[Upbeat music plays]

Text reads “Jojo and Gran Gran.”

A voice sings, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN,
TAKE MY HAND AND COME WITH ME,
ON A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR STREETS,
WE'LL SAY HELLO TO EVERYBODY THAT
WE MEET,

THROUGH THE YEAR,
AS SEASONS CHANGE
EXPLORING EVERY DAY
TAKE OUR TIME
TO STOP AND PLAY

AND WHEN THE SPRINGTIME
BLOSSOM TURN TO SUMMER SUN
JOJO LIKES TO GET OUTSIDE
GRAN GRAN ALWAYS
MAKES IT FUN.

Jojo and Gran Gran roll on grass.

The voice sings, WHEN THE AUTUMN
RAINFALL TURNS TO WINTER SNOW
I KNOW A SPECIAL PLACE,
A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO
TAKE MY HAND,
WE’RE HEADING HOME
WITH JOJO AND GRAN GRAN.

Text reads “Jojo and Gran Gran.”

Text reads “It’s Time for a Birthday Party. Written by Nathan Caton.”

Jojo says, IT’S TIME FOR A
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

[Birds chirp, car motor, bell]

Gran Gran says, IT WAS A COLD
AUTUMN MORNING. THE LEAVES
WERE CHANGING COLOUR AND
FALLING FROM THE TREES.

AND JOJO AND GRAN GRAN-- THAT'S
ME-- HAD JUST FINISHED SHOPPING.

THANKS FOR THE INGREDIENTS, JARED.

Gran Gran wears her grey hair pulled away from her face. She wears a pink jacket, brown pants and yellow boots. Jojo wears a yellow jacket, blue pants and red boots. She holds Panda. Jered wears a blue jacket over a white and orange shirt. He wears grey pants and pink shoes.
Jojo says, THANKS, JARED!

Jared says, LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL BE
COOKING SOMETHING DELICIOUS.

Gran Gran says, WHAT'S THAT BOOK
YOU'RE READING, JARED?

Jared says, IT'S A NEW BOOK MY DAD
GOT ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

Gran Gran asks, OH, WHEN WAS
YOUR BIRTHDAY?

[Surprised music plays]

Jared says, YESTERDAY.

[Surprised music plays]

Gran Gran and Jojo say, YESTERDAY?

[Upbeat music plays]

Jojo asks, DID YOU HAVE A
BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH A BIG CAKE?
I LOVE BIRTHDAY CAKE.

[Jared laughs]

Jared says, I LOVE BIRTHDAY CAKE, TOO.
BUT NO, I WAS TOO BUSY TO HAVE A
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

[Sad music plays]

Jojo says, OH.

Jared smiles and says, IT'S OKAY, THOUGH.
I'VE WANTED THIS BOOK FOR AGES,
SO IT WAS STILL A GOOD BIRTHDAY.

[Upbeat music plays, whistling]

Two girls sit side by side. On girl wears her dark brown hair in a ponytail. The girl to her left wears her black hair in two braids.

The girl with the ponytail explains, WHEN IT'S
YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU TURN A YEAR OLDER.

A boy with curly black hair says, MY FAVOURITE
THING ABOUT HAVING A BIRTHDAY IS CAKE.

A girl wears her long black hair loose.

She says, MY BIRTHDAY CAKE IS PLAIN,
BUT THEN ALL MY FRIENDS DECORATE
IT WITH ME.

A boy with short black hair says,
I CELEBRATE BY HAVING LOTS OF
FUN AND ENJOYING TIME WITH
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AND I USUALLY
HAVE FOOTBALL PARTIES.

The girl beside him says, OOH.

The girl with the braids says,
MY FAVOURITE PART ABOUT
MY BIRTHDAY IS OPENING
THE PRESENTS.

A girl wears her dark blonde hair in pig tails.

She says, ON MY LAST BIRTHDAY,
I HAD A REALLY BIG PARTY.

A boy with curly black hair asks,
WAS IT CRAZY? LIKE, REALLY CRAZY?

The girl says, TOTALLY.

A girl wears her black hair tied away from her hair in four pigtails bound in elastics.

She says, I LIKE HAVING CAKE AND
HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS ON
MY BIRTHDAY.

A boy with blond hair says,
I HAVE CAKE.

The boy with curly black hair and girl with two pigtails say,
SO YUMMY.

