T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells Salty dog about the day Little Sue gets a new toy boat and the Rockpool friends have a boat race.

4x08 Rockpool Tales: Squid Sitting

  • 2017-07-05T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells a story about a game of hide-and-seek with Luka the little squid.

Old Jack tells a story about the day Sidney the Sea Snail decided he wanted to whizz!

Old Jack tells Salty about the day Sidney the Snail found buried treasure in the rockpool.

4x11 Rockpool Tales: Buster's Claws

  • 2017-07-10T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells a story about the day a storm covered the rockpool with seaweed. Can Buster the Crab help with his big claws?

4x12 Rockpool Tales: Rock Trouble

  • 2017-07-11T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack tells a story about the day Sheena the Shrimp's musical rock broke and Finn the Urchin lost his way.

Old Jack tells a story about the day Reginald the Great Wise Limpet came to visit the rockpoolers. But will a wiggly lugworm spoil the show or make it amazing and spectacular?

4x14 Rockpool Tales: The Button

  • 2017-07-13T16:45:00Z15m

Old Jack remembers when Little Sailor Sue lost a button and tells a story about the day Belinda the Blenny found one in the rockpool.

Old Jack tells a story about a cold day in the rockpool. Can Sheena the Shrimp keep everyone warm with the overgrown seaweed?

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