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Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009)
Popularity 16.8
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The friendship between fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf in an enchanted magical kingdom of elves and fairies.
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Sian TaylorHolly
Preston NymanBen
David GrahamWise Old Elf
Sarah Ann KennedyNanny Plum
Ian Puleston-DaviesKing Thistle
Sara CroweQueen Thistle
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Jonny ButlerJake Elf
Judy FlynnMrs. Elf
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Oliver MayOli Elf
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Lucy MossViolet
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Stanley NicklessBarnaby Elf
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Zara SiddiqiStrawberry
John SparkesMister Elf
ARTWORK GALLERY
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Season 1
52 episodes · First aired 2009-04-06 · ★ 6.1
E01
The Royal Fairy Picnic
2009-04-06 · 11 min
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!
E02
Gaston The Ladybird
2009-04-07 · 11 min
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.
E03
Holly's Magic Wand
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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?
E04
The Elf Farm
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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!
E05
Daisy and Poppy
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E06
Queen Thistle's Teapot
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly breaks her mother's new teapot, and Ben tries to help her repair it.
E07
The Frog Prince
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly accidentally turns Ben into a frog, and only makes things worse as she tries to rectify her mistake.
E08
The King's Busy Day
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E09
Fun and Games
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Ben uses his elf skills to win at games, so Holly teaches him a lesson.
E10
King Thistle is Not Well
2025-11-20 · 11 min
King Thistle gets a cold, so Holly and the gang work together to collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better.
E11
The Lost Egg
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E12
The Elf Games
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Ben is in training for the games. Holly wants to join in but the rules state there's no flying or magic allowed.
E13
Nanny Plum's Lesson
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Nanny Plum teaches the girls some important fairy rules. However, when she is blown away, Ben, Holly and Gaston come to her rescue.
E14
The Elf Factory
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E15
Mrs Witch
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Nanny takes Ben and Holly to visit a witch in the forest. When Nanny is rude to the witch, she gets frozen by magic.
E16
Elf Joke Day
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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!
E17
King Thistle's New Clothes
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The king comes to visit. When Nanny accidentally shrinks all of the king's clothes, she magics some more from vegetables in the kitchen.
E18
Elf School
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E19
The Royal Golf Course
2025-11-20 · 11 min
A mole disturbs King Thistle's golf course, so he hires a gnome to drive it away.
E20
Morning, Noon & Night
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E21
Gaston's Visit
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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!
E22
A Trip to the Seaside
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E23
Ben's Birthday Card
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E24
Books
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E25
Betty Caterpillar
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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!
E26
Queen Holly
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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...
E27
Tooth Fairy
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E28
The Elf Windmill
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E29
The Elf Band
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly and her parents try to impress Snobby King and Queen Marigold with help from the elf band.
E30
The Ant Hill
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Things start to go missing all over the kingdom, and Ben and Holly realise that ants are stealing their possessions.
E31
Redbeard The Elf Pirate
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E32
Tadpoles
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly takes frogspawn home to look after, but is shocked the following morning to discover it has turned into tadpoles.
E33
Cows
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The children visit a big farm to find out where milk comes from.
E34
Queen Thistle's Day Off
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly, Ben, Nanny and the King have to look after naughty twins Daisy and Poppy for the day.
E35
Nature Class
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Nanny Plum takes the children for a lesson in the woods and uses magic to transform herself into a frog.
E36
The Toy Robot
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The friends fix a broken toy robot, only for it to start cleaning out the castle.
E37
Big Bad Barry
2025-11-20 · 11 min
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.
E38
King Thistle's Birthday
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Everyone is confused when the King declares no one is allowed to celebrate his birthday, because he does not want to get any older.
E39
The Wand Factory
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly breaks her wand and must go to the factory at the bottom of the Great Elf Tree to get it fixed.
E40
Camping Out
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Holly goes on a camping trip with Ben and his parents, but the annoying Mr Gnome turns up.
E41
Dinner Party
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Snooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves to dinner at the castle, where they sample Nanny Plum's cooking.
E42
The Woodpecker
2025-11-20 · 11 min
King Thistle is confused when his magic bird-spotting book fails to identify a new creature that has made a nest in the castle.
E43
Daisy & Poppy's Pet
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Nanny Plum conjures up a hamster for the twins, but the naughty new pet causes chaos in the castle.
E44
The Elf Rocket
2025-11-20 · 11 min
King Thistle competes with the elves to build a rocket that can fly to the moon.
E45
Picnic on the Moon
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The visitors venture out of the rockets onto the moon, but quickly realise they do not have enough fuel to return home.
E46
Lucy's Picnic
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The elf and fairy children learn how the rubbish left after a picnic can be recycled into new toys.
E47
Acorn Day
2025-11-20 · 11 min
A gang of squirrels appears at the Great Elf Tree determined to store acorns inside, but the Wise Old Elf has other ideas.
E48
The Elf Submarine
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The duo set sail to retrieve Redbeard the pirate's sunken treasure, but Big Bad Barry tries to stop them.
E49
Visiting the Marigolds
2025-11-20 · 11 min
Everyone visits King and Queen Marigold's castle, but chaos ensues.
E50
The Party
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The twins cause chaos when they invite their friends to the castle for a birthday party.
