Big Cook, Little Cook

Big Cook, Little Cook is a television series for nursery school aged children, broadcast on BBC television channels (particularly the CBeebies digital television channel). The programme is set in the kitchen of a café, with two chef characters, Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small.

Big Cook, Little Cook
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Genre	Children's
Created by	Adrian Hedley
Written by	Alison Stewart Vanessa Amberleigh Steve Jeanes Mellie Buse Simon Grover Adrian Hedley Simon Nicholson Jo Killingley Kate Gorely Tracey Mulcrone Dan Bateman Tracey Hammett
Directed by	Adrian Hedley John Rowe
Presented by	Big Cook, Little Cook
Starring	Steve Marsh Dan Wright
Opening theme	"Welcome to Our Cafe"
Ending theme	"Welcome to Our Cafe" (Reprise)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	100
Production
Camera setup	Mike Callan
Running time	20 minutes per episode (approx.)
Release
Original network	BBC
Picture format	16:9
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	2 February 2004 – 25 December 2006
External links
Website

Ben is a full sized adult, but Small is only a few inches tall (somewhat ironic, as his actor is the taller of the two) and flies around on a wooden spoon. Ben and Small are played by Steve Marsh and Dan Wright, respectively.

In 2005, the duo featured in commercials for Betfair, the Channel 4's official sponsor, during The Ashes cricket series, being shown as two part advertisements at the beginning and end of each break. Trailers for the programme on the BBC spoofed the food adverts of Marks & Spencer, which featured the voice of Dervla Kirwan. Until February 2012, CBeebies aired repeats on the channel.[1]

An official magazine was launched in August 2005.[2]

Format

The format of the programme generally includes a visit to the café by a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or fictional character (such as Little Miss Muffet or Humpty Dumpty). Each episode would begin with Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small doing an activity or encountering a problem, and then a visitor would arrive by the door of their café with Small giving the viewers and Ben hints about who the visitor is.

After revealing that visitor, Small then tells a short story about the visitor and ends his stories proclaiming to be the real hero. Next, they decide to cook the visitor a meal from Ben's recipe book, and then collect the ingredients from either; the fridge, freezer, cupboard, fruitbowl & vegetable basket (added in series 3). If an ingredient is missing or if one of the two want to know how an ingredient is made, Small will then fly away on his magic spoon to see where one of the ingredients is made, such as a chutney factory or a rice field.

Once Small gets the ingredient or tells Ben how an ingredient is made, the two proceed to sing a song, remind the viewers of what is required for the recipe, and begin to cook. During preparation, Ben would remind the viewers to always ask their "grown-up helper" when it came to using knives and/or putting the meal in the oven. After finishing the meal and serving it to the customer, they then sing a song about cleaning up the kitchen. In return for cooking a meal for the visitor, they receive a gift that would solve their problem.

Activities within the kitchen, such as washing and tidying up, are accompanied by a catchy song and dance routines.

Both cooks act in an expansive and overblown style, but the show seems intended to encourage children to take an interest in cooking. The cooks rhyme a lot, like "We need a story to help us cook. Let's take a look in Little Cook's Book. Where do we look for things to cook?" Big Cook does most of the actual cooking and telling the viewers how to make the recipes while Little Cook does some preparation or sets the timer. Some of the aerial shots of Little Cook flying were filmed over the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire.

Episodes

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	28		2 February 2004 (2004-02-02)	()
	2	28		()	()
	3	44		()	25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)

