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Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
2009 - 2013 5.2 (20 votes) 2 Seasons
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Genres
Kids Animation Comedy Family
Networks
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BBC Two
Created By
Neville Astley

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Overview

The friendship between fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf in an enchanted magical kingdom of elves and fairies.

Top Cast

Sian Taylor

Holly

Preston Nyman
Preston Nyman

Ben

David Graham
David Graham

Wise Old Elf

Sarah Ann Kennedy

Nanny Plum

Ian Puleston-Davies
Ian Puleston-Davies

King Thistle

Sara Crowe
Sara Crowe

Queen Thistle

Jonny Butler

Jake Elf

Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn

Mrs. Elf

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2009)

No overview available.

52 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Royal Fairy Picnic
2009-05-04

Holly invites Ben to the annual Royal Fairy Picnic. King Thistle hopes there won't be a repeat of last year's magical jelly flood!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 2: Gaston The Ladybird
2009-05-04

Ben and Holly like to play with Gaston the ladybird. One morning when they come to his cave the find it empty and moreover it's absolutely filthy. Thinking it will cheer up Gaston they clean up the cave. But when Gaston comes back from his morning walk they realise it was a mistake.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 3: Holly's Magic Wand
2009-05-04

Holly loses her magic wand. Without it, the little fairy can't do any spells! Can Ben use his elf skills to locate the magical baton?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 4: The Elf Farm
2009-05-04

Holly goes to the elf farm with Ben and Mr Elf to collect an egg for the king's breakfast. While they are there, however, a huge chicken escapes and runs amok throughout Little Kingdom!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 5: Daisy and Poppy
2009-05-04

Holly and her friends must stay in the courtyard and play with Daisy and Poppy. All is fine until the twins borrow a magic wand, escape from the castle and turn the whole kingdom into rabbits, frogs and birds.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 6: Queen Thistle's Teapot
2009-05-04

Holly breaks her mother's new teapot, and Ben tries to help her repair it.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 7: The Frog Prince
2009-05-04

Holly accidentally turns Ben into a frog, and only makes things worse as she tries to rectify her mistake.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 8: The King's Busy Day
2009-05-04

King Thistle struggles to cope during a busy day, in which he has to launch a boat, judge a fruit competition and make a speech at a dance festival.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 9: Fun and Games
2009-05-04

Ben uses his elf skills to win at games, so Holly teaches him a lesson.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 10: King Thistle is Not Well
2009-05-04

King Thistle gets a cold, so Holly and the gang work together to collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 11: The Lost Egg
2009-05-04

Ben, Holly and Gaston the ladybird find a large egg in the meadow. When a tiny chick hatches, the friends must find the mummy bird.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 12: The Elf Games
2009-05-04

Ben is in training for the games. Holly wants to join in but the rules state there's no flying or magic allowed.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 13: Nanny Plum's Lesson
2009-05-04

Nanny Plum teaches the girls some important fairy rules. However, when she is blown away, Ben, Holly and Gaston come to her rescue.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 14: The Elf Factory
2009-05-04

It's almost Christmas and the elves are busy making toys. When there is a problem with the toys, a little bit of magic is needed to save the day.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 15: Mrs Witch
2009-05-04

Nanny takes Ben and Holly to visit a witch in the forest. When Nanny is rude to the witch, she gets frozen by magic.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 16: Elf Joke Day
2009-05-04

Holly and Ben help the Wise Old Elf play a trick on Nanny Plum. She doesn't see the funny side, so decides to turn him into a giant snail!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 17: King Thistle's New Clothes
2009-05-04

The king comes to visit. When Nanny accidentally shrinks all of the king's clothes, she magics some more from vegetables in the kitchen.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 18: Elf School
2009-05-04

The Wise Old Elf tells Holly and Ben that no magic should be used at school. Holly finds it difficult to get by until Nanny uses magic to help her.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 19: The Royal Golf Course
2009-05-04

