Ben & Holly - Big Ben & Holly [DVD]

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Queen Thistle wants to take a day off, so Ben, Holly, Nanny, and the King have to look after the naughty twins, Daisy and Poppy, for the day. But even all the elves in the Little Kingdom can't help them keep the twins out of trouble. The team try to cheer up their friend Gaston by tidying his cave, but they do realize that he likes it the way it was. Snooty King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit, but when the King's new clothes get dirty Nanny cleans them and accidentally shrinks them all.

Part 2 of the Second Christmas Special) 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! It's Father's Day in The Little Kingdom and all the dads are given a day off work to go and play together in the meadow. Ben and Holly are surprised to learn that The Wise Old Elf is a dad too, with three sons of his own.

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Ben is in training for the elf games, Holly wants to join in but the rules state there is no flying or magic allowed. Ben gives Holly one last chance to join in without using her magic. Holly goes on a camping trip with Ben and his parents, but they are soon joined by Mr. Gnome, who is always hungry and sings funny songs. Springtime in the Little Kingdom brings out tulips, daffodils, hedgehogs, and two very hungry gnomes. Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf come up with a plan to stop the gnomes from eating everything in sight. Part 2 of the First Christmas Special) The elf airplane makes an emergency crash-landing en route to delivering the last batch of Christmas presents. Miss Cookie's class is out on a nature trail in the Little Kingdom! It is up to Ben and Holly to prevent the elves and fairies from being discovered by the big children and their teacher.

The bath tap at the Little Castle is dripping, so the elf plumber is called. It’s a bigger job than first expected, but with snooty King and Queen Marigolds coming around, there’s not much time to get it looking tip-top. King Thistle does not want to get any older so decides that no one must celebrate his birthday. But all of the Little Kingdom has been waiting to celebrate the King's birthday with a brilliant party. Nanny's magic license is out of date and, to get a new magic license, she must pass a test, set by the Wise Old Elf.

Ben, Holly, Nanny Plum, and Mr. Elf set sail to retrieve Redbeard the Elf Pirate's sunken ship treasure with the Elf Submarine, but Big Bad Barry tries to prevent them. A magical card arrives at the Little Kingdom, inviting everyone to a party at Granny and Granpapa Thistle's castle. The party is full of wonderful surprises and Granpapa shows everyone his funny hobbies. King 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. The King wants to catch Barry for supper. The 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. When there is a problem with the toys a little bit of magic saves the day.

Holly 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. Granny Thistle comes to visit and gives Daisy and Poppy a powerful magical wand. The twins escape from the castle and go bananas! King Thistle catches a cold, so Ben, Holly, and Nanny Plum collect the ingredients for a magic potion to make him heal sooner or later. Mr. Elf has built a new boat to replace the one Big Bad Barry ate. So Mr. Elf is very nervous when the king commands him to take them all on a cruise to a tropical paradise. Will Big Bad Barry strike again? The children are at the Elf Farm, but to learn where milk comes from they must visit a Big Farm, to find cows. They travel to Lucy Big's Farm, where she shows them all the animals.Ben and Holly and their friends learn all about spying when both Nanny Plum and the Wise Old Elf compete to build a boat for King Thistle that would not be laughed at by snooty King and Queen Marigold at the boating carnival.

Ben and Holly meet some of the friendly aliens [from Picnic on the Moon], and a small green one called Zyros, who are on holiday when their flying saucer crashed into Earth. Holly's father struggles to cope during a busy day, in which he has to launch a boat, judge a fruit and vegetable competition and make a speech at a dance festival. Holly is left in charge of the Little Kingdom while her parents are away. However, though, it isn't as easy as it looks, especially when she tries to give people ice cream - it makes ice cream non-stop to the point it causes a flood. Nanny Plum believes she works harder than The Wise Old Elf. The Wise Old Elf believes he works harder than Nanny Plum! King Thistle commands them to swap jobs for the day to settle the argument.

Mr. Elf is overworked, so King Thistle sentences him to a holiday. He isn't too pleased. Mrs. Elf and Ben, however, are overjoyed by the news. Meanwhile, Nanny takes over the food deliveries. They say that at the end of every rainbow is a pot of gold. So rainbows are a pirate's best friend - if you're looking for treasure. But, if like Captain Squid, you are hiding treasure. Rainbows are a pirate's worst enemy! Ben, Holly, and their friends go on a snail trek with Miss Jolly. The trek goes well until the snails head straight toward the Elf Farm and Mr Elf's cabbages. Gaston catches a cold, so King Thistle invites him to stay at the castle while his old home is being repaired due to a leak in the roof.