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Big & Small

7.7·3 seasons·78 episodes·10 min avg.·United Kingdom

Big & Small is a British children's television series aimed at preschoolers. Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV, and Studio 100. The first series was deemed a success worldwide and a second series was commissioned by the BBC. The show is a live action comedy for preschoolers, and follows the lives of puppets. Big & Small Online, a section of CBeebies Online, won a Children's BAFTA in 2009 for the best interactive content.

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Something Is Missing
Something Is MissingUp next
Oct 6, 2008

Big feels that there's something missing from his house until his first-ever visitor arrives.

02
Door for Small
Door for Small
Oct 7, 2008

Big decides to help Small by building him a teeny tiny front door, but Small liked the big door much more.

03
Fish Wish
Fish Wish
Oct 8, 2008

Small sees a fish in the garden pond and wants to keep it in a bowl, but Big thinks fish are better left in the water.

04
There's Space For Small
There's Space For Small
Oct 9, 2008

Big invents a machine which tidies away Small's things. Small is not happy and decides to live somewhere else.

05
A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake
Oct 10, 2008

When Big is building his latest invention, a Sunshine Catcher, he loses the doohickey that the machine needs to work.

06
The Worm in Big's Apple
The Worm in Big's Apple
Oct 13, 2008

Small asks Big to pick the juiciest apple on the tree, but the apple is home to a talkative green worm.

07
The Case of the Missing Dinosaur
The Case of the Missing Dinosaur
Oct 14, 2008

Small is scared by Big's favourite toy, so he secretly buries it in the garden. Will Big forgive him?

08
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
Oct 15, 2008

Small is excited when a storm arrives because he wants to see lightning, but Big hides under the stairs for safety.

09
Playing By The Rules
Playing By The Rules
Oct 16, 2008

Big leaves the house and puts Small in charge, but leaves a very long list of things Small should not do.

10
A Sound Idea
A Sound Idea
Oct 17, 2008

Big and Small hear sounds one night and find Ruby practicing a new song she has written about how lovely the Moon is.

11
Rain Dance
Rain Dance
Oct 20, 2008

Big is annoyed when Small cuts up his hosepipe to use as a rope in his rodeo show. To repay him, Small helps Big water the garden.

12
My Friend Fang
My Friend Fang
Oct 21, 2008

Small makes a new pet called Fang out of an old sock and pieces of macaroni. Big puts it into the washing machine by mistake.

13
Starry Starry Night
Starry Starry Night
Oct 22, 2008

Big takes Small into the garden one evening to look at the stars, which he thinks are beautiful and magical.

14
Bad Luck Machine
Bad Luck Machine
Oct 23, 2008

Big is working hard on his latest invention, a Good Luck Machine, but Small thinks it is actually giving them bad luck.

15
The Big Sneeze
The Big Sneeze
Oct 24, 2008

Big has a cold. A really bad, stay-in-bed cold. Small offers to nurse Big, but he is not one of life's natural carers.

16
The Mysterious Woods
The Mysterious Woods
Oct 27, 2008

Big accidentally whacks a ball into the Mysterious Woods. Small is fascinated by these woods, so the pair explore them.

17
Surprise Surprise
Surprise Surprise
Oct 28, 2008

Small is determined to find out the fun surprise that Big is planning for him, while planning a surprise of his own.

18
The Sleep Toy Thingie
The Sleep Toy Thingie
Oct 29, 2008

Big sleeps with his beloved stuffed T-Rex and sings it a song at bedtime, but Small is jealous and wants his own toy.

19
Smashing Tomatoes
Smashing Tomatoes
Oct 30, 2008

Big's prize tomato has finally ripened. It is big and red and beautiful, and Small thinks it will taste really great.

20
Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect
Oct 31, 2008

Big and Small decide to paint a portrait of Ruby, but they have very different styles of painting.

21
Twiba's Treasure Hunt
Twiba's Treasure Hunt
Nov 3, 2008

Twiba hears a magpie boast about the treasure it has hidden in the garden, and asks Big and Small to help her look for it.

22
The Case of the Clogs
The Case of the Clogs
Nov 4, 2008

Big and Ruby try to write a poem about a sweet little songbird but Small interrupts. They send him into the kitchen.

23
Twiba Takes Flight
Twiba Takes Flight
Nov 5, 2008

Small is confused about the difference between a worm and a caterpillar, and tells Twiba she will turn into a butterfly.

24
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever
Nov 6, 2008

Big and Small are snowed into the house. Big is happy to stay indoors, but Small is frustrated at being stuck inside.

25
The Gwelf in the Garden
The Gwelf in the Garden
Nov 7, 2008

One evening Big and Small hear a strange noise outside and Small is convinced it is the Gwelf, a creature from his story book.

26
Five Minute Sled
Five Minute Sled
Dec 19, 2008

Big and Small are excited because it snowed overnight. Big wants to toboggan down the hill on his sledge, Daffodil.

Cast

3 credited
Lenny Henry
Big / Small (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Twiba (voice)
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Tamsin Heatley
Ruby (voice)

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