A mole disturbs King Thistle's golf course, so he hires a gnome to drive it away.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 20: Morning, Noon & Night
2009-05-04

The Wise Old Elf teaches the children how to tell the time, and takes Ben and Holly to see the big clock at the top of Elf Tree.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 21: Gaston's Visit
2009-05-04

Gaston catches a cold, so Holly invites him to stay at the Little Castle. Soon Gaston is taking over, eating the king's food and sleeping in his bed!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 22: A Trip to the Seaside
2009-05-11

Holly joins Ben and his family on a trip to the seaside. Holly must use magic to rescue herself and Ben when the tide comes in and they are stuck in their castle.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 23: Ben's Birthday Card
2009-04-06

Holly forgets Ben's birthday, and rushes home to make him a birthday card. But Nanny has stopped all magic, so Holly has to make the card herself.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 24: Books
2009-05-04

After Queen Thistle reads the children a story about the stars, they wonder where stars go in the daytime. When they cannot find the answer in the castle's magic books, Ben and Holly pay a visit to the Wise Old Elf.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 25: Betty Caterpillar
2009-04-07

Ben and Holly make a new caterpillar friend, but she is sad that she cannot fly. King Thistle says that feeding Betty will do the trick, and before long she turns from chubby caterpillar to beautiful butterfly!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 26: Queen Holly
2009-05-04

Holly is left in charge when King and Queen Thistle go away on important business. But ruling the Little Kingdom is not as easy as it looks...

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 27: Tooth Fairy
2009-05-04

The duo discover that Nanny Plum is a tooth fairy by night, and head out on the job with her, but they receive a shock when they catch sight of the little girl they are visiting.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 28: The Elf Windmill
2009-05-04

Mr Elf demonstrates why it takes so long to make flour, but Nanny Plum refuses to wait, and uses magic to speed up the elf windmill.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 29: The Elf Band
2009-05-04

Holly and her parents try to impress Snobby King and Queen Marigold with help from the elf band.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 30: The Ant Hill
2009-05-04

Things start to go missing all over the kingdom, and Ben and Holly realise that ants are stealing their possessions.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 31: Redbeard The Elf Pirate
2009-05-04

Barnaby elf's uncle Redbeard has lost all his treasure, prompting Holly and Ben to follow the clues in an effort to track it down.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 32: Tadpoles
2009-05-04

Holly takes frogspawn home to look after, but is shocked the following morning to discover it has turned into tadpoles.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 33: Cows
2009-05-04

The children visit a big farm to find out where milk comes from.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 34: Queen Thistle's Day Off
2009-05-04

Holly, Ben, Nanny and the King have to look after naughty twins Daisy and Poppy for the day.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 35: Nature Class
2009-05-04

Nanny Plum takes the children for a lesson in the woods and uses magic to transform herself into a frog.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 36: The Toy Robot
2009-05-04

The friends fix a broken toy robot, only for it to start cleaning out the castle.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 37: Big Bad Barry
2009-05-04

King Thistle goes fishing with Mr Elf, Ben and Holly, and decides they should catch the meanest fish ever - Big Bad Barry - for their supper.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 38: King Thistle's Birthday
2009-05-04

Everyone is confused when the King declares no one is allowed to celebrate his birthday, because he does not want to get any older.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 39: The Wand Factory
2009-05-04

Holly breaks her wand and must go to the factory at the bottom of the Great Elf Tree to get it fixed.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 40: Camping Out
2009-05-04

Holly goes on a camping trip with Ben and his parents, but the annoying Mr Gnome turns up.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 41: Dinner Party
2009-05-04

Snooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves to dinner at the castle, where they sample Nanny Plum's cooking.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 42: The Woodpecker
2009-05-04

King Thistle is confused when his magic bird-spotting book fails to identify a new creature that has made a nest in the castle.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 43: Daisy & Poppy's Pet
2009-05-04

