The series debuted on BBC Alba in late 2009 with its first three episodes airing on December 21, 22 and 23rd.[2]
Series four's original run began in April 2013 with a fifth series following in October 2014 until 1 March 2015.[3][4]
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1 | Who Dares Winds | Top secret special force soldiers go on operations in the Fraochy Bay hills. | 21 December 2009 |
2 | A Car for All Seasons | Wilhelmina's car breaks down. | 22 December 2009 |
3 | I Wandered Lonely as a Clod | Poet-in-residence Torquil Farquhar de Smith tries to capture Fraochy Bay in verse. | 23 December 2009 |
4 | Is There a Doctor in the House? | If you're unwell in Fraochy Bay then the Cottage Hospital is the place to avoid. | 24 December 2009 |
5 | To Be or Not to Be, Those Are the Questions | Davey Jones takes Laura the librarian to his theatre rehearsal. | 28 December 2009 |
6 | Why DID the Chicken Cross the Road? | Feathers fly at the local art gallery as a thief makes an unwelcome appearance. | 29 December 2009 |
7 | I Can't Believe It's Not Butler | It's a tale of mystery and suspense at a Fraochy Bay stately home. | 30 December 2009 |
8 | A Builder's Life for Me | Local builders the James Brothers get their priorities mixed up. | 20 February 2010 |
9 | Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow | Hairdresser Kylie Wylie fits Police Constable Dunstable with a wig for the policeman's dinner. | 27 February 2010 |
10 | Opera, a Verdi Nice Thing | With nothing to watch on television, Ina and Jessie attend the opera. | 6 March 2010 |
11 | A Life on the Ocean Wave | Fishermen Dick Fish and Harry Crab are marooned on a deserted island after battling a large whale. | 7 April 2010 |
12 | A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One | Officer Maclean helps Farmer Gillies to solve a crime. | 14 April 2010 |
13 | Jurassic Pork | A Fraochy Bay dinosaur develops toothache and heads into town to find a dentist. | 20 April 2010 |
14 | The Day of the Sheep | Sinister sheep descend from the hills at night to eat everything in Fraochy Bay. | 28 April 2010 |
15 | Play It Again Sham | Sheena Herzogg has a dire emergency down at the dance studio. | 1 May 2010 |
16 | One Small Stoop for Man | A Russian submarine surfaces near Fraochy Bay in the dead of night. | 21 August 2010 |
17 | A Total Eclipse of the Scone | Eldred Wolfsbane meets a band of mystical travelers searching for the meaning of life. | 28 August 2010 |
18 | Fraochy Buth | Calum French can't resist being influenced by the power of advertising. | 4 September 2010 |
19 | Radio Killed the Gramophone Star | TV star Mike 'Davey' Maclafferty visits some notable enterprises in Froachy Bay. | 11 September 2010 |
20 | The End Is Near | Fraochy Bay hosts a highland gathering complete with bagpipes, strongmen and space exploration. | 18 September 2010 |
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21 | The Oily Bird Catches the Worm | Fraochy Bay experiences an oil boom. | 20 November 2010 |
22 | Ice Station Hippo | A iceberg breaks loose and races towards town carrying a polar bear with it. | 25 November 2010 |
23 | Abandon Sheep | Farmer McClintock's sheep stage a rebellion on Sheep Island. | 5 December 2010 |
24 | Crumple of the Bailey | Fraochy Bay's Sheriff Court is now in session. | 11 December 2010 |
25 | We All Live in an Orange Submarine | Zac has never settled into a normal life and wants one last shot at pop stardom. | 18 December 2010 |
26 | Snowbells in the Sleigh | It's Christmas in Fraochy Bay. | 24 December 2010 |
27 | Happy New Year and a Bit | Fraochy Bay is getting ready for the New Year but the clock tower has no bells. | 29 December 2010 |
28 | Watershed Down | Walter McSwain finds himself an unwitting participant in a bizarre makeover show. | 15 October 2011 |
29 | Kung Phew | A wrestling troupe lays down the gauntlet in Fraochy Bay. | 25 October 2011 |
30 | Hammer House of Hammers | Ina and Jessie go on holiday to relax, but find some strange goings-on in the woods. | 29 October 2011 |
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31 | Out with the Old and in with the Emergency Services | Ina and Jessie's plumber gets his head wedged down the toilet. | 2 June 2012 |
