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Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Created byMark Baker & Neville Astley
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish
Latin
No. of series2
Production
ProducerAstley Baker Davies
Running time20 minutes (2-part episode)
Original release
NetworkUnited Kingdom Nick Jr. , Five
Italy Nick Jr.
Related
Peppa Pig

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom is an animated pre-school children's show set in an enchanted magical kingdom with fairies, elves and insects.

It is broadcast across Nickelodeon's 43 international channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle-East and Latin America.

The show is produced by Astley Baker Davies, the company responsible for Peppa Pig. Many of the actors who lend their vocal skills to characters in Peppa Pig also work on Little Kingdom. These include John Sparkes, Sarah Ann Kennedy and David Rintoul.

Characters

  • Ben Elf:

Ben is an elf and one of the main characters alongside Princess Holly. His parents are Mr. & Mrs. Elf. He lives in the Great Elf Tree. Ben wears a blue shirt, a blue pair of shorts and blue triangular hat with a leaf sticking out.

  • Princess Holly:

Holly is a fairy and one of the main characters alongside Ben Elf. She likes to use magic despite the risk of things going wrong. Her best friend is Ben Elf and her parents are King and Queen Thistle. She wears a pink dress and a small crown.

  • King Thistle:

King Thistle is the King in Little Kingdom. He is the father of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy.

  • Queen Thistle:

Queen Thistle is the Queen in Little Kingdom and the wife of King Thistle. She is the mother of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy.

  • Daisy and Poppy:

Holly's cheeky, baby twin sisters. They're not very good at magic but that doesn't stop them from trying! They are quite cheeky and usually end up causing trouble with magic. Daisy wears a yellow dress while Poppy wears a red dress.

  • Nanny Plum:

Nanny Plum is Holly's nanny and 'teacher', and general housekeeper for the King and Queen. She is very good at magic and capable of speaking many animal languages (excluding ones which she claims to be a bit difficult such as Mole, Aardvark, Ant and Centipede). She often ends up into all kinds of trouble which she was trying to prevent Holly from getting into. She is also a tooth fairy.

  • Wise Old Elf:

An elf that lives in the same tree as Ben at the top in room 98. He also is the Wise Old Tailor and librarian. He also runs the Elf School and The Elf factory. He is described to be "wise, old, and an elf". He strongly disapproves of magic. His hat contains a maple leaf.

  • Mr Elf:

Mr Elf is the father of Ben. His job is to deliver items to various places such as food to the castle as well as working for the elf farm. Mrs Elf complains he always works too hard.

  • Mrs Elf:

Mrs Elf is the mother of Ben. She has a lily leaf and flower in her hat.

  • Gaston the Ladybird:

Gaston the Ladybird is a male lady bird who lives in a small cave. He likes "foul smelly food" and likes his house messy. He doesn't mind giving Ben rides when Ben needs to fly. Nanny Plum translates for him quite often. He acts quite similar to a dog, making a barking sound when he 'speaks'.

  • Violet Fairy:

Violet is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a violet dress.

  • Strawberry Fairy:

Strawberry is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a light green dress.

  • Fleur Fairy:

Fleur is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a red dress and a red bow.

  • Barnaby Elf:

Barnaby is an elf who is one of Ben's friends. He wears a brown shirt and brown shorts. He likes to play football. His hat has a wheat leaf in it.

  • Lizzie Elf:

Lizzie is an elf who is one of Ben's friends.

  • King and Queen Marigold:

King and Queen Marigold are relatives of the Thistle royal family. Queen Thistle describes them to be "quite fashionable."

  • Redbeard The Elf Pirate:

Barnaby's pirate uncle. He claims to be a "good" pirate. He is quite polite but sometimes over does it, such as kissing Nanny Plum's palm every time he talks to her. He wears a pirate hat.

Geography

At the start of every episode a map is shown and the Wise Old Elf will say "Today's adventure starts at the (Setting of the episode)" At the very centre of the map is The Meadow.Other locations include:

  • Gaston's cave (North West)
  • The Elf Windmill (North East)
  • The Great Elf Tree (East)
  • The Elf Farm (further East)
  • The Frog Pond (South East)
  • The Royal Golf Course (which eventually becomes a crazy golf course) (South West)
  • The Little Castle (West)
  • Mrs Witch's House (further West)

Each area of the trees that surround The Little Kingdom are named as:

  • The Little Forest (North West)
  • Elf Oak Wood (North East)
  • The Pine Forest (South East)
  • The Bramble woods (South West)

Trivia

  • It is not clear where fairies other than the royal family live, as Holly and her family live in the castle and Ben lives in The Great Elf Tree along with all the other elves. It is not explained where other fairies such as Violet and Strawberry live.
  • The language seen in the books that Queen Thistle reads to Holly and her sisters is Lorem Ipsum, which is a dummy text used in the printing industry and based on Latin.
  • In the episode 'Tooth Fairy', the little girl Lucy has a Peppa Pig toy laying on the floor beneath her window

References

1. http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/littlekingdom/explore.aspx

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