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Big & Small
2008 British comedy television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Big & Small is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of two very different best friends named Big and Small. Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV, and Studio 100.[1] Three series were aired between 2008 and 2011.
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Voice cast

- Lenny Henry as Big, a large and purple bear-like creature who is gentle and laid-back.
- Lenny Henry as Small, a small and orange rabbit-like creature who is very energetic and impulsive.
- Imelda Staunton and later Tamsin Heatley as Ruby, a pink red-haired mouse who lives in a hole within Big and Small's house. She is generally friendly but has a short temper.
- Imelda Staunton as Twiba, a light-green worm who lives inside an apple in Big and Small's garden. She is pompous and self-absorbed, but remains friendly with Big, Small, and Ruby.
- An uncredited voice actor as the frogs, a pair of hat-wearing frogs who live in the garden pond. One is lime green with a red wool hat, while the other is dark green with a business hat.
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Broadcasters
In the United Kingdom, Big & Small was shown on CBeebies, BBC1, and BBC2,[2] as well as Cyw in Wales.[3] Treehouse TV aired Big & Small in Canada. In total, over 40 channels worldwide have featured the programme.[3]
Home Media
On March 12, 2009, ITV Global Entertainment secured the UK Home Media rights to the series. Through their ITV DVD label, the company released We're Big & Small! on March 30.[4] The UK version contains the first eight episodes of Series 1 as well as three bonus shorts, while the Canadian version released by Treehouse TV omits the shorts and only includes the first five episodes.
Two further DVDs were released in the UK. ITV Studios released Starry, Starry Night, containing episodes 9 to 16 of Series 1. Abbey Home Media released The Biggest Story, containing episodes 1 to 5 and episode 16 of Series 3. In Canada, Treehouse TV released Party Time!, containing five assorted episodes from Series 1 and 2.
Additionally, a compilation DVD known as The CBeebies Collection Vol. 1 contained the final episode of Big & Small.
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Episodes
Series overview
Episode List
Series 1
- Something is Missing
- A Door for Small
- Fish Wish
- There's a Space for Small
- A Piece of Cake
- The Worm in Big's Apple
- The Case of the Missing Dinosaur
- Stormy Weather
- Playing by the Rules
- A Sound Idea
- Rain Dance
- My Friend Fang
- Starry Starry Night
- Bad Luck Machine
- The Big Sneeze
- The Mysterious Woods
- Surprise, Surprise
- The Sleep Toy Thingie
- Smashing Tomatoes
- Picture Perfect
- Twiba's Treasure Hunt
- The Case of the Clogs
- Twiba Takes Flight
- Cabin Fever
- Five Minute Sled
- The Gwelf In The Garden
Series 2
- Tall Small
- I Spy a Firefly
- Say Cheese
- Celery Day
- The Singing Gwelf
- The Road Not Taken
- Party Time
- Dream Team
- I See, You Saw
- The Big Race
- Abracadabra
- Frog Fight
- The Broken Scooter
- Blame it on the Drain
- Small's Branch
- Play Date
- The Case of the Missing Kohlrabi
- Promises, Promises
- Spring Fling
- Never Say No
- The Book of Big
- A Quiet Day
- The Missing Biscuit
- Thar She Buzzes
- The Not So Happy Camper
- Big & Small Day
Series 3
- Small, Small Let Down Your Hair
- Boingo Boys
- The Rainbow
- The Scare-Small
- The Box
- The Missing Answer
- Millions of Vegetable Soup
- Hot and Bothered
- A Room of Small's Own
- Catch a Fallen Star
- Thanks for the Memories
- Opposite Day
- Fishing for Elephants
- The Hiccups
- Friends in a Fog
- The Biggest Story
- A Room With a View
- Just What I Wanted
- Slippery Slide
- A Letter From Furthermost
- Balloonatics
- An Evening of Delights
- The Egg
- Gone Fishin'
- Hopalong Small
- Moon Race
Awards
- Awarded "Best Writing" at the 2013 KidScreen Awards[5]
- Awarded "Best Interactive Service" for Big & Small Online at the BAFTA Children's Awards in 2009.[6]
- Awarded "Best Children's Programme" for the episode "Blame It on the Drain" at the Royal Television Society's Educational Television Awards for 2009. Big & Small was called "A well constructed programme with great warmth, charm and child appeal."[7]
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References
External links
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