Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

Season 1

TV-Y

The friendship between fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf in the magical Kingdom of elves and fairies.

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52 Episodes

The Royal Fairy Picnic
E1
The Royal Fairy PicnicHolly 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
E2
Gaston The LadybirdBen 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
E3
Holly's Magic WandHolly 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
E4
The Elf FarmHolly 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
E5
Daisy and PoppyHolly 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
E6
Queen Thistle's TeapotHolly breaks her mother's new teapot, and Ben tries to help her repair it.
The Frog Prince
E7
The Frog PrinceHolly accidentally turns Ben into a frog, and only makes things worse as she tries to rectify her mistake.
The King's Busy Day
E8
The King's Busy DayKing 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
E9
Fun and GamesBen uses his elf skills to win at games, so Holly teaches him a lesson.
King Thistle is Not Well
E10
King Thistle is Not WellKing 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
E11
The Lost EggBen, 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
E12
The Elf GamesBen is in training for the elf games, Holly wants to join in but the rules state there is absolutely no flying or magic allowed. After unintentionally causing Ben to lose some of his events, Ben gives Holly one last chance to join in without using her magic.
Nanny Plum's Lesson
E13
Nanny Plum's LessonNanny Plum is teaching the fairy girls some important fairy rules when she is blown away, trapped in a tree, dropped in a stream and covered in mud. Ben, Holly and Gaston the Ladybird come to her rescue.
The Elf Factory
E14
The Elf FactoryThe Elf Factory is deep down in the roots of The Great Elf Tree. It is almost Christmas time and the elves are busy making toys. Holly has fun visiting the Elf Factory and when there is a problem with the toys a little bit of magic saves the day.
Mrs Witch
E15
Mrs WitchNanny 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
E16
Elf Joke DayHolly 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
E17
King Thistle's New ClothesSnooty King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit, but when the King's new clothes get dirty Nanny cleans them and, along the King's old clothes, accidentally shrinks them. With nothing else to wear, Nanny magics some clothes for the King from vegetables in the kitchen.
Elf School
E18
Elf SchoolHolly and Nanny Plum join Ben at Elf School, where the Wise Old Elf tells them that strictly no magic should be used. All the Elf children are very good at building their toys, but Holly finds it difficult until Nanny uses a little magic to help her out.
The Royal Golf Course
E19
The Royal Golf CourseA mole disturbs King Thistle's Golf Course, so a Gnome is enlisted to help drive it away. Soon though the Gnome is ordering the Elves around, and turning the King's Golf Course into a Crazy Golf Course.
Morning, Noon & Night
E20
Morning, Noon & NightThe 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
E21
Gaston's VisitGaston catches a cold when his cave has a leaky roof, so Holly invites him to stay at the Little Castle until it is fixed. But soon Gaston is taking over, eating the King's food, sitting in his chair and sleeping in his bed.
A Trip to the Seaside
E22
A Trip to the SeasideHolly 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
E23
Ben's Birthday CardHolly 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. It's fun, but when she takes the card to Ben she is embarrassed that it is hand-made.
Books
E24
BooksAfter 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
E25
Betty CaterpillarBen 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
E26
Queen HollyHolly is left in charge when King and Queen Thistle go away on important business, but ruling the Little Kingdom isn't as easy as it looks. She wants everyone to have a nice day, so says that no one in the kingdom is allowed to work, but things soon go wrong when everyone is hungry, but no one has made any food.
Tooth Fairy
E27
Tooth FairyBen and Holly are excited when they learn that Nanny Plum is a Tooth Fairy at night, and go along with her to pick up a little girl's tooth. But the little girl is not so little - she's a human and much bigger than the Elves and Fairies!
The Elf Windmill
E28
The Elf WindmillKing Thistle wants bread for his Royal breakfast, but there isn't any flour in the castle. Mr Elf takes Holly, Ben and Nanny Plum to the Elf Windmill to find out why it takes so long to make flour. But Nanny doesn't want to wait, and uses magic to make the windmill spin faster.
The Elf Band
E29
The Elf BandHolly and her parents try to impress Snobby King and Queen Marigold with help from the elf band.
The Ant Hill
E30
The Ant HillThings are going missing all over the Little Kingdom - Holly has lost her wand and Ben has lost his horn! Soon they realise that ants are stealing their things, and decide to try to persuade the Queen Ant to let them have their things back, with the help of Gaston the Ladybird.
Redbeard The Elf Pirate
E31
Redbeard The Elf PirateBarnaby Elf's uncle, Redbeard the Elf Pirate, comes to visit the Little Kingdom, but he has lost his treasure. Holly, Ben, the Fairies and the Elves must help Redbeard follow the clues to track down the treasure.
Tadpoles
E32
TadpolesHolly takes some frogspawn home from class to look after, but is surprised when the frogspawn has turned into tadpoles by morning. Soon there are lots of little frogs for Holly to look after, much to the annoyance of King and Queen Thistle, who decide that a castle is not the place for frogs to live!
