Lily's Driftwood Bay is a Northern Irish 2D animated mixed-media television series for children. Produced in Northern Ireland, the series premiered on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland on 5 May 2014. It is created and produced by Sixteen South, based on an original idea and characters by Joanne Carmichael.
An imaginative 5-year-old hunter named Lily and her Dad live in a beach hut on an otherwise deserted beach. They give the impression of a family living 'off grid' with their patched clothes and Dad's plain look - their transport is an old van, and Lily having only a seagull for friendship and most of her toys compromising of 'sea treasure' found on the beach.
In episode 35 "Goodbye Seabird" Lily is presented a framed photograph, from her father, showing a slightly younger Lily, her father and a red haired lady by her father's side. The episode deals with the death of a seabird on Driftwood Bay and a suggestion could be that Lily's mother recently died given that Lily appears only a couple of years younger in the photograph.
Salty Dog: (Peter Mullan) Salty is a Scottish dog and the captain of a boat called "Delilah." Salty takes Lily to Driftwood Bay on his boat. Salty seems to be in love with Hatsie. He lives on Driftwood Bay. His catchphrases are "All aboard for Driftwood Bay!", "Land ho!", "Aye aye, young Lily!", "Welcome aboard, Old Delilah!", "Lumbering lobsters!" and "Slippery scallions!"
Lily: (Orlagh O’Keefe) The protagonist of the series, an imaginative 5-year-old Northern Irish sea treasure-hunting girl with a vivid imagination. Lily is always accompanied by her best friend, Gull (a Seagull) who often spies "sea treasure" that is washed up on the shore by her beach hut. Once Lily finds the sea treasure, she wonders what it could be, and gets whisked away to Driftwood Bay, an island that exists only in her imagination. During the title sequence Lily creates pictures of her animal friends with things that have washed up on the beach, which come to life on Driftwood Bay. Her catchphrases are "Sea treasure!", "Every day, a new adventure washes up on the beach!", "Across the way on Driftwood Bay!", "Come on, Gull!", "Aye-aye, Captain Salty!" and "What is it, Gull?"
Bull Dozer: (Ardal O’Hanlon) Bull is an Irish bull who lives on Driftwood Bay.
Nonna Dog: (Annette Crosbie) Nonna is a Scottish dog and the owner of the Cockle Cafe on Driftwood Bay.
Hatsie Hen: (Tameka Empson) Hatsie is a train-driving English hen who Salty seems to be in love with. She lives on Driftwood Bay.
Wee Rabbit: (Jane Horrocks) Wee Rabbit is a Welsh rabbit who lives on Driftwood Bay. She is shy and loves art.
Lord Stag: (Stephen Fry) Lord Stag is an English stag who lives in Stag Castle on Driftwood Bay.
Dad: (Richard Dormer) Lily's Dad who loves her and stays at home, always there when she returns from her adventures.
Gull: (Paul Currie) Gull is Lily's best friend who is a seagull and is very squawky and talkative.
Puffin: (Paul Currie) Puffin is a puffin who lives on Driftwood Bay.
The Tree: (Roger Moore) The Tree is an English oak tree who talks to Lily and others on Driftwood Bay.
Noleen Hen: (Taylor Swift) Noleen is a famous American country singer/songwriter and guitarist who gets washed up in a storm on Driftwood Bay. She appears in the episode "The Salty Chicken."
Dredger Tom Fox: (Robert Brydon) The antagonist of the series. Tom is a seafaring Welsh silver fox who is Nonna's former childhood sweetheart. He appears in the episode "The Proposal."
The series premiered on Sprout in the United States on 12 May and on ABC in Australia on 19 May 2014. In Ireland, it airs on RTÉ. It is now also airing on Channel 5 - Milkshake! in the UK. Piwi+ in France on August 2016. Family Jr. in Canada on September 3, 2016.,