Nanny Plum conjures up a hamster for the twins, but the naughty new pet causes chaos in the castle.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 44: The Elf Rocket
2009-05-04

King Thistle competes with the elves to build a rocket that can fly to the moon.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 45: Picnic on the Moon
2009-05-04

The visitors venture out of the rockets onto the moon, but quickly realise they do not have enough fuel to return home.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 46: Lucy's Picnic
2009-05-04

The elf and fairy children learn how the rubbish left after a picnic can be recycled into new toys.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 47: Acorn Day
2009-05-04

A gang of squirrels appears at the Great Elf Tree determined to store acorns inside, but the Wise Old Elf has other ideas.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 48: The Elf Submarine
2009-05-04

The duo set sail to retrieve Redbeard the pirate's sunken treasure, but Big Bad Barry tries to stop them.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 49: Visiting the Marigolds
2009-05-04

Everyone visits King and Queen Marigold's castle, but chaos ensues.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 50: The Party
2009-05-04

The twins cause chaos when they invite their friends to the castle for a birthday party.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 51: Snow
2009-05-04

The youngsters help when Mr Elf forgets to deliver the last box of toys to Father Christmas.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 52: The North Pole
2009-05-04

The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.

Runtime: 11 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2012)

No overview available.

52 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Giants in the Meadow
2012-07-02

Lucy's dad is digging up the meadow and the Little Kingdom is in danger. How can they stop him without being discovered?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 2: Mrs Fig's Magic School
2012-07-03

Holly goes to school for the first time, to learn something other than how to make magic jelly. Ben comes along, despite protests from the Wise Old Elf. Everybody learns a lesson.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 3: Daisy & Poppy's Playgroup
2012-07-04

After the disappearance of Mrs Fotheringill, the twins have had no playgroup to attend. With no willing substitute available, Queen Thistle becomes their new teacher.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 4: No Magic Day
2012-07-05

When the fairies wake up to find that their wands are not working, the kingdom has to cope without any help from magic for the entire day.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 5: Spies
2012-07-06

When King and Queen Thistle ask Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf to build a boat capable of beating the Marigolds, the old rivals cannot help trying their best to outdo each other.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 6: Hard Times
2012-07-09

The fairy kingdom is left without food because there is nothing left in the treasure chest to pay the elves. As money doesn't grow on trees, King Thistle has to find a job.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 7: Gaston Goes To School
2012-07-10

Strawberry introduces her new pet to her classmates and everyone is impressed with how well trained she is. Gaston is sent to pet school, where Miss Jolly soon gets him into shape.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 8: Elf Rescue
2012-07-11

When Redbeard, who is giving Nanny Plum, Ben and Holly a ride on his 'unsinkable' boat, hits a rock, he calls on the services of Elf Rescue!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 9: Lucy's School
2012-07-12

Holly and Ben spend a day at Lucy's school, but they must avoid being spotted by the teacher, Miss Cookie. Will they make it to the end of the lesson?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 10: Baby Dragon
2012-07-13

The children adopt a new pet - a dragon named Dave. They didn't know that he was going to grow and grow though... Wherever can they keep him?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 11: Dolly Plum
2012-07-16

Daisy and Poppy turn Nanny Plum into a doll. Soon, the Wise Old Elf copies the fairy toy and it becomes so popular that everybody wants one.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 12: The Lost City
2012-07-17

When Redbeard the Pirate goes in search of the Lost City, he soon gets in some bother and has to be rescued from the most unlikely spot.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 13: The Shooting Star
2012-07-18

The Wise Old Elf fears an alien invasion after a spaceship crash-lands in the Little Kingdom and can't make its way back home.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 14: Nanny's Magic Test
2012-07-19

Nanny Plum's magic licence is out of date and she is forced to return to Mrs Fig's magic school and must pass a test set by the Wise Old Elf before she can get a new one.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 15: Gaston To The Rescue
2012-07-20

