Big & Small is a children's television series created by Kathy Waugh and directed by Jason Hopley & Jamie Shannon. The series follows the lives of two very different best friends named Big and Small.
Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment, 3J's Productions and Sixteen South (series 3), in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV and Studio 100. Three series were aired between 2008 and 2011.
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.
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
Broadcasters In the United Kingdom, Big & Small was shown on CBeebies, BBC1, and BBC2, as well as Cyw in Wales. Treehouse TV aired Big & Small in Canada. In total, over 40 channels worldwide have featured the programme.
In April 2018, Studio 100 pre-sold the series in China.https://kidscreen.com/2018/04/19/studio-100-sends-more-series-to-asia/
Home media United Kingdom 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. containing the first eight episodes of Series 1 as well as three bonus shorts.
Two more DVDs were also released. ITV Studios released Starry, Starry Night, containing episodes 9 to 16 of Series 1, while Abbey Home Media released The Biggest Story, containing episodes 1 to 5 and episode 16 of Series 3.
The Abbey Home Media compilation DVD CBeebies Collection contained the episode "Moon Race".
Canada Nelvana Enterprises held the home media rights to the series in Canada and, in December 2009, secured a distribution deal with Phase 4 Films to release the show and select others on DVD under their KaBOOM! label. Entertainment children's label.https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/phase-4-filmsr-and-nelvana-enterprises-sign-multi-year-dvd-agreements-forboth-the-us-and-canada-539075541.html
Three DVDs were released in the country, the first, Meet Big and Small contained five episodes of Series 1. The other two that were released were Party Time! and Play Date. All three DVDs feature Canadian English voicetrack.
Awards Awarded "Best Writing" at the 2013 KidScreen Awards Awarded "Best Interactive Service" for Big & Small Online at the BAFTA Children's Awards in 2009. 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."
References
External links
Big & Small at youtube.com Official Big & Small store Big & Small Online Big & Small at KindleEntertainment.com