Series synopsis
Big & Small is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on CBeebies on October 6, 2008. It ended on November 7, 2011. It was created by Kathy Waugh. It stars Lenny Henry, Imelda Staunton and Tamsin Heatley.
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 bes ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lenny Henry as Big / Small (voice)
- Imelda Staunton as Twiba / Ruby (voice)
- Tamsin Heatley as Ruby (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 78 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | October 6, 2008 | December 19, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 26 | March 4, 2009 | November 12, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 12, 2011 | November 7, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Something Is Missing Big feels that there's something missing from his house until his first-ever visitor arrives. |
October 6, 2008 |
| 2 |
Door for Small Big decides to help Small by building him a teeny tiny front door, but Small liked the big door much more. |
October 7, 2008 |
| 3 |
Fish Wish 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. |
October 8, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tall Small Small insists that he is taller than Twiba, but she just knows she is taller than Small. Small is determined to prove her wrong. |
March 4, 2009 |
| 2 |
I See, You Saw Big and Small build a see-saw to touch the sky, but they keep getting the balance wrong. |
March 4, 2009 |
| 3 |
I Spy a Firefly Big and Small are catching fireflies in jars. They release them all, but one flutters back into their bedroom later on. |
March 5, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Small, Small, Let Your Hair Down Small thinks that if he and Big had long hair they would be heroic. Neither of them have any hair though, so Small orders a box of wigs in the post! Now suitably hairy, Big and Small embark on a brave adventure up into the spooky, dark attic. |
September 12, 2011 |
| 2 |
Boingo Boys Big and Small's favourite board game, Boingo, runs out of batteries. Big walks to the shed to get a new battery but is accidentally stuck inside when the door handle breaks. Small has to come up with a plan to free his friend so they can continue to play their game. |
September 13, 2011 |
| 3 |
The Rainbow Small sees a rainbow and excitedly heads off to find the pot of gold at the rainbow's end. Big is happiest just looking at the colours arching through the sky. The rainbow keeps moving through the garden and Small has to chase it into the woods. Inside the woods though, the rainbow fades. |
September 14, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBeebies |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2008 |
| Last aired | November 7, 2011 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Status | Ended |