Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
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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 broadcasted across Nickelodeon
's 43 international channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific
, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America
.
The show is created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker
, and produced by Phil Davies
at 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
, David Rintoul
and David Graham
.
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
, number 4. Ben wears a blue
shirt
, a blue pair of shorts
and blue triangular hat with an oak leaf sticking out. Ben is a young Elf. He has many friends, and his best friend is princess Holly.
Ben is voiced by Preston Nyman.
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.
Holly is voiced by Sian Taylor.
King
Thistle is the King in Little Kingdom. He is the father
of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy. He is often hungry and grumpy, finds other elves and fairies annoying and boring, and sometimes hates having a bath
.
King Thistle is voiced by Ian Puleston-Davies
.
Queen Thistle is the Queen in Little Kingdom and the wife
of King Thistle. She is the mother
of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy. Queen Thistle does not appear as often as Holly, but she is very responsible and never angry.
Queen Thistle is voiced by Sara Crowe
.
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. As Daisy and poppy are very naughty, Holly
hates her sisters.
Daisy and Poppy are voiced by Zoe Baker
.
Nanny Plum is Holly's nanny
and 'teacher', and a 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 and friends from getting into. She is also a tooth
fairy. Although being quite bossy, she is very good at cleaning with magic. She rivals the Wise Old Elf.
Nanny Plum is voiced by Sarah Ann Kennedy
.
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
. His hat contains a maple leaf. He rivals Nanny Plum and strongly disapproves of magic. He is often rude to fairies and only agrees in elf work and doings.
The Wise Old Elf is voiced by David Graham
.
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. He likes all fairies.
Mr Elf is voiced by John Sparkes
.
Mrs Elf is the mother of Ben. She has a lily leaf and flower in her hat.
Mrs Elf is voiced by Judy Flynn
.
Gaston the Ladybird is a male lady bird who lives in a small cave. He likes his house messy as well as food that is "smelly and foul". 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'.
Gaston is voiced by Taig McNab, who is also credited as Editor for Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom and Peppa Pig
.
Violet is a fairy who is one of Holly's closest fairy friends. She wears a violet
dress and has violet hair
.
Violet Fairy is voiced by Lucy Moss.
Strawberry
is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a light green
dress and has red hair.
Strawberry is voiced by Zara Siddiqi.
Fleur is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a red dress, a red bow and has black hair.
Fleur is voiced by Alice May.
Barnaby is an elf and 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. He has blonde hair and his uncle is Redbeard, a pirate.
Barnaby is voiced by Stanley Nickless.
Lizzy is an elf who is one of Ben's friends. She wears a hat with a pink
flower
in it.
Lizzy Elf is voiced by Cecily Bloom.
King and Queen Marigold are relatives of the Thistle royal family. Holly and her family fear that they are "boring and snooty" yet their characteristics often turn into the opposite.
King and Queen Marigold are voiced by John Sparkes and Morwenna Banks, respectively.
Barnaby's pirate uncle. He claims to be a pirate, yet good in nature. He is polite but often overdoes it, such as kissing Nanny Plum's palm every time he talks to her. He wears a pirate hat
.
Redbeard is voiced by David Rintoul
.
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. He is featured in "The Party
" and refers to his name in the third person. (eg."Tarquin likes parties!")
Tarquin is voiced by Jonny Butler.
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. She is featured in "The Party". She is Strawberry's rude little sister who yields a rude wand
. She has red hair.
Raspberry is voiced by Abigail Daniels.
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. She is featured in "The Party". She is Barnaby's little sister. She has a stinging nettle
which stings every time you touch it. She continously stings King Thistle.
An enormous fish that Mr Elf has tried to capture many times. Holly, King Thistle and Ben tried to capture him despite Mr Elf's warnings and they to were no match.
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:
In the episode Picnic on the Moon, the Wise Old Elf says "Today's adventure starts in outer space." The map says that the Little Kingdom is located in Mercia, United Kingdom.
Each area of the trees that surround The Little Kingdom are named as:
Most of the text seen the episodes is in Lorem ipsum
, a dummy text used in the printing industry and based on Latin. However, English text does occasionally appear.
It is broadcasted across Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
's 43 international channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean...
, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
The show is created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker
Mark Baker (animator)
Mark Baker is an English animator whose films include The Hill Farm. In 2003 he participated in the collaborative project Winter Days....
, and produced by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
Phil Davies is a Welsh former rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 90s.-Rugby career:Davies played his club rugby for Llanelli and enjoyed a distinguished 46 cap career for Wales between 1985 and 1995...
at Astley Baker Davies
Astley Baker Davies
Astley Baker Davies is an animation studio in London, England. It is owned by directors Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and producer Phil Davies. Astley Baker Davies is the producer of television series The Big Knights, Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom.- Sources...
- the company responsible for Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a British animated television series created directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies and distributed by eOne Entertainment. To date, three series have been aired. It is shown in 180 territories.-Background:...
