The Spooks of Bottle Bay

The Spooks of Bottle Bay is a children's drama series shown since 2000 on CITV, ABC, & HBO. The stories behind the show were created by Ian Allen, and the puppets and sets were designed by John Thirtle. More videos containing a few or more episodes from the first two series were released in the 2000s - Present, but the DVDs has be released since 2004.
== Plot Outline ==
The Spooks of Bottle Bay followed the adventures of nice-girl Margaret spook and nice-guy Sidney Sludge and his dog Maxwell, and the town folk of Bottle Bay. The town was in fact located in a bottle on a mantelpiece of little girl's house in New York City. The residents are forever plagued by Sidney's evil siblings, Sybil and Cedric. Sidney spent most of the time trying to avoid the problems caused by his brother and sister and was always helped, albeit unwittingly, by the Spooks of Bottle Bay.
== Characters ==
Sidney Malcolm Sludge - Played by Nigel Plaskitt - The lead character of the series. A good-natured, friendly and honest, if sometimes slow-witted, young man, his adventures include looking for jobs around Bottle Bay, and even finding love on one occasion. He spends much of his time avoiding the crimes of his evil brother and sister, Sybil and Cedric. He technically also owns part of the estate agents his siblings run as his father left it to them all but this is never acknowledged by his sibling except for the pilot. He lived in a beach hut in the first series but by series two was staying at the Seaview Guest House, to try and avoid his siblings. Sid delivers his catch-phrase "Now that's spooky!"
Sybil Melanie Sludge - Played by Francis Wright and Simon Buckley - The green skinned, flame haired sister of Sidney. She is, along with Cedric, the main antagonist of the show. Sybil spends her time plotting thefts, and also trying to defeat the Spooks in the later episodes. The Spooks, however, always managed to outwit her, no matter how clever her plans were.
Cedric Montague Sludge - Played by John Thirtle and Richard Coombs - The brother of Sybil and Sid, Cedric tended to help his sister with her schemes, rather than coming up with his own. He does, however, match his sister in ruthlessness - he will do anything to get rich.
Maxwell - Played by Lisa Buckley - Maxi is a blue bulldog and is Sidney's loyal companion. Cedric sometimes fought Sidney for ownership of Maxwell.
Margaret Spook - a Witch Portrayed by Alice Shaw - is a real person the leader of tap dance.
Susie Spook - a Witch Portrayed by Elizabeth Shaw - is a sister of Margaret.
Sally Spook - Played by Louise Gold and Heather Tobias - She is, along with Fred Spook, the tap dance leader of the Spooks of Bottle Bay and mother to Baby Spook.
Fred Spook - Played by John Thirtle - One of the tap dance leaders of the gang of ghosts that are out to foil the evil plots of Cybil and Cedric.
Baby Spook - Played by Ian Allen and Simon Buckley - Baby Spook is a Ghost who lives with Fred and Sally in the House on the Hill he likes tap dance.
Betty Bat - Played by Lisa Buckley - Is a bat who lives in the House on the Hill with Fred, Sally and Baby Spook.
Tommy - Played by David Matthew Feldman - Tommy is a Spook who wears a red hat, and always has a smile on his face. He lives at the Sea View Guest House and sometimes secretly helps out Sidney Sludge when he is a victim of his siblings' misdeeds. Despite his rather creepy, devilish appearance and love of mischief, he is far from being evil and always helps to thwart Sybil and Cedric.
Ted and Lily Turine - Played by Phil Eason and Steve Nallon Ted and Lily own the Seaview Guest House, where Sid stays.
Iris - Lily's identical twin sister who visits Seaview Guest House in one episode.
Madge - Played by Sue Dacre - The housekeeper at the Seaview Guest House.
Gran - An old woman who takes a shine to Sid. She owns a cat called Norman.
Joe - Played by Phil Eason - Seaman who takes care of the Mermaid Molly galleon moored in the harbour. Owns a parrot called 'Bananas'.
Bella Butler - Played by Heather Tobias - Bella owns The Happy Plaice, the fish and chip shop in Bottle Bay.
Lucy Spook - Played by Abigail Marsh and Heather Tobias - Lucy is Sally's best friend, who lives in the antique shop.
