The BEST Episodes of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: May 27, 2020
Network: Nick Jr.
Somewhere hidden amongst thorny brambles is a little kingdom of elves and fairies. Everyone who lives here is very, very small. The Little Kingdom is home to Princess Holly and her best friend Ben Elf. Holly is a young fairy who is still learning how to do magic properly. Ben is an elf and elves don't do magic, but they are very good at making things. Along with their friends, Ben and Holly have lots of magical fun and exciting adventures playing together in the Little Kingdom.
#1 - Daisy and Poppy's Pet
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired May 4, 2009
Nanny Plum conjures up a hamster for the twins, but the naughty new pet causes chaos in the castle.
8.89 
#2 - The North Pole
Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired May 4, 2009
The elf plane is forced to make an emergency landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents.
8.65 
#3 - Mrs Fig's Magic School
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 3, 2012
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.
8.52 
#4 - Daisy and Poppy's Playgroup
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 4, 2012
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.
8.29 
#5 - Lucy's Sleepover
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired Aug 1, 2012
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.
8.14 
#6 - Giants in the Meadow
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 2, 2012
Lucy's dad is digging up the meadow and the Little Kingdom is in danger. How can they stop him without being discovered?
8.10 
#7 - Ben and Holly's Christmas (1)
Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired Jan 24, 2013
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.
8.00 
#8 - Ben and Holly's Christmas (2)
Season 2 - Episode 52 - Aired Jan 25, 2013
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!
8.00 
#9 - Lucy's School
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 12, 2012
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?
7.96 
#10 - Uncle Gaston
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired Jul 26, 2012
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.
7.89 
#11 - Betty Caterpillar
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired Apr 7, 2009
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!
7.87 
#12 - The Woodpecker
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired May 4, 2009
King Thistle is confused when his magic bird-spotting book fails to identify a new creature that has made a nest in the castle.
7.86 
#13 - King Thistle Is Not Well
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired May 4, 2009
King Thistle gets a cold, so Holly and the gang work together to collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him better
7.84 
#14 - Mr Elf takes a Holiday
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired Jul 30, 2012
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.
7.82 
#15 - Bunty II
Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired Aug 18, 2012
Mr Elf sails his new boat 'Bunty II', but Big Bad Barry has other ideas.
7.80 
#16 - The Fruit Harvest
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired Jul 25, 2012
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.
7.77 
#17 - Nature Class
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired May 4, 2009
Nanny Plum takes the children for a lesson in the woods and uses magic to transform herself into a frog.
7.77 
#18 - Daisy and Poppy Go Bananas
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired Jul 29, 2012
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!
7.75 
#19 - Miss Jolly's Riding Club
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired Aug 2, 2012
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...
7.75 
#20 - Hard Times
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Jul 9, 2012
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.
7.71 
#21 - Gaston Goes to the Vet
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired Aug 5, 2012
Ben goes on holiday with his parents, but the holiday is thrown off track when Gaston accidentally swallows the car keys!
7.71 
#22 - Daisy and Poppy
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired May 8, 2009
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.
7.71 
#23 - Honey Bees
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired Jul 31, 2012
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.
7.69 
#24 - Gaston is Lost
Season 2 - Episode 50 - Aired Aug 24, 2012
Ben and Holly must find Gaston, who is lost.
7.69 
#25 - The Shooting Star
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired Jul 18, 2012
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.
7.64