Big and Small

Big and Small

CBeebies Ended Comedy • Children • Music

3 Seasons · 78 Episodes · Premiered October 6, 2008 · Ended November 7, 2011

The adventures of two unlikely best friends. Through funny stories and songs, young viewers can see the world from very different perspectives and learn that fun comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

26 episodes
E01
Something Is Missing
Mon, Oct 6 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Big feels that there's something missing from his house until his first-ever visitor arrives.
E02
Door for Small
Tue, Oct 7 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Big decides to help Small by building him a teeny tiny front door, but Small liked the big door much more.
E03
Fish Wish
Wed, Oct 8 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
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.
E04
There's Space for Small
Thu, Oct 9 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Big invents a machine which tidies away Small's things. Small is not happy and decides to live somewhere else.
E05
A Piece of Cake
Fri, Oct 10 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
When Big is building his latest invention, a Sunshine Catcher, he loses the doohickey that the machine needs to work.
E06
The Worm in Big's Apple
Mon, Oct 13 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Small asks Big to pick the juiciest apple on the tree, but the apple is home to a talkative green worm.
E07
The Case of the Missing 'Saur
Tue, Oct 14 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Small is scared by Big's favourite toy, so he secretly buries it in the garden. Will Big forgive him?
E08
Stormy Weather
Wed, Oct 15 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Small is excited when a storm arrives because he wants to see lightning, but Big hides under the stairs for safety.
E09
Playing By the Rules
Thu, Oct 16 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Big leaves the house and puts Small in charge, but leaves a very long list of things Small should not do. 
E10
A Sound Idea
Fri, Oct 17 2008 7:10 AM GMT+0000 15 min
Big and Small hear sounds one night and find Ruby practising a new song she has written about how lovely the Moon is.
E11
Rain Dance
Mon, Oct 20 2008 7:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
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.
E12
My Friend Fang
Tue, Oct 21 2008 7:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
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.
E13
Starry, Starry Night
Wed, Oct 22 2008 7:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big takes Small into the garden one evening to look at the stars, which he thinks are beautiful and magical.
E14
Bad Luck Machine
Thu, Oct 23 2008 7:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big is working hard on his latest invention, a Good Luck Machine, but Small thinks it is actually giving them bad luck.
E15
The Big Sneeze
Fri, Oct 24 2008 7:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
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. 
E16
The Mysterious Woods
Mon, Oct 27 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big accidentally whacks a ball into the Mysterious Woods. Small is fascinated by these woods, so the pair explore them.
E17
Surprise Surprise
Tue, Oct 28 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Small is determined to find out the fun surprise that Big is planning for him, while planning a surprise of his own. 
E18
The Sleep Toy Thingie
Wed, Oct 29 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big sleeps with his beloved stuffed T-Rex and sings it a song at bedtime, but Small is jealous and wants his own toy.
E19
Smashing Tomatoes
Thu, Oct 30 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big's prize tomato has finally ripened. It is big and red and beautiful, and Small thinks it will taste really great.
E20
Picture Perfect
Fri, Oct 31 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big and Small decide to paint a portrait of Ruby, but they have very different styles of painting.
E21
Twiba's Treasure Hunt
Mon, Nov 3 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
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. 
E22
The Case of the Clogs
Tue, Nov 4 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big and Ruby try to write a poem about a sweet little songbird but Small interrupts. They send him into the kitchen.
E23
Twiba Takes Flight
Wed, Nov 5 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Small is confused about the difference between a worm and a caterpillar, and tells Twiba she will turn into a butterfly.
E24
Cabin Fever
Thu, Nov 6 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big and Small are snowed into the house. Big is happy to stay indoors, but Small is frustrated at being stuck inside.
E25
The Gwelf in the Garden
Fri, Nov 7 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
One evening they hear a strange noise outside and Small is convinced it is the Gwelf, a creature from his story book. 
E26
Five Minute Sled
Fri, Dec 19 2008 8:15 AM GMT+0000 10 min
Big and Small are excited because it snowed overnight. Big wants to toboggan down the hill on his sledge, Daffodil.

Season 2

26 episodes

Season 3

26 episodes
Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry as Big
Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry as Small
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton as Ruby
Tamsin Heatley as Ruby
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton as Twiba

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