Cows
E33
CowsThe children visit a big farm to find out where milk comes from.
Queen Thistle's Day Off
E34
Queen Thistle's Day OffHolly, Ben, Nanny and the King have to look after naughty twins Daisy and Poppy for the day.
Nature Class
E35
Nature ClassNanny Plum takes the Fairy children for a Nature Class in the woods, and bumps into the Wise Old Elf who is teaching a Nature Class to the Elf children. The children ask the adults to team up, but when there are no frogs at the pond to show the children, Nanny Plum decides to magic herself into one.
The Toy Robot
E36
The Toy RobotOut playing in the meadow, Holly, Ben and their friends find a broken toy robot. Holly fixes it with magic, but the robot does not behave as they thought it would, and soon it is trying to clean out the whole castle.
Big Bad Barry
E37
Big Bad BarryKing Thistle wants fish for dinner, so he goes out fishing with Mr Elf, Ben and Holly on Mr Elf's boat. Mr Elf tells them a story about the biggest, baddest fish ever - Big Bad Barry - and the King decides that they will catch Barry and eat him for supper.
King Thistle's Birthday
E38
King Thistle's BirthdayEveryone 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
E39
The Wand FactoryHolly breaks her wand and must go to the factory at the bottom of the Great Elf Tree to get it fixed.
Camping Out
E40
Camping OutHolly goes on a camping trip with Ben and his parents, but the annoying Mr Gnome turns up.
Dinner Party
E41
Dinner PartySnooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves round for dinner to King and Queen Thistle's Castle to sample Nanny Plum's cooking. Nanny,'the best cook in the world', tries hard to cook 'special modern food' using her magic cookery book, but after everyone samples flavoured steam, they are soon calling for Nanny's treacle pudding!
The Woodpecker
E42
The WoodpeckerKing Thistle is bored and takes up the hobby of bird watching. Using his magic bird book, he spots a Woodpecker taking up residence in the Great Elf Tree. The King is keen to attract more birds, so is pleased when another creature makes a nest in the Royal Castle. But the Magic bird book can't help spotting this creature!
Daisy & Poppy's Pet
E43
Daisy & Poppy's PetThe Twins really want a pet and Nanny Plum sets about getting them one. She magic's them up Pippin the hamster. The Wise Old Elf brings Pippin a hamster wheel to play in, but Pippin runs too fast in it and breaks out of the castle. The King orders Nanny to get rid of Pippin after the castle is nearly destroyed.
The Elf Rocket
E44
The Elf RocketAfter seeing a toy Elf rocket, the King orders a real rocket to fly to the moon. Elf honour is at stake and the Elves make a rocket in record time. For the trip, Nanny packs a picnic, and Ben and Holly plan to paddle and make sandcastles, much to Mr Elf's dismay. Things don't go quite to plan when Nanny opens a door and gets sucked out into deep space!
Picnic on the Moon
E45
Picnic on the MoonThe visitors land on the Moon and begin to explore. They meet some friendly aliens and have fun making Sandcastles and sharing their picnic. Nanny creates a Jelly flood but luckily the Aliens love to eat Jelly! Disaster almost strikes again when they discover that the rocket has no fuel to get back, but the Wise Old Elf comes up with an ingenious plan to get them home using - Magic Jelly!
Lucy's Picnic
E46
Lucy's PicnicOn a tour of the Elf Factory, the Elf and Fairy children learn about re-cycling and see how rubbish is re-used and made into toys. When the factory runs out of raw material, they set out to find some more. While out, they stumble upon Lucy and her family having a picnic. Lucy's family fill up the Great Elf tower with new rubbish. Now the Toy factory can begin production again and Lucy learns about re-cycling too.
Acorn Day
E47
Acorn DayIt's autumn and the Elves and Nanny Plum are busy clearing up all the leaves. Suddenly the squirrels arrive with a mission to store acorns in the Great Elf Tree. Acorn Day has arrived, but the Wise Old Elf, dressed as a squirrel himself, has a cunning idea to rid the tree of the acorns. Unfortunately this doesn't quite go to plan!
The Elf Submarine
E48
The Elf SubmarineBen and Holly set out in the new Elf Submarine to try and rescue Redbeard the Elf Pirate's sunken treasure. Mr Elf steers the Elf Submarine to the bottom of the lake but before they realise, they are gobbled up by Big Bad Barry. The only way out of Barry's Belly is to make him laugh. Luckily Nanny knows a few fish jokes!
Visiting the Marigolds
E49
Visiting the MarigoldsEveryone is visiting snooty King and Queen Marigold's Castle. King and Queen Marigold give them a tour which features a room made of ice sculptures and an upside down room. The tour is not without a few mishaps, including Gaston almost swallowing the Marigold's pet greenfly called Timmy and Nanny breaking an ice sculpture. Luckily Ben Elf saves the day by fixing the clockwork fairground ride in the final room.
The Party
E50
The PartyThe twins cause chaos when they invite their friends to the castle for a birthday party.
Snow
E51
SnowIt's Christmas Eve and the presents have just been delivered to Father Christmas at the North Pole by Mr Elf in the Elf plane. Back at the elf tree, Mr Elf is just sitting down to a nice cup of tea as Father Christmas rings up to say that there are toys missing. Ben and Holly head off with their friends on a special trip to deliver the final box of toys.
The North Pole
E52
The North PoleThe elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.