After banning Gaston from the castle, the elves and fairies are out looking for him when they discover a speaking door which leads to the dwarf mine. Once in, they find they can't get out. Who will save them?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 16: Miss Cookie's Nature Trail
2012-07-21

Miss Cookie organizes a nature trail for Lucy [the little girl that Ben and Holly know] and her class, but unfortunately, it goes right through the Little Kingdom! So it's up to Ben and Holly to stop Lucy's class and her teacher finding out about the elves and fairies!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 17: The New Wand
2012-07-22

Holly's wand catches a cold, and she gets a new replacement wand from the Wise Old Elf, called the WiseWand 3000 and she's thrilled - until she discovers it's special feature: it doesn't do ANY magic at all!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 18: Superheroes
2012-07-23

In a homage to the 60's Batman series, Ben, Holly and their friends play a game where they become superheroes and supervillains. But Strawberry takes her supervillain role [The Strawberry Ice Queen] a little too far.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 19: Mrs Witch's Spring Clean
2012-07-24

Ben, Holly and Nanny Plum help Mrs Witch with a big spring clean by getting rid of some magical objects, but in the wrong hands they cause chaos in the Little Kingdom.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 20: The Fruit Harvest
2012-07-25

Rosie, Ben and Holly help out on the day of the fruit harvest, but Mr Gnome has eaten all the fruit. The elves and fairies should find various ways to stop Mr Gnome from eating the blackberries.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 21: Uncle Gaston
2012-07-26

Gaston's brother Tony and his family comes to visit, and Ben, Holly and Strawberry help him look after Tony's kids, Amber, Emerald and Keith.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 22: Plumbing
2012-07-27

King Thistle decides on home improvement to impress King and Queen Marigold, but things don't quite go according to plan... The bath tap at the Little Castle is dripping, so the elf plumber is called. But with King and Queen Marigold coming round, there is not much time to fix it.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 23: Big Ben & Holly
2012-07-28

When a spell goes wrong, Ben and Holly grow to human size! Now they are able to play with Lucy and her friends and want to stay big forever! But they soon discover that being big isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 24: Daisy & Poppy Go Bananas
2012-07-29

Madness, mayhem, and devastation is caused in the Little Kingdom when Daisy and Poppy use King Thistle's mother's wand to learn how to do magic, escape the castle, and... go bananas!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 25: Mr Elf takes a Holiday
2012-07-30

Mr Elf is overworked so King Thistle sentences Mr Elf to take a holiday. Mr Elf isn't too pleased, but Mrs Elf and Ben are overjoyed at the news!. They go on holiday, but the plane breaks down and they crash-land on a deserted island. Meanwhile, Nanny Plum takes over the deliveries.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 26: Honey Bees
2012-07-31

Ben and Holly visit the beehive to learn how honey is made. The Wise Old Elf is the bee keeper and proceeds to show the children his own special way of collecting honey.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 27: Lucy's Sleepover
2012-08-01

After Holly makes her small enough to play in the Little Kingdom, Lucy flies on Gaston the Ladybird and is invited to a sleepover at the Little Castle. But the next morning the spell wears off and she and Rex become big again.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 28: Miss Jolly's Riding Club
2012-08-02

The children go on a snail trek with Miss Jolly. All goes well until the snails head straight toward the elf farm and Mr Elf's cabbages...

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 29: Springtime
2012-08-03

Spring is in the air in the Little Kingdom, which has daffodils, tulips, and 2 very hungry gnomes...