E51
Snow
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The youngsters help when Mr Elf forgets to deliver the last box of toys to Father Christmas.
E52
The North Pole
2025-11-20 · 11 min
The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.
Season 2
52 episodes · First aired 2012-07-02 · ★ 6.0
E01
Giants in the Meadow
2012-07-02 · 11 min
Lucy's dad is digging up the meadow and the Little Kingdom is in danger. How can they stop him without being discovered?
E02
Mrs Fig's Magic School
2012-07-03 · 11 min
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.
E03
Daisy & Poppy's Playgroup
2012-07-04 · 11 min
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.
E04
No Magic Day
2012-07-05 · 11 min
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.
E05
Spies
2012-07-06 · 11 min
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.
E06
Hard Times
2012-07-09 · 11 min
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.
E07
Gaston Goes To School
2012-07-10 · 11 min
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.
E08
Elf Rescue
2012-07-11 · 11 min
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!
E09
Lucy's School
2012-07-12 · 11 min
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?
E10
Baby Dragon
2012-07-13 · 11 min
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?
E11
Dolly Plum
2012-07-16 · 11 min
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.
E12
The Lost City
2012-07-17 · 11 min
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.
E13
The Shooting Star
2012-07-18 · 11 min
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.
E14
Nanny's Magic Test
2012-07-19 · 11 min
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.
E15
Gaston To The Rescue
2012-07-20 · 11 min
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?
E16
Miss Cookie's Nature Trail
2012-07-21 · 11 min
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!
E17
The New Wand
2012-07-22 · 11 min
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!
E18
Superheroes
2012-07-23 · 11 min
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.
E19
Mrs Witch's Spring Clean
2012-07-24 · 11 min
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.
E20
The Fruit Harvest
2012-07-25 · 11 min
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.
E21
Uncle Gaston
2012-07-26 · 11 min
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.
E22
Plumbing
2012-07-27 · 11 min
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.
E23
Big Ben & Holly
2012-07-28 · 11 min
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.
E24
Daisy & Poppy Go Bananas
2012-07-29 · 11 min
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!
E25
Mr Elf takes a Holiday
2012-07-30 · 11 min
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.
E26
Honey Bees
2012-07-31 · 11 min
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.
E27
Lucy's Sleepover
2012-08-01 · 11 min
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.
E28
Miss Jolly's Riding Club
2012-08-02 · 11 min
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...
E29
Springtime
2012-08-03 · 11 min
Spring is in the air in the Little Kingdom, which has daffodils, tulips, and 2 very hungry gnomes...
E30
Pirate Treasure
2012-08-04 · 11 min
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.
E31
Gaston Goes to the Vet
2012-08-05 · 11 min
Ben goes on holiday with his parents, but the holiday is thrown off track when Gaston accidentally swallows the car keys!
E32
Granny & Granpapa
2012-08-06 · 11 min
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.
E33
The Dwarf Mine
2012-08-07 · 11 min
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.
E34
Lucy's Elf & Fairy Party
2012-08-08 · 11 min
Ben and Holly and their friends are invited to Lucy's elf and fairy-themed birthday party. What do you think will happen next?
E35
Planet Bong
2012-08-09 · 11 min
Zyros contacts Ben and Holly, and asks for the Wise Old Elf's help to save their plants.
E36
Planet Bong Episode 2
2012-08-10 · 11 min
Ben and Holly and their friends go to Zyros' home planet where they meet all manner of alien creatures and The Great Leader.
E37
The Queen Bakes Cakes
2012-08-11 · 11 min
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.
E38
The Witch Competition
2012-08-12 · 11 min
Mrs Witch must come out of retirement when a young witch called Wendy Witch wants to live in her house.
E39
The Journey to the Centre of the Earth
2012-08-13 · 11 min
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.
E40
Redbeard's Rainbow
2012-08-14 · 11 min
Captain Redbeard is determined to find the treasure at the end of the rainbow.
E41
Fox Cubs
2012-08-15 · 11 min
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?
E42
Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf Swap Jobs for One Whole Day
2012-08-16 · 11 min
Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf argue over who does the most work, so they decide to swap jobs for one whole day.
E43
The Very Important Person
2012-08-17 · 11 min
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!
E44
Bunty II
2012-08-18 · 11 min
Mr Elf sails his new boat 'Bunty II', but Big Bad Barry has other ideas.
E45
Fathers Day
2012-08-19 · 11 min
A Father's Day-themed episode of Ben and Holly.
E46
Gaston's Birthday
2012-08-20 · 11 min
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.
E47
The Mermaid
2012-08-21 · 11 min
Ben and Holly meet a mermaid, and with the help of Lucy and her dad, they return her lost magic mirror to her.
E48
Daisy & Poppy Go to the Museum
2012-08-22 · 11 min
Daisy and Poppy cause untold havoc in a museum!
E49
Chickens Ride West
2012-08-23 · 11 min
King Thistle wants eggs for breakfast, so the Elves, Ben, Holly and Nanny Plum decide to bring the chickens to the Little Castle.
E50
Gaston is Lost
2012-08-24 · 11 min
Ben and Holly must find Gaston, who is lost.
E51
Ben & Holly's Christmas
2013-01-24 · 11 min
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.
E52
Ben & Holly's Christmas Episode 2
2013-01-25 · 11 min
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!