Nancy Spook - Played by Nigel Plaskitt - Nancy is an Margaret and Susan's best friend who lives in the launderette, Rebecca often babysits for Baby Spook whilst Sally is at nightschool.
Daphy Another Spook character. She is bright pink and wears a pair of green glasses and is very well-spoken. Daphy lives with Tommy at the Sea View Guest House, were Sidney lived with his dog Maxi.
Sammy Davis Spook - Played By Caroll Spinney and David Matthew Feldman - Sammy Davis is an spook, who lives in the dance studio, he is at nightschool.
Brenda Drain - Played by Heather Tobias - Sid's girlfriend.
Other spooks include Bed Bug Willy Spook (Ian Allen) and the School Master (Nigel Plaskitt) spook who led the night school that many of the younger ghosts attended. Captain Patch, (Nigel Plaskitt) one of the many spooks who haunted the galleon moored in the harbour, was called upon by Sally and Fred in order to stop Sybil from stealing the Duchess of Dingledale's (Steve Nallon) diamonds.
Other residents of Bottle Bay have also appeared in various episodes, including the Punch and Judy man, Bill, who performs on the pier; the Bottle Bay hairdresser, whose salon was invaded by Sybil in an attempt to find out where Sidney was living; and PC Twopence, the Bottle Bay police officer.
== Episodes ==
=== Series 1 (2000)  ===
1. Meet The Spooks - October 3, 2000
2. Sniffing Out Spooks - October 4, 2000
3. Spook In The Post - October 15, 2000
4. To Catch A Cat - October 16, 2000
5. A Shock For Lucy Spook - October 17, 2000
6. Spooks In Distress - October 18, 2000
7. Cedric's Revenge - October 20, 2000
8. Treasure in the Attic - October 23, 2000
9. Full Moon Tonight - Part 1 - October 25, 2000
10. Full Moon Tonight - Part 2 - October 25, 2000
11. Margaret the Fish October 28, 2000
12. Sally's Musical Play - November 10, 2000 
13. Spooks will be Spooks - November 12, 2000
=== Series 2 (2001) ===
1. Picking up the Pieces - September 11, 2001 
2. A Spooky Party - October 4, 2001 
3. A Bug in the Bath - October 15, 2001 
4. Doggy Trail - October 22, 2001  
5. Clowning on the Pier - October 25, 2001
6. Sid's Birthday - October 28, 2001
7. Trick or Treat - October 31, 2001
8. Minnie The Moocher - November 10, 2001
9. Spooky Dancers - November 12, 2001 
10. Where's Margaret - November 17, 2001 
11. Balancing Act - November 20, 2001 
12. Flying Baby Spook - November 22, 2001 
13. That's Spooky - December 12, 2001  
=== Series 3 (2002) ===
1. Bumper Cars - March 5, 2002 
2. Spooks Ashore - March 18, 2002 
3. Mermaid Molly - March 17, 2002 
4. How Many Oohs - March 12, 2002 
5. A Date of Tommy - March 16, 2002 
6. Fabulous Feet - March 18, 2002 
7. Sally's Spooky Dance - March 20, 2002 
8. Just the Taps - March 27, 2002 
9. Do Wop Bop - April 1, 2002 
10. Bad Luck Frog - April 8, 2002 
11. Tap Dance Hall - April 10, 2002 
12. Anyone's Knows - April 15, 2002 
13. Cheer Up - April 20, 2002
=== Series 4 (2003) ===
1. Well, Spooks have Happy Feet - October 5, 2003  
2. Joking the Chicken - October 12, 2003  
3. Good Old Foggy Day - October 16, 2003  
4. Spook Spotting - October 20, 2003  
5. The Tale of Betty Bat - October 25, 2003 
6. The Show Must Go On - October 26, 2003 
7. Spooks at Sea - October 31, 2003 
8. Are You Up For It - November 4, 2003  
9. Baby Spook Goes An Oo-ing! - November 10, 2003 
10. Tra-La-La - November 16, 2003 
