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Once Upon a Time in Zombieville

Something strange is going on in the local mine. Sam and Jamie investigate ... Award-winning sci-fi adventure for 9-12 year-olds.

Scotland,19 episodes

Episodes

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Series 4
Episode 1: For Starters
Buckstop threatens the world with the ‘Nuclear Football’! Can our heroes save the day?
10 Aug 2021,14 mins
Series 4
Episode 2: Help!
Can Sam and Jamie both escape the clutches of Mikey, Voom, and the bounty hunters?
10 Aug 2021,13 mins
Series 4
Episode 3: Making Plans
Sam hides in a Group Home awaiting rescue, and Jamie tries to stop Voom via the Internet!
10 Aug 2021,14 mins
Series 4
Episode 4: It’s The System
Can Jamie escape the Bounty Hunter? And will Sam’s cover be blown?
10 Aug 2021,10 mins
Series 4
Episode 5: The Bounty Hunters
The Bounty Hunters continue their investigations for Buckstop. Will they succeed?
10 Aug 2021,13 mins
Series 4
Episode 6: Mind Your P
Sam and Jo are on the run, whilst Jamie joins an online resistance led by a mysterious P.
10 Aug 2021,15 mins
Series 4
Episode 7: Get Me Out Of Here
Jamie takes a big risk to keep himself free. Sam worries if she’ll ever get rescued!
10 Aug 2021,14 mins
Series 4
Episode 8: Who’s The Expert Here?
Steve Diamond tries to claim his bounty, but Mikey gets in his way, with a Zombie horde!
10 Aug 2021,11 mins
Series 4
Episode 9: A Little Time And Concentration
Sam discovers that she’s not alone. Jamie makes a new friend, and discovers an old one.
10 Aug 2021,15 mins
Series 4
Episode 10: Buckstop Island
Buckstop closes in on triumph! Nothing could possibly go wrong! Or could it?!
10 Aug 2021,16 mins
Series 1
Welcome to Once Upon A Time In Zombieville
There’s a strange glowing liquid which affects those who touch it… and there are zombies.
26 Oct 2017,1 min
Series 1
Episode 1: The Bullies
On the first day at his new school, Jamie makes a friend – and an enemy.
31 Oct 2017,8 mins
Series 1
Episode 2: The Dark
Jamie and Sam hear an explosion coming from the mine, and run to help.
31 Oct 2017,8 mins
Series 1
Episode 3: Everything is Not Fine
Voom Buckstop reassures the crowd, but Jamie's dad has still not returned home.
31 Oct 2017,8 mins
Series 1
Episode 4: This Means War!
A zombiefied squirrel? And a zombiefied police chief? The weirdness is spreading ...
03 Nov 2017,9 mins
Series 1
Episode 5: Zombies Everywhere!!
Is that a lemonade truck parked outside the school? Or something way more dangerous?
06 Nov 2017,9 mins
Series 1
Episode 6: RUN!!!!!
Zombiefied schoolchildren chase Jamie and Sam across town. And those squirrels are back.
10 Nov 2017,10 mins
Series 1
Episode 7: The Fear
A subterranean chase leads Jamie and Sam to the source of the mysterious zombie-juice ...
13 Nov 2017,8 mins
Series 1
Episode 8: The Unknown
A spaceship? In the mine? The source of Buckstop's power to zombify is revealed ...
17 Nov 2017,9 mins