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 30: Pirate Treasure
2012-08-04

Ben, Holly, Captain Redbeard and Nanny Plum go on a treasure hunt with Captain Squid's treasure map, and the treasure is in the most oddest place: Lucy's school.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 31: Gaston Goes to the Vet
2012-08-05

Ben goes on holiday with his parents, but the holiday is thrown off track when Gaston accidentally swallows the car keys!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 32: Granny & Granpapa
2012-08-06

Everyone in the Little Kingdom and the Wise Old Elf is invited to a party at Granpapa and Granny Thistle's castle in the clouds.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 33: The Dwarf Mine
2012-08-07

Ben and Holly discover holes popping up all over the Little Kingdom. They find out that the dwarves have woken up working in the mine, digging for treasure. So all the dwarves must be stopped.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 34: Lucy's Elf & Fairy Party
2012-08-08

Ben and Holly and their friends are invited to Lucy's elf and fairy-themed birthday party. What do you think will happen next?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 35: Planet Bong
2012-08-09

Zyros contacts Ben and Holly, and asks for the Wise Old Elf's help to save their plants.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 36: Planet Bong Episode 2
2012-08-10

Ben and Holly and their friends go to Zyros' home planet where they meet all manner of alien creatures and The Great Leader.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 37: The Queen Bakes Cakes
2012-08-11

A cake sale is held to raise money to fix Mrs Fig's magic school after an apple crushes it. Unfortunately, Queen Thistle is baking, and nobody can eat her cakes.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 38: The Witch Competition
2012-08-12

Mrs Witch must come out of retirement when a young witch called Wendy Witch wants to live in her house.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 39: The Journey to the Centre of the Earth
2012-08-13

Naughty Daisy and Poppy cast a spell that sends their teacher Mrs Fotheringill to the centre of the Earth, and Ben and Holly encounter dinosaurs and volcanos as Granpapa Thistle leads them on a mission to rescue her.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 40: Redbeard's Rainbow
2012-08-14

Captain Redbeard is determined to find the treasure at the end of the rainbow.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 41: Fox Cubs
2012-08-15

Ben and Holly go on a scout group called the Fox Cubs, but after criticizing Mr Elf's survival skills, Nanny Plum magics them all to the top of Mount Everest! And with no way to magic themselves off, how will they get home?

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 42: Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf Swap Jobs for One Whole Day
2012-08-16

Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf argue over who does the most work, so they decide to swap jobs for one whole day.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 43: The Very Important Person
2012-08-17

A Very Important Person is coming to the Little Kingdom, and everyone is trying to get ready on time. But who is this Very Important Person? And will everything go to plan? I wouldn't bet on it!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 44: Bunty II
2012-08-18

Mr Elf sails his new boat 'Bunty II', but Big Bad Barry has other ideas.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 45: Fathers Day
2012-08-19

A Father's Day-themed episode of Ben and Holly.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 46: Gaston's Birthday
2012-08-20

After Ben and Holly realises that Gaston has one new spot, it means that it is his birthday. But he is sad because he's never had a birthday party, so Ben and Holly prepare one for him.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 47: The Mermaid
2012-08-21

Ben and Holly meet a mermaid, and with the help of Lucy and her dad, they return her lost magic mirror to her.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 48: Daisy & Poppy Go to the Museum
2012-08-22

Daisy and Poppy cause untold havoc in a museum!

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 49: Chickens Ride West
2012-08-23

King Thistle wants eggs for breakfast, so the Elves, Ben, Holly and Nanny Plum decide to bring the chickens to the Little Castle.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 50: Gaston is Lost
2012-08-24

Ben and Holly must find Gaston, who is lost.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 51: Ben & Holly's Christmas
2013-01-24

Father Christmas pays a surprise visit to The Little Kingdom to check on the Christmas preparations. The Elves are busy making all of the toys and Nanny Plum is in control of the crackers. Everything is going according to plan until King Thistle gets trapped in a cracker, Queen Thistle gets trapped in a toy fairy castle and the Wise Old Elf gets trapped in a Christmas tree.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 52: Ben & Holly's Christmas Episode 2
2013-01-25

Ben and Holly set out on a Christmas rescue mission to save the 3 trapped grown-ups from Part 1, but they all end up in Lucy's house for a Merry Christmas with Lucy and her family!

Runtime: 11 min

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