11. There's No Spooks Like Tap Dancing Spooks - November 24, 2003 
12. La La Bottle Bay - December 21, 2003 
13. Lucy Spook Tap Dancing - December 30, 2003
=== Series 5 (2004) with the Spooks of bottle bay first special ===
1. The Spooks are back - September 28, 2004 
2. Baby Susan - September 29, 2004  
3. Spooky Tap - October 4, 2004 
4. Spooky Showtime - October 11, 2004 
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13. The Dancing Spooks
14. Sally's Musical Adventures - November 16, 2004
== The Spooks of Bottle Bay Music Show (2005 - 2012) ==
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== Additional People ==
* Loretta Abbott (2000 - 2005) as Yvonne
* Alice Baker (2000 - 2006) as Ann-Margaret
* Lana Clarkson (2000 - 2003) as Bubbles
* Abigail Correa-McMullen as Zoe
* Ann Barker as Dorothy (2000-2004; her death)
* Tori Wright as Dorothy
* Ashleigh Aston Moore (2000 - 2007) as Lisa
* Tara Correa-McMullen (2000 - 2005) as Lulu
* J. Madison Wright (2000 - 2006) as Gloria
* Shiloh Pepin (2004 - 2009) as Ulalili
* Katrina Pepin as Charlotte
* Tiffany Yorks (2000 - 2016) as Juliette
* Jessica Logan (2004 - 2008) as Kaylee
* Kristin Settles (2004 - 2007) as Shiloh
* Rachael Neblett (2004 - 2007) as Rosa
* Skye McCole Bartusiak (2000 - 2014) as Danielle
* Jonathan Brandis (2000 - 2003) as Kyle
* Michael Jeter (2000 - 2003) as Candy Man
* Charlotte Bell as Candy Lady
* Paula Abdul as Carole
* Jerry Ames (2000 - 2011) as Sam
* June Angela as Fiona
* Cholly Atkins (2000 - 2003) as Jacob
* Hinton Battle as Robert
* Ken Berry (2000 - 2018) as Roberto
* Grace Bradley (2000 - 2007) as Emily
* Bunny Briggs (2001 - 2014) as Jim
* Ernest Brown (2000 - 2009) as Ernesto
* Sandra Colton as Jane
* Vic Dana as Luis
* Danny Daniels (2000 - 2017) as Gordon
* Caren Marsh Doll as Sissy
* Stanley Donen (2000 - 2019) as Stanley
* Michelle Dorrance as Gina
* Arthur Duncan as Hopper
* Buddy Ebsen (2000 - 2003) as Rosetta
* Michael Flatley as Bill
* Derick K. Grant as J.J.
* Mallory Hagan as Alexis
* Billie Hayes as Eleanor
* Dulé Hill as Ken
* Dianne Walker as Wanda
* Ted Louis Levy as Sean
* Maurice Hines as Dean
* Rod Howell as Bob
* Jack Imel (2000 - 2017) as Hubert
* Jimmy Jones (2000 - 2012) as Saffron
* Mable Lee (2000 - 2019) as Billy Sue
* Reginald McLaughlin as Edward
* Marilyn Meseke (2000 - 2001) as Sandra
* Helen Morlok (2001 - 2003) as Ollie
* LeRoy Myers (2000 - 2004) as Pedro
* Jamie Pressnall as Oskar
* Tommy Rall (2000 - 2004) as Tyler
* Leonard Reed (2001 - 2004) as Tim
* Sarah Reich as Wendy
* Peggy Ryan (2000 - 2004) as Emerald
* Gloria Jean (2000 - 2018) as Norma Jean
* Jason Samuels Smith as Andy
* Howard Sims (2000 - 2003) as Jamal
* Melinda Sullivan as Rosie
* Shirley Temple (2000 - 2014) as Karina
* Aaron Tolson as Otto
* Tommy Tune as Professor Martin
* Tyra Vaughn (2000 - 2015) as Rosie
* Jimmy Slyde (2000 - 2008) as Ken
* Christopher Walken as Michael
* Jack Wiggins as Ernesto
* Kevin B. Winebold as Ronald
* Eddie Deezen as Mr. Tunes
* Megan Richie as Mrs. Tunes
* Charlotte Deezen as Daisy Tunes
* Edwin Deezen as Brandon Tunes
* Eddie Deezen Jr. as Eric Tunes
* Margaret Richie as Lily Tunes
* Sally Richie as Madison Tunes
* James Richie as Ricky Tunes
* Gabriela Rose Reagan as Katrina
* Zoe Robinson as Rebecca
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