Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009)
Synopsis
The friendship between fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf in an enchanted magical kingdom of elves and fairies.
Network
5, BBC Two
Episodes
Episodes
The Royal Fairy Picnic
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!
Gaston The Ladybird
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.
Holly's Magic Wand
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?
The Elf Farm
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!
Daisy and Poppy
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.
Queen Thistle's Teapot
Holly breaks her mother's new teapot, and Ben tries to help her repair it.
The Frog Prince
Holly accidentally turns Ben into a frog, and only makes things worse as she tries to rectify her mistake.
The King's Busy Day
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.
Fun and Games
Ben uses his elf skills to win at games, so Holly teaches him a lesson.
King Thistle is Not Well
King Thistle gets a cold, so Holly and the gang work together to collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better.
The Lost Egg
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.
The Elf Games
Ben is in training for the games. Holly wants to join in but the rules state there's no flying or magic allowed.
Nanny Plum's Lesson
Nanny Plum teaches the girls some important fairy rules. However, when she is blown away, Ben, Holly and Gaston come to her rescue.
The Elf Factory
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.
Mrs Witch
Nanny takes Ben and Holly to visit a witch in the forest. When Nanny is rude to the witch, she gets frozen by magic.
Elf Joke Day
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!
King Thistle's New Clothes
The king comes to visit. When Nanny accidentally shrinks all of the king's clothes, she magics some more from vegetables in the kitchen.
Elf School
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.
The Royal Golf Course
A mole disturbs King Thistle's golf course, so he hires a gnome to drive it away.
Morning, Noon & Night
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.
Gaston's Visit
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!
A Trip to the Seaside
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.
Ben's Birthday Card
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.
Books
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.
Betty Caterpillar
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!
Queen Holly
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...
Tooth Fairy
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.
The Elf Windmill
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.
The Elf Band
Holly and her parents try to impress Snobby King and Queen Marigold with help from the elf band.
The Ant Hill
Things start to go missing all over the kingdom, and Ben and Holly realise that ants are stealing their possessions.
Redbeard The Elf Pirate
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.
Tadpoles
Holly takes frogspawn home to look after, but is shocked the following morning to discover it has turned into tadpoles.
Cows
The children visit a big farm to find out where milk comes from.
Queen Thistle's Day Off
Holly, Ben, Nanny and the King have to look after naughty twins Daisy and Poppy for the day.
Nature Class
Nanny Plum takes the children for a lesson in the woods and uses magic to transform herself into a frog.
The Toy Robot
The friends fix a broken toy robot, only for it to start cleaning out the castle.
Big Bad Barry
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.
King Thistle's Birthday
Everyone is confused when the King declares no one is allowed to celebrate his birthday, because he does not want to get any older.
The Wand Factory
Holly breaks her wand and must go to the factory at the bottom of the Great Elf Tree to get it fixed.
Camping Out
Holly goes on a camping trip with Ben and his parents, but the annoying Mr Gnome turns up.
Dinner Party
Snooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves to dinner at the castle, where they sample Nanny Plum's cooking.
The Woodpecker
King Thistle is confused when his magic bird-spotting book fails to identify a new creature that has made a nest in the castle.
Daisy & Poppy's Pet
Nanny Plum conjures up a hamster for the twins, but the naughty new pet causes chaos in the castle.
The Elf Rocket
King Thistle competes with the elves to build a rocket that can fly to the moon.
Picnic on the Moon
The visitors venture out of the rockets onto the moon, but quickly realise they do not have enough fuel to return home.
Lucy's Picnic
The elf and fairy children learn how the rubbish left after a picnic can be recycled into new toys.
Acorn Day
A gang of squirrels appears at the Great Elf Tree determined to store acorns inside, but the Wise Old Elf has other ideas.
The Elf Submarine
The duo set sail to retrieve Redbeard the pirate's sunken treasure, but Big Bad Barry tries to stop them.
Visiting the Marigolds
Everyone visits King and Queen Marigold's castle, but chaos ensues.
The Party
The twins cause chaos when they invite their friends to the castle for a birthday party.
Snow
The youngsters help when Mr Elf forgets to deliver the last box of toys to Father Christmas.
The North Pole
The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.
Cast
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Original Title
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Status
Canceled
Seasons
2
Episodes
104