Roy
Title card
GenreComedy
Live-action
Animation
Sitcom
Mockumentary
StarringSean Harris
Ariana
Martha Byrne
Mark Lambert
Voices ofScott Graham (Series 1–2)
Robert Donnely (Series 3–4)
Richard Albrecht
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52
Production
Production locationsBallyfermot, County Dublin (Series 1-2)
Sandyford, County Dublin
(Series 3-4)
Running time22 minutes
Production companyJam Media
Original release
NetworkTRTÉ (Ireland)
CBBC (United Kingdom)
ABC3 (Australia)
Release1 July 2009 (2009-07-01) 
7 April 2015 (2015-04-07)
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Roy is an Irish animated children's television series which was broadcast by TRTÉ in Ireland, CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia. It aired from 1 July 2009 to 1 April 2015.[1]

The show centres on the titular character Roy O'Brien. He is portrayed as the 11-year-old animated son of a live-action family. Episodes mostly revolve around the adventures and challenges he faces as he settles into his new school in a suburb of Dublin.

The series is filmed as a mockumentary and based on the short film Badly Drawn Roy, which was commissioned by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ and the Arts Council of Ireland through their frameworks scheme for new animation.

Production

The series was commissioned by CBBC and produced with funding from RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Both the series and the short film were produced by Jam Media. Roy's character animation is hand drawn in Flash with the compositing and effects produced in Adobe's After Effects.

A second season was broadcast in early 2012.[2] In November 2012, the second season of Roy won the 2012 Children's BAFTA Drama Award.[3]

Filming began on a third and fourth season in January 2013. The third season began airing on 23 January 2014, and the fourth began airing 20 January 2015.[4]

Main cast

Series Actor Role Notes
Series 1-4Richard AlbrechtNarrator
Series 1-2Scott GrahamRoy O'BrienLead role
Series 3-4Robert DonnelyRoy O'BrienLead role
Series 1-4Simon DelaneyBill O'BrienMain role, Roy's biological Dad
Series 1-4Cathy BeltonMaura O'BrienMain role, Roy's biological Mum
Series 1-4Martha ByrneBecky O'BrienMain role, Roy's biological Sister
Series 1-4Mark LambertMr Derek HammondHeadteacher (Series 1 - 2), Vice Principal (Series 3 - 4)
Series 1-2David GreenTommy ByrneNerd and Roy’s Mate
Series 1-2Fionn O'SheaJack KoprowskiCool Dude and Roy’s Mate
Series 1-2Rebecca BarrySinéadRoy's Crush
Series 1-2Chloe McCormackKathy CunninghamMain Bully
Series 1Lewis HarrisConnorCool Dude
Series 1Charlene GleesonTara Loveworth
Series 1Patrick MurrayJacks Dad
Series 1Holly WalshKarisma
Series 1Nigel DaveySound Man
Series 1-2Ronan LeahyMr HoganP.E. Teacher
Series 1-2Pat McGrathDennis GwintSite Manager
Series 1-2Maud FahyMiss Dymphna SherringhamTeacher
Series 2Panashe McGuckinAlex O'SheaCool Dude
Series 2Norma SheahanMiss Hegarty
Series 3-4Cameron HoganNiallCool Dude
Series 3-4Lauren KinsellaTara KeatingRoy's Crush
Series 3-4Romey FarrellyAbbyCool Girl and Roy’s Mate
Series 3-4Jowon OlatunjiSeanCool Dude
Series 3-4Kian MurphyDeclanMain Bully
Series 3-4Brandon MaherHendleyBully's mate
Series 3-4Harry BehanFaganBully's mate
Series 3-4Valerie O'ConnorMiss Jane JervisHeadteacher
Series 3-4Sam O’MahonyMr LuceyScience Teacher
Series 3Hiro InoMr Tanaka

Episodes

Series Episodes Start date End date
1 135 August 200928 October 2009
2 139 January 201227 March 2012
3 1323 January 201417 April 2014
4 1320 January 20157 April 2015

Series 1 (2009)

OverallIn seriesTitleOriginal airdate
11New Boy5 August 2009
22Growing Pains12 August 2009
33Sick19 August 2009
44Charity Case26 August 2009
55A Matter of Principal2 September 2009
66Roy Band9 September 2009
77On the Run16 September 2009
88Roy and Me23 September 2009
99Roy Goes to the Movies30 September 2009
1010Roy Pulls a Face7 October 2009
1111Testing, Testing14 October 2009
1212Halo Goodbye21 October 2009
1313School Inspection28 October 2009

Series 2 (2012)

OverallIn seriesTitleOriginal airdate
141Foot Fat Fit9 January 2012
152Roy the Rover16 January 2012
163Big Head23 January 2012
174Spot On30 January 2012
185Death in the Family6 February 2012
196Pint-Sized Roy13 February 2012
207A Crushing Blow20 February 2012
218Magical Roy27 February 2012
229Invisible Roy5 March 2012
2310DIY Roy12 March 2012
2411The Good, the Bad and the Roy19 March 2012
2512Uncle Troy26 March 2012
2613Roy's Review27 March 2012

Series 3 (2014)

OverallIn seriesTitleOriginal airdate
271Roy On Film23 January 2014
282Attack of the 50 ft Roy30 January 2014
293Roy's Bad Hair Day6 February 2014
304Roy's Quest13 February 2014
315Snookered20 February 2014
326Supersize Roy27 February 2014
337The Roy Trap6 March 2014
348Mocking is Catching13 March 2014
359Be Careful What You Wish For20 March 2014
3610Konnichi Roy27 March 2014
3711I'm a Big Roy Now3 April 2014
3812Roy's First Kiss10 April 2014
3913Freaky Froyday17 April 2014

Series 4 (2015)

OverallIn seriesTitleOriginal airdate
401Roy 2.020 January 2015
412Bubble Trouble27 January 2015
423Stupid Cupid3 February 2015
434Roy's Terrible Twos10 February 2015
445Too Cool For School17 February 2015
456Karma Chameleon24 February 2015
467Going Ape3 March 2015
478Blush Hour10 March 2015
489And the Winner Is...17 March 2015
4910Fright of a Lifetime24 March 2015
5011Roy Junior31 March 2015
5112Buddy7 April 2015
5213Roy, Roy, CGI Boy

Franchise

Two spin-off series of Roy were announced and commissioned by BBC, forming the Roy franchise. Little Roy is about an animated five year old boy on a journey of self-discovery through imaginative play. It aired from 2016 to 2017 on both CBBC and CBeebies.[5][6]

The Roy Files is a spin-off that focuses on the life of Roy O’Brien, Ireland's only cartoon boy living in the real world. Roy turns his history homework into a scrapbook about himself that highlights all four seasons of Roy.[5]

References

  1. "New kids' comedy begins on RTÉ Two". RTÉ Arts. 22 February 2010.
  2. "'Roy' Returns For Second Series". IFTN. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. "Video: Roy the cartoon boy on CBBC wins Bafta for digital animation studio". Independent.ie.
  4. "'Roy' Trades Artane For Ardmore & Ballyfermot For Dublin 4 - The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie.
  5. 1 2 Milligan, Mercedes (10 September 2015). "Jam's 'Little Roy' Set for CBeebies, CBBC". Animation Magazine.
  6. Little Roy (Family), Susie Power, Robyn Dempsey, Niamh McCann, JAM Media, 10 October 2016, retrieved 26 December 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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