. Many of the actors who lend their vocal skills to characters in Peppa Pig also work on Little Kingdom. These include John Sparkes
John Sparkes
John Sparkes is a Welsh comedian born in Swansea and is more commonly known on Welsh television as Barry Welsh, in the award-winning series Barry Welsh is Coming....
, Sarah Ann Kennedy
Sarah Ann Kennedy
Sarah Ann Kennedy is a British voice actress best known for providing the voices of Miss Rabbit in the children's animated series Peppa Pig, Nanny Plum in the children's animated chips series Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom and Dolly Pond in Pond Life. She is also a writer and animation director and...
, David Rintoul
David Rintoul
David Rintoul is a stage and television actor.Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London....
and David Graham
David Graham (actor)
David Graham is a British character actor and voice artist. Born in London, after a period in the R.A.F as a Radar Mechanic he trained as an actor in New York but has worked mainly on British television series....
.
Characters
- Ben ElfElfAn elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...
:
Ben is an elf and one of the main characters alongside Princess
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
Holly. His parents are Mr & Mrs Elf. He lives in the Great Elf Tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
, number 4. Ben wears a blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
shirt
Shirt
A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for almost any garment other than outerwear such as sweaters, coats, jackets, or undergarments such as bras, vests or base layers...
, a blue pair of shorts
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...
and blue triangular hat with an oak leaf sticking out. Ben is a young Elf. He has many friends, and his best friend is princess Holly.
Ben is voiced by Preston Nyman.
- Princess Holly:
Holly is a fairy
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...
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.
Holly is voiced by Sian Taylor.
- King Thistle:
King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
Thistle is the King in Little Kingdom. He is the father
Father
A father, Pop, Dad, or Papa, is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother...
of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy. He is often hungry and grumpy, finds other elves and fairies annoying and boring, and sometimes hates having a bath
Bathing
Bathing is the washing or cleansing of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practised for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity....
.
King Thistle is voiced by Ian Puleston-Davies
Ian Puleston-Davies
-Early life and career:Born in Flint, Wales, Puleston-Davies has starred in the ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone, and Ghostboat , alongside David Jason. He has also played the lead roles in Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland.He has starred in long-running dramas such as Holby...
.
- Queen Thistle:
Queen Thistle is the Queen in Little Kingdom and the wife
Wife
A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
of King Thistle. She is the mother
Mother
A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
of Princess Holly, Daisy, and Poppy. Queen Thistle does not appear as often as Holly, but she is very responsible and never angry.
Queen Thistle is voiced by Sara Crowe
Sara Crowe
Sara Crowe , also known as Sara K. Crowe, is a Scottish film and stage actress, who mainly plays comedy roles.-Career:...
.
- Daisy and Poppy:
Holly's cheeky, baby twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
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
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "Daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is...
wears a yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
dress
Dress
A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.Dress may also refer to:*Clothing in general*Costume, fancy dress...
while Poppy
Poppy
A poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime....
wears a red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
dress. As Daisy and poppy are very naughty, Holly
Holly
Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
hates her sisters.
Daisy and Poppy are voiced by Zoe Baker
Zoë Baker
Zoë Baker is a former world record holder in swimming who represented Great Britain until 2005 and now represents New Zealand.Baker represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester winning the gold medal in the women's 50 m breaststroke in a time of 30.60 seconds...
.
- Nanny Plum:
Nanny Plum is Holly's nanny
Nanny
A nanny, childminder or child care provider, is an individual who provides care for one or more children in a family as a service...
and 'teacher', and a general housekeeper for the King and Queen. She is very good at magic and capable of speaking many animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
languages (excluding ones which she claims to be a bit difficult such as Mole
Mole (animal)
Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...
, Aardvark
Aardvark
The aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa...
, Ant
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
and Centipede
Centipede
Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of...
). She often ends up into all kinds of trouble which she was trying to prevent Holly and friends from getting into. She is also a tooth
Tooth
Teeth are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates that are used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are embedded in the Mandible bone or the Maxillary bone and are...
fairy. Although being quite bossy, she is very good at cleaning with magic. She rivals the Wise Old Elf.
Nanny Plum is voiced by Sarah Ann Kennedy
Sarah Ann Kennedy
Sarah Ann Kennedy is a British voice actress best known for providing the voices of Miss Rabbit in the children's animated series Peppa Pig, Nanny Plum in the children's animated chips series Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom and Dolly Pond in Pond Life. She is also a writer and animation director and...
.
- 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
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
. He also runs the Elf School
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
and The Elf factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
. His hat contains a maple leaf. He rivals Nanny Plum and strongly disapproves of magic. He is often rude to fairies and only agrees in elf work and doings.
The Wise Old Elf is voiced by David Graham
David Graham (actor)
David Graham is a British character actor and voice artist. Born in London, after a period in the R.A.F as a Radar Mechanic he trained as an actor in New York but has worked mainly on British television series....
.
- 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
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
. Mrs Elf complains he always works too hard. He likes all fairies.
Mr Elf is voiced by John Sparkes
John Sparkes
John Sparkes is a Welsh comedian born in Swansea and is more commonly known on Welsh television as Barry Welsh, in the award-winning series Barry Welsh is Coming....
