Diddy Movies is a British children's comedy series on CBBC. It stars Richard McCourt, Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom) and Ted Robbins. It is a sequel series to the Diddy Dick and Dom sketches on Dick & Dom in da Bungalow. The series features fictional blockbuster movies headlined by the duo of Dick and Dom. Series 1 began on 19 March 2012, a Christmas special was aired on 19 December 2013 and Series 2 began on 4 March 2014. Many of the cast have been in other Dick and Dom sketch series or the sitcom The Legend of Dick and Dom.

Diddy Movies
GenreComedy
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time15 minutes approx.
Production companyCBBC Productions
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release19 March 2012 (2012-03-19) –
7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Related
Diddy TV

Background

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The series was announced by Dick and Dom on Something for the Weekend in 2012.

Plot

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When Diddy Dick and Dom came to Hollywood, their boss, Larry Weinsteinberger, wanted them to make movies and to become famous millionaires. After they made each movie, they sat down and watch their movies they made at the cinema. Each movie starts with an advert. At the end of each movie, Dom asks Larry, and Dick asks the audience that the movie was great, but the audience pause and then they get outraged and the credits roll during the madness, but Dick and Dom ask Larry that they got an idea for their next movie, but Larry thinks it will be bad, but he likes it and gives them his money anyway.

Cast

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Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11019 March 2012 (2012-03-19)30 March 2012 (2012-03-30)
25[1]19 December 2013 (2013-12-19)7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)

Series 1 (2012)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Disaster Strikes!"UnknownUnknown19 March 2012 (2012-03-19)
The Diddies are on the most accident-prone plane in the skies. Will they survive storms, a shark in the luggage and the captain flushing himself down the loo?
22"The Beast of Black Island"UnknownUnknown20 March 2012 (2012-03-20)
The intrepid Diddy heroes find themselves face to face with the legendary 'Beast' - a creature so fearsome that no-one dare even speak his name.
33"Space!"UnknownUnknown21 March 2012 (2012-03-21)
A princess from another world needs help. Only the crew of the Diddy Star ship can save her from the planet of the Space Weevils.
44"Hollywood High: The Musical"UnknownUnknown22 March 2012 (2012-03-22)
Diddy Britney and Diddy Whitney are both in love with Diddy Brad. Which one will get him to take her to the school prom?
55"Fight! The Way of the Wedgie"UnknownUnknown23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
Only the bravest, the strongest and the most cunning can win the title of Champion of Kung Boo.
66"Draculaaa!"UnknownUnknown26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
The Diddies spend the night with a rather toothy host. Why does he keep staring at their diddy necks?
77"Bumbly Poo Farm"UnknownUnknown27 March 2012 (2012-03-27)
Young Diddy Jess is off to spend a day at his uncle's farm. Little does he know, the wicked Bumbly Poo has his mind set on mischief.
88"Murder on the Norwich Express"UnknownUnknown28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)
The famous detective Francois le Fondue is on the trail of the deadly Mooner. Will anyone on the train survive?
99"Human-man"UnknownUnknown29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
Journalist Clint Cant is bitten by a radioactive man, giving him all the powers... of a man.
1010"That's Diddytainment"UnknownUnknown30 March 2012 (2012-03-30)

A round up of Diddy Dick and Dom's greatest movie moments! A feast of luvvie laughter.

Note: This is a compilation episode.

Series 2 (2013-2014)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
111"High Broom/A Christmas Christmas Movie"UnknownUnknown19 December 2013 (2013-12-19)
A classic western, then the future of Christmas is at stake when Santa turns out to be an evil mechanical robot, it's up to Jolly Elf and Merry Elf to save Christmas!
122"Chewrassic Park/My Husband Stinks"UnknownUnknown4 March 2014 (2014-03-04)
Our heroes win a trip to a theme park, and celebrity Bo Diddy accidentally gets married.
133"Zombie Grannies/Krakowski and Da Pooch"UnknownUnknown5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)
Residents of a retirement home turn into zombies and a New York cop gets a new partner.
144"2 Dimensions - A Rockumentary/Invasion"UnknownUnknown6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
A rockumentary charts the rise and fall of a boy band and two alien races invade Earth.
155"The Golden Diddies/That's Diddytainment"UnknownUnknown7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)

Diddy Dick, Diddy Dom and Larry Weinsteinberger attend the prestigious annual Golden Diddy Awards.

Note: This is a compilation episode featuring a rerun of That's Diddytainment from series 1.

Diddy TV

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In 2016, a follow-up series to Diddy Movies was launched called Diddy TV which sees Diddy Dick and Dom having their own television station.

References

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  1. ^ "BBC - CBBC in-house productions announce a range of new commissions and re-commissions - Media Centre".
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Diddy Movies at BBC Online