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'''''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom''''' is a British-Canadian children's animated TV series co-created by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies behind ''Peppa Pig'') that | '''''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom''''' is a British-Canadian children's animated TV series co-created by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies behind ''Peppa Pig'') that ran on Channel 5's children's block Milkshake! from 2009-2013. The show consists of Ben the elf and Holly the fairy and their friends and family all taking place in the Little Kingdom. | ||
==Pilot== | ==Pilot== | ||
''' | In 2005, '''a pilot''' (then titled Little Kingdom) was made to pitch the show to BBC 2. The pitch had some differences from the final show, for example, Holly's wand being a darker shade of pink, Ben having a green shirt instead of blue, and Gastron the Ladybug's head being purple instead of black. The pilot was also voiced by a female narrator unlike in the final show. | ||
The pilot was first screened at Cartoons on The Bay in 2006 (when it won an award for best pilot)<ref>[https://awn.com/animationworld/cartoons-bay-2006-10-years-celebrating-tv-animation Animation World Network article on Cartoons on The Bay 2006 and the list of the award-winning shows.] Retrieved 05 Sep '21</ref> and again at the London Animation Club convention in 2017 when an unknown user recorded the pilot on their camera and uploaded it (along with the pilot for ''Peppa Pig'') onto their YouTube channel on April 29th, 2021. The video had since been taken down and was reuploaded by YouTuber BlueFrog a few days later. | The pilot was first screened at Cartoons on The Bay in 2006 (when it won an award for best pilot)<ref>[https://awn.com/animationworld/cartoons-bay-2006-10-years-celebrating-tv-animation Animation World Network article on Cartoons on The Bay 2006 and the list of the award-winning shows.] Retrieved 05 Sep '21</ref> and again at the London Animation Club convention in 2017 when an unknown user recorded the pilot on their camera and uploaded it (along with the pilot for ''Peppa Pig'') onto their YouTube channel on April 29th, 2021. The video had since been taken down and was reuploaded by YouTuber BlueFrog a few days later. | ||
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*[[Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)]] | *[[Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)]] | ||
*[[Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)]] | *[[Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)]] | ||
*[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American | *[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:00, 18 November 2023
The pilot's logo.
Status: Found
Date found: 29 Apr 2021
Found by: London Animation Club
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom is a British-Canadian children's animated TV series co-created by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies behind Peppa Pig) that ran on Channel 5's children's block Milkshake! from 2009-2013. The show consists of Ben the elf and Holly the fairy and their friends and family all taking place in the Little Kingdom.
Pilot
In 2005, a pilot (then titled Little Kingdom) was made to pitch the show to BBC 2. The pitch had some differences from the final show, for example, Holly's wand being a darker shade of pink, Ben having a green shirt instead of blue, and Gastron the Ladybug's head being purple instead of black. The pilot was also voiced by a female narrator unlike in the final show.
The pilot was first screened at Cartoons on The Bay in 2006 (when it won an award for best pilot)[1] and again at the London Animation Club convention in 2017 when an unknown user recorded the pilot on their camera and uploaded it (along with the pilot for Peppa Pig) onto their YouTube channel on April 29th, 2021. The video had since been taken down and was reuploaded by YouTuber BlueFrog a few days later.
Gallery
Images
Early designs for Ben and Holly (1/2).
The Little Castle as seen in the pilot.
Early designs for Ben and Holly (2/2).
Footage
See Also
- Angels of Jarm (partially lost Milkshake! animated series; 2007-2009)
- Audrey and Friends (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2002)
- The Beeps (partially found Milkshake! CGI animated series; 2007-2008)
- Jelly Jamm (partially found pitch pilot of British Spanish children's animated TV series; 2009)
- MechaNick (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2003)
- Peppa Pig (partially found American dub of Channel 5 animated series; 2005-2007)
- Peppa Pig (found pitch pilot of Channel 5 animated series; 2002)
- Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)
- Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)
- Roary the Racing Car (partially found American dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)