32 | Flume the Bell Tolls | The James brothers are commissioned to build new flumes at the swimming pool. | 9 June 2012 |
33 | As Fat as a Butcher's Dog | Ina and Jessie try to train their troublesome dog. | 16 June 2012 |
34 | All Creatures Grate and Smell | Fraochy Bay's vet, Dr Domhnall Little, ensures all the animals are healthy. | 23 June 2012 |
35 | The Bank That Likes to Say No | Bonkers banking in Fraochy Bay. | 30 June 2012 |
36 | Blob the Builder | A huge dough ball known as 'The Blob' escapes the local bakery. | 7 July 2012 |
37 | A Picture's Worth a Thousand Pence | Jessie looks in the attic for some old china and finds a lost masterpiece. | 14 July 2012 |
38 | The Bottle of Britain | The farmer finds a novel way to deliver pizzas. | 21 July 2012 |
39 | Will Ye No Go Back Again | Torquil has a surprise visit from a distant American relative. | 28 July 2012 |
40 | Space, the Vinyl Frontier | A comet heads towards Fraochy Bay. | 7 August 2012 |
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41 | Where Eagles Daren't | Ina and Jessie take up extreme rock climbing. | 23 April 2013 |
42 | A Midge Too Far | Fraochy Bay holds a talent competition. | 28 April 2013 |
43 | The Madness of George King | George King sees Fraochy Bay as a potential location for a meditation centre aimed at stressed rich people. | 5 May 2013 |
44 | Grillers in the Midst | A chimpanzee escapes from Oban Zoo to wreak havoc on Fraochy Bay. | 11 May 2013 |
45 | The Origin of the Specious | A tourist and his wife delve into Froachy Bay's history at the local museum. | 21 May 2013 |
46 | Casino rile | The bank manager foolishly gambles away the town's money at the casino. | 25 May 2013 |
47 | The Day the Earth Sat Still | Farmer Lee fakes crop circles to earn extra money. | 2 June 2013 |
48 | Whatnot to wear | Calum French is carted away to a World War Two style weight loss camp. | 8 June 2013 |
49 | The Terminutter | Peter the inventor creates a robot to clean up the town. | 15 June 2013 |
50 | You've Goat to Be Kidding | Writer Stephen Smallberg's brand new script is stolen by a seagull. | 22 June 2013 |
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51 | Diary of a Mafia Lobster | Officer Maclean's attempt at treating himself to a lobster dinner goes wrong. | 18 October 2014 |
52 | Pie Hard | Pie factory owner Mr Featherby sets up a contest for one lucky person to choose a new flavour of pie. | 23 October 2014 |
53 | Warden Peace | The people of Fraochy Bay band together to deal with a troublesome traffic warden. | 30 October 2014 |
54 | A weighted question | American fitness fanatic Arnold Logan rocks up to sell his miracle muscle-gain products. But is the promise of 'instant results for non of the work' too good to be true? | 2 November 2014 |
55 | Pirate Wars | A ratings war is declared in Fraochy Bay as two pirate radio stations battle it out to win listeners. | 9 November 2014 |
56 | Wish You Weren't There | When vandals strike Fraochy Bay, the Provost determines to clean the town up. | 16 November 2014 |
57 | Love Letters | The delivery of a long forgotten love letter inadvertently triggers a war in Fraochy Bay. | 23 November 2014 |
58 | Time Travel | Peter the inventor travels through time and creates a variety of paradoxes as he goes. | 29 November 2014 |
59 | The Sugar Siege | Fraochy Bay's sweet-toothed residents are in for a shock when sugar is outlawed in the town. | 6 December 2014 |
60 | Survival Games | Television survival expert Badger Ovens sets about deliberately causing a volcanic eruption in town. | 1 March 2015 |
1. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w7fkd/episodes
2. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/all-set-for-the-surreal-world-of-fraochy-1-119607 |title=All set for the surreal world of Fraochy? |work=Stornoway Gazette |date=16 December 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2017}}
3. ^http://forargyll.com/2013/04/bbc-alba-starts-series-4-of-the-adventurous-grannies-of-fraochy-bay/
4. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l3b1f