.
- Mrs Elf:
Mrs Elf is the mother of Ben. She has a lily leaf and flower in her hat.
Mrs Elf is voiced by Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn is a British actress most notably known for her role as Julie in the sit-com The Brittas Empire.-Filmography:*Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom as Mrs...
.
- Gaston the Ladybird:
Gaston the Ladybird is a male lady bird who lives in a small cave. He likes his house messy as well as food that is "smelly and foul". 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
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
, making a barking sound when he 'speaks'.
Gaston is voiced by Taig McNab, who is also credited as Editor for Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom and Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a British animated television series created directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies and distributed by eOne Entertainment. To date, three series have been aired. It is shown in 180 territories.-Background:...
.
- Violet Fairy:
Violet is a fairy who is one of Holly's closest fairy friends. She wears a violet
Violet (color)
As the name of a color, violet is synonymous with a bluish purple, when the word "purple" is used in the common English language sense of any color between blue and red, not including either blue or red...
dress and has violet hair
Hair
Hair is a filamentous biomaterial, that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Found exclusively in mammals, hair is one of the defining characteristics of the mammalian class....
.
Violet Fairy is voiced by Lucy Moss.
- Strawberry Fairy:
Strawberry
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a light green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
dress and has red hair.
Strawberry is voiced by Zara Siddiqi.
- Fleur Fairy:
Fleur is a fairy who is one of Holly's friends. She wears a red dress, a red bow and has black hair.
Fleur is voiced by Alice May.
- Barnaby Elf:
Barnaby is an elf and is one of Ben's friends. He wears a brown shirt and brown shorts. He likes to play football. His hat has a wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
leaf in it. He has blonde hair and his uncle is Redbeard, a pirate.
Barnaby is voiced by Stanley Nickless.
- Lizzy Elf:
Lizzy is an elf who is one of Ben's friends. She wears a hat with a pink
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
in it.
Lizzy Elf is voiced by Cecily Bloom.
- King and Queen Marigold:
King and Queen Marigold are relatives of the Thistle royal family. Holly and her family fear that they are "boring and snooty" yet their characteristics often turn into the opposite.
King and Queen Marigold are voiced by John Sparkes and Morwenna Banks, respectively.
- Redbeard The Elf Pirate:
Barnaby's pirate uncle. He claims to be a pirate, yet good in nature. He is polite but often overdoes it, such as kissing Nanny Plum's palm every time he talks to her. He wears a pirate hat
Hat
A hat is a head covering. It can be worn for protection against the elements, for ceremonial or religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status...
.
Redbeard is voiced by David Rintoul
David Rintoul
David Rintoul is a stage and television actor.Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London....
.
- Tarquin:
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. He is featured in "The Party
Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
" and refers to his name in the third person. (eg."Tarquin likes parties!")
Tarquin is voiced by Jonny Butler.
- Raspberry:
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. She is featured in "The Party". She is Strawberry's rude little sister who yields a rude wand
Wand
A wand is a thin, straight, hand-held stick of wood, stone, ivory, or metal. Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar...
. She has red hair.
Raspberry is voiced by Abigail Daniels.
- Nettle Elf:
One of Daisy and Poppy's friends. She is featured in "The Party". She is Barnaby's little sister. She has a stinging nettle
Nettle
Nettles constitute between 24 and 39 species of flowering plants of the genus Urtica in the family Urticaceae, with a cosmopolitan though mainly temperate distribution. They are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, but some are annual and a few are shrubby...
which stings every time you touch it. She continously stings King Thistle.
- Big Bad Barry:
An enormous fish that Mr Elf has tried to capture many times. Holly, King Thistle and Ben tried to capture him despite Mr Elf's warnings and they to were no match.
Geography
At the start of every episode a mapMap
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
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 WindmillWindmillA windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
(North East) - The Great Elf Tree (East)
- The Elf Farm (further East)
- The Frog Pond (South East)
- The Royal GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
Course (which eventually becomes a crazy golf course) (South West) - The Little Castle (West)
- Mrs Witch's House (further West)
In the episode Picnic on the Moon, the Wise Old Elf says "Today's adventure starts in outer space." The map says that the Little Kingdom is located in Mercia, United Kingdom.
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)
Most of the text seen the episodes is in Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum
In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum[p] is placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the graphics elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout...
, a dummy text used in the printing industry and based on Latin. However, English text does occasionally appear.
Voice Cast
| Character | Voice | Magic Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Elf | Preston Nyman | Male Elf |
| Princess Holly | Sian Taylor | Female Fairy (sometimes queen) |
| King Thistle | Ian Puleston-Davies | Male Fairy |
| Queen Thistle | Sara Crowe | Female Fairy |
| Nanny Plum | Sarah Ann Kennedy | Female Fairy |
| Mrs Elf | Judy Flynn | Female Elf |
| Mr Elf | John Sparkes | Male Elf |
| Wise Old Elf | David Graham | Male Elf |
| Violet | Lucy Moss | Female Fairy |