[Giggle]

Gran Gran chops the tops off of plantains.

[Chopping]

Jojo asks, WHY DIDN'T JARED HAVE
A BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRAN GRAN?

[Gran Gran chuckles]

Gran Gran says, LOTS OF GROWN-UPS
ARE BUSY ON THEIR BIRTHDAY, JOJO.

[Surprised music]

Jojo says, OH. HMM.

[Sizzling, upbeat music plays]

WILL JARED HAVE A PARTY FOR HIS
NEXT BIRTHDAY?

[Gran Gran chuckling]

Gran Gran says, I'M NOT SURE.
JARED'S NEXT BIRTHDAY WON'T
BE FOR ANOTHER YEAR NOW.

Jojo says, THAT'S AGES AWAY.

Gran Gran says, AH, GREEN FIGS AND
SALT FISH.

Jojo says, THANK YOU.

Gran Gran says, I USED TO MAKE
THIS FOR YOUR MUMMY WHEN
SHE WAS YOUR AGE.

Jojo says, I... JUST REALLY WISH JARED
GOT TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY,
GRAN GRAN. I ALWAYS HAVE A PARTY
ON MY BIRTHDAY.

[Exciting music plays]

Gran Gran says, HMM.
JOJO, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
A GRAN GRAN PLAN.

LET'S INVITE JARED AROUND FOR
A BELATED BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Jojo slowly says, BELATED?

Gran Gran says, "BELATED" MEANS
SLIGHTLY LATER.

SO EVEN THOUGH JARED'S BIRTHDAY
WAS YESTERDAY, WE CAN CELEBRATE
IT TODAY.

Jojo squeals, OOH!

[Gran Gran laughs]

Gran Gran says, BUT... LET'S MAKE
IT A SURPRISE.

Gran Gran calls Jared.

[Phone rings]

Jared says, HELLO.
JARED'S SHOP, JARED SPEAKING.

Gran Gran says, HELLO, JARED.
IT'S GRAN GRAN.

Jojo says, AND JOJO AND PANDA!

Jared says, OH, HEY, GRAN GRAN,
JOJO, AND PANDA.

Gran Gran says, WE WERE JUST THINKING,
WE'VE COOKED TOO MUCH FOOD FOR THE
TWO OF US TO EAT.

Jojo says, AND WE WONDERED IF YOU WOULD
LIKE SOME!

Jared says, OH, YES, PLEASE! THANKS,
GRAN GRAN!

Gran Gran says, WONDERFUL.
WHY DON'T YOU POP OVER FOR A
PLATE WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED WORK?

[Upbeat music plays]

Jared says, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

Jojo sings, WE'RE HAVING A PARTY,
WE'RE HAVING A PARTY.

Gran Gran says, OKAY.
IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BELATED
BIRTHDAY PARTY, WE'LL NEED TO
INVITE ALL OF JARED'S FRIENDS.

[Upbeat music plays]

[Gran Gran gasps]

Gran Gran whipsers, JOJO,
THERE'S JARED.

Jared stand with a woman wearing overalls and a red shirt. She wears her grey hair pulled away from her face with a green headband. Beside her stands a man with a brown beard. He wears a red touque, blue coat and grey pants. The man holds a dog’s leash.

The grey-haired woman asks, DID YOU
GET ANYTHING NICE FOR YOUR
BIRTHDAY, JARED?

Jared says, YEAH. I GOT THIS NEW
BOOK, CYNTHIA. I'M GOING TO THE
PARK ON MY LUNCH BREAK TO
READ A NEW CHAPTER.

Gran Gran says, WE'LL HAVE TO GO
THE OTHER WAY.

REMEMBER, JARED'S BELATED
BIRTHDAY PARTY IS A SURPRISE.

[Upbeat music plays]

[Barking]

Jared and Cynthia say, HUH?

The man with the beard asks, MONTY?

[Barking, Jared laughs]

Cynthia says, OOH.

[Upbeat music plays]

The cover of Jared’s book slides left to right.

[Whoosh]

Gran Gran and Jojo talk to adults around the town. Jojo carries a star-shaped balloon as she walks past fallen leaves. She and Gran Gran stop and watch Jared as he sits on a park bench and reads his book. Jared scratches his head. Jojo lets go of the balloon string and Panda floats in front of her on the end of the string. She chases him.

Gran Gran makes a cake. Jojo draws a bookmark.

