I'll be honest, I had to Google Ben and Holly to find out who they were - if you have children older than seven years old, like I do, then you may well not have come across them either: let me enlighten you! Part 2 of the Ben and Holly go to Planet Bong special) Ben and Holly and their friends go to Zyros' home planet, where they meet all manner of alien creatures and the Great Leader. Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom is a British preschool animated television series. [2] The show was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and produced by Astley Baker Davies and by Entertainment One (the original companies responsible for Peppa Pig). [3] Many of the voice actors who worked on Peppa Pig have lent their voices to the show; these include John Sparkes, Sarah Ann Kennedy, David Rintoul and David Graham. The music is produced by Julian Nott, who is noted for his Wallace and Gromit, Bing and Peppa Pig scores. [4] Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom is the third show to be produced by Astley Baker Davies. Holly needs her wand to do magic. But one day, Holly loses her wand and is very sad. Ben uses his elf skills to find it again.

Zyros (voiced by Bram Karek) is an alien that lives on Planet Bong. He gets offended when he is called a baby, he likes magic jelly and he has a fear of big people. According to him, he and the other aliens get smaller as they get older. Strange holes are appearing throughout the Little Kingdom. It's the Dwarves, deep underground, digging for treasure! A solution must be found before the Dwarves dig up everything. 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. 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. Holly accidentally smashes the Queen's new teapot, and Ben tries to help her repair it, but it doesn't work.

Mrs Witch is a witch who lives in a small cottage in the Little Kingdom. Although there was a time Holly wanted to know if she was evil, she turned out to be a nice witch who only gets angry or does something bad (like when she turned Nanny Plum into stone) when she is insulted, especially the fact that she is touchy about her private cat, Moggy. Out looking for Gaston, after banning him from the castle, the elves and fairies come across a speaking door that leads to the dwarf mine. Once in, they find they can't get out. Who will save them? A young witch is planning on moving into Mrs. Witch's house. Mrs. Witch has to come out of retirement to keep her place in the Little Kingdom.

King Thistle's birthday has come around again and he's not happy. He does not want a birthday party but everything has been prepared. Poor Gaston the ladybird has never had a birthday party...Ben and Holly want to play with Gaston the ladybird, but he is missing. Nanny Plum uses her magic crystal ball to retrace Gaston's steps and find his whereabouts.

The twins want a pet, so Nanny Plum sets out to get them one. She magics them up Pippin the hamster. The Wise Old Elf brings Pippin a hamster wheel, but Pippin runs too fast in it and breaks out of the castle. Granny Thistle comes to visit and gives Daisy and Poppy a powerful magical wand. The twins escape from the castle and go bananas! The duo visit the Wise Old Elf in the Great Elf Library to find out where stars go in the nighttime. Lucy (voiced by Abigail Daniels) is an 8-year-old girl who lives with her parents in the Big (normal) World. She, her mum (Mrs Big), her dad (Mr Big) and her teacher, Miss Cookie are the only big people who know about the Little Kingdom. 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.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.

Mrs Fig (voiced by Morwenna Banks) is the teacher of Mrs Fig's Magic School who notably speaks with a Scottish accent. Nanny Plum used to go there and Holly and her friends went there when they were old enough. Despite being a fairy, she detests magic and says the most important rules of magic are "Don't use magic" and "Magic should only be used for serious things". As a result, the Wise Old Elf likes her as they have similar views on magic. Mrs Fig loathes Nanny Plum, who is implied to have been her worst student as she does not adhere to Mrs Fig's ideas on magic. King Leopold has announced he is paying a visit to The Little Kingdom. Everyone is very excited that they have a VIP coming and preparing to welcome him in style. King Thistle is feeling left out... he is a king too!Daisy and Poppy borrow Fleur's magic wand, escape from the castle, and turn the whole kingdom into rabbits, frogs, and birds. Snooty King and Queen Marigold invite themselves round for dinner at 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. King Thistle wants bread for his Royal breakfast, but there isn't any flour in the castle. Mr. Elf takes Ben, Holly, and Nanny Plum to the Elf Windmill to find out why it takes so long to make flour. 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.