Gran Gran says, MMM!
BIRTHDAY CAKE LOOKING GOOD!

[Doorbell rings]

[Gasping]

Gran Gran says, OH, THAT'LL BE
OUR PARTY GUESTS!

[Party guests chatter, upbeat music plays]

Jojo asks, WHEN'S JARED GOING
TO BE HERE, GRAN GRAN?

[Doorbell rings]

Gran Gran says, OH, THAT MUST BE
HIM NOW. OKAY. GET READY, EVERYONE.

[Party guests whisper, door closes]

Gran Gran says, HELLO, JARED!

A woman says, SHH.

Jared says, HEY, GRAN GRAN.
THANKS FOR INVITING ME ROUND.

Gran Gran says, OH, THAT'S OKAY.
COME INTO THE SITTING ROOM.

[Door creaks]

The party guests shout, SURPRISE!

Jared says, WOW! HELLO, EVERYONE!
HEY, JOJO. DID YOU DO ALL OF THIS?

Jojo says, UH-HUH, AND GRAN GRAN,
AND PANDA.

[Jared laughs]

Jared says, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW MY BIRTHDAY WAS
YESTERDAY, RIGHT?

[Upbeat music plays]

Jojo says, YES!

[She laughs]

She says, BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PARTY,
SO THIS IS A BELATED BIRTHDAY PARTY,
TO CELEBRATE TODAY!

Jojo and Jared hug.

Jojo says, I MADE YOU A BIRTHDAY
PRESENT, TOO.

Jared says, WOW. A BOOKMARK FOR
MY NEW BOOK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOJO.
BEST BELATED BIRTHDAY EVER.

[Upbeat music plays]

A girl wears her brown hair in a ponytail. She wears yellow overalls over a red and white shirt. She attaches blue and white banners to a kitchen countertop.

The brown-haired girl says, IT'S
MY BIRTHDAY. I WAS FIVE YEARS
OLD, BUT TODAY, I'M SIX.

TO CELEBRATE BEING A YEAR
OLDER, I'M HAVING A BIRTHDAY
PARTY. SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE
HELPING ME GET THE PARTY READY.

The brown-haired girl sets a table.

She says, THIS ALL LOOKS YUMMY.

A woman asks, IT LOOKS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?

The brown-haired girl says MY MUMMY
IS HELPING ME GET READY FOR MY
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

The mother asks, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE MOST?

The brown-haired girl says PLAYING GAMES.

The mother asks, GAMES. WHAT GAMES?

The brown-haired girl says PASS THE PARCEL.

The mother asks, YEAH?

The brown-haired girl says MY FRIENDS
HAVE ARRIVED.

Two girls carry presents. They both wear blue overalls. One wears her curly black hair loose and a pink and blue striped shirt. The other girl wears her dark blonde hair short and parted on her left. She wears a green striped sweater.

They say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Laughing]

The brown-haired girl says GAMES.

[Laughing, gasp]

The mother says, SHALL WE GO AND PLAY SOME
PARTY GAMES?

The children say, YEAH!

The children put on pointy party hats.

The brown-haired girl says,WE'RE
PLAYING PASS THE PARCEL.
IT'S A SURPRISE.

[Rustling]

Children say, YEAH!
OH, NO! OH!
IT'S THE PRIZE!

A girl wears her long black hair in pigtails. She holds up a wooden cow.

She says, IT'S A WOODEN COW.

[Applause, upbeat music plays]

Candles burn on a birthday cake.

The children sing, HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
DEAR FRANCESCA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO YOU.

Francesca, the brown-haired girl, says,
IT'S GREAT BEING A YEAR OLDER.

Children cheer, YAY!

Francesca says, A BIRTHDAY IS
REALLY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT ONLY
HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR.

Jojo asks, DO YOU THINK JARED
LIKED HIS BELATED BIRTHDAY
PARTY, GRAN GRAN?

Gran Gran says, OH, I THINK HE
LOVED IT.

Jojo says, I LOVE YOU, GRAN GRAN.

[Laughing]

Gran Gran says, I LOVE YOU TOO, JOJO.

[Upbeat music plays]

End Credits Roll.

“Jojo: Taiya Samuel.
Gran Gran: Cathy Tyson.

Jojo and Gran Gran.

Series Producer: Tom Cousins.
Producer: Angela Russell.

CBeebies BBC.
Distributed by BBC Studios.”