Series 1

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
1	1	"Princess and the Pea"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	2 February 2004 (2004-02-02)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben's family decide to come and stay and Ben is worried he does not have enough beds for them all to stay in. But, a princess visits the café for a meal and they cook her princess pie; in return, she leaves them a present of some duvets and mattresses for Ben's guests. And earlier on in that episode Ben also cooked the special visitor a nice healthy and well deserved lunch so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability. Customer: Princess Food they made: Princess Pie
2	2	"Flower Fairy"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is trying to arrange some flowers for the local summer fare but is not having much luck, especially when Small steals his string to start skipping. A flower fairy visits their café and they make her some Flutterby cakes. In return she leaves a fairy wand and amazingly Ben's flowers are rearranged into a perfect display. So we’re amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Flower Fairy Food they made: Flutterby Cakes
3	3	"Knight"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has been in the garden trying to pick some apples. Unfortunately he gets afraid that the apples will fall down from the trees and hit him on the head. Norman the Knight enters the café for a meal and Ben makes him a Pizza Shield. In return the Knight leaves Ben and Small his knight's helmet - so now Ben can wear it in the garden to protect him from falling apples. By the way, so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Norman the Knight Food they made: Pizza Shield
4	4	"Cat"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	2004 (2004)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are playing a rhyming game when a customer comes into the café. It is a cat called Cassy. Ben and Small cook her a meal of Fishy on a Dishy and in return she leaves them a book of rhymes. And earlier on, Ben cooked a nice lunch so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Cassy the Black Cat Food they made: Fishy on a Dishy
5	5	"Old Macdonald"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	2004 (2004)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café where they serve a varied fairytale clientele. Ben is mowing the lawn but it's taking him ages. Old Macdonald enters the café and Ben and Small make him some farmyard smoothies. He leaves Ben and Small a present that will keep the grass short. He can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Old Macdonald Food they made: Farmyard Smoothies
6	6	"Spaceman"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting the bits and bobs needed for the different recipes. Together they run a special café where different customers call in for a tasty treat. Small pretends to be an alien to fool Ben. A spaceman visits their café so Ben and Small decide to cook him a meal of moon rocks. In return he leaves them some real moon rock. They now have a permanent reminder of space. And earlier on in the weekend, he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Astronaut Food they made: Moon Rocks
7	7	"Holiday Maker"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	2004 (2004)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting the bits and bobs needed for the different recipes. Together Ben and Small run a café where customers call in for tasty treats. Ben has a pair of blue sandals and wants to go to the beach, but is prevented from doing so by a storm. A customer comes in. It is Little Betty Blue the Holiday Maker, and they decide to cook her some vegetable sandcastles. In return Ben hears a seashell. And earlier on in that episode, Ben also cooked the Special Visitor a nice lunch so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Little Betty Blue Food they made: Veggie Sandcastles
8	8	"Decorator"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Big Cook Ben is painting a picture for a competition and it looks like Little Cook Small can fill in as the missing piece to his prize-winning painting. Before Ben can paint the sun, he runs out of yellow paint. Just then Dougie the Decorator enters the café to do some painting. Ben cooks him fruity borders as a meal, and as a thank you Dougie leaves Ben and Small a pot of yellow paint so Ben can finish his painting. And earlier on in that episode amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Dougie the Decorator Food they made: Fruity Borders
9	9	"Humpty Dumpty"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Grover	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. They run a café catering for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small are doing a jigsaw puzzle, but unfortunately they find some pieces are missing. A customer enters the café - it is Humpty Dumpty, and Ben and Small make him an egg salad. In return he leaves them a piece of the jigsaw puzzle he has found. And earlier on in that episode Ben also cooked the Special Visitor a nice healthy and well deserved lunch so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Humpty Dumpty Food they made: Humpty's Salad
10	10	"Magician"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	TBA
Ben and Small are looking for something to wear to a fancy dress party. Malcolm the Magician drops by, and they decide to cook him some magic surprise bread. As a thank you for the lovely meal, he leaves them a magician's hat and inside are two fancy dress costumes for them to wear to the party. So that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Malcolm the Magician Food they made: Magic Bread
11	11	"Footballer"	Adrian Hedley	Adrian Hedley	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting the bits and bobs needed for different recipes. Ben has a box containing many balls, but Small is worried about playing with the football as it is almost as big as him. A customer leaves them a present so they can both play football. And earlier on in that episode so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Franco the Footballer Food they made: Fab Footballs
12	12	"Bear"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small who run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Small gets his bottom stuck in a chair, but the other chairs are too big for Small. One of the bears from Goldilocks pops in. Ben makes some Buzzy Bees for the bear, who leaves a little chair for Small by way of thanks. And earlier on in that episode Ben also cooked the Special Visitor so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. Customer: Bear Food they made: Buzzy Bees
13	13	"Racing Driver"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Nicholson	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are having a race to see who can tie their shoelaces the quickest, but they are having trouble working out a good way to start the race. Then Robert the Racing Driver comes into the café. Ben and Small decide to cook him some hot rod dogs and in return, he leaves them a chequered flag so they can start their race properly. And earlier on in that episode Ben also cooked the Special Visitor a nice healthy and well deserved lunch so that he can impress his guess with his amazing cooking skills and ability again. That’s it. While you’re finished the hot dog and then you will die. Customer: Robert the Racing Driver Food they made: Hot Rod Dogs
14	14	"Robot"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Nicholson	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. It is Saucepan Sorting Day and Ben arranges his pans in terms of what noise they make. Then a robot comes in. Ben cooks him a gingerbread robot. In return, the Robot leaves Ben and Small a robot saucepan. Customer: Robot Food they made: Gingerbread Robot
15	15	"Little Red Riding Hood"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are writing a shopping list when Little Red Riding Hood enters the café. She's having trouble with the wolf, who keeps pinching her cakes. Big Cook and Little Cook make her a flowery basket as a treat. Grateful for the delicious basket, Little Red Riding Hood gives them the cakes which she was about to take to her granny. Now the wolf won't be able to eat them. Customer: Little Red Riding Hood Food they made: Flowery Basket
16	16	"Elephant"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small are playing a memory game where they are trying to remember a list of objects from which one disappears. Then an elephant enters the café. Ben and Small decide to make a Jumbo snack for him and in return the elephant cleans their café - with the feather duster that's missing from their memory game. Customer: Elephant Food they made: Elephant Treat
17	17	"Mermaid"	John Rowe	Mellie Buse	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has been swimming in the sea. He has seaweed in his hair and is very messy. Ben and Small play a game where they have to guess which creature from the sea the other one is impersonating. Miranda the Mermaid comes into the café and they make her some mermaid soup. Miranda is grateful, so she leaves them a magic comb. Now they can comb their hair, and whenever they blow on the comb Miranda will appear. Customer: Miranda the Mermaid Food they made: Mermaid Soup
18	18	"Clown"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben is trying to dress up as a clown but he can't find a red nose. He tries a pepper and a tomato but nothing seems to work. Charlie the Clown enters the café and Ben and Small make him a strawberry clown. In return for the delicious treat, he leaves Ben his red nose. Customer: Charlie the Clown Food they made: Strawberry Clown
19	19	"Pilot"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. The cooks are pretending to fly when Paul the Pilot enters the café. Ben and Small cook him a meal of Pilot's Plane, and he gives them a paper plane in exchange. Customer: Paul the Pilot Food they made: Pilot's Plane
20	20	"Hairdresser"	John Rowe	Jo Killingley	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, Ben and Small run a special café, where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben wants to change his hairstyle. He tries all sorts of unsuccessful styles, so a brush with Harriet the Hairdresser is just what is required. After enjoying a dish called dotty hairstyles, Harriet gives them a selection of wigs. Ben finds the perfect hairstyle - it is just like Small's! Customer: Harriet the Hairdresser Food they made: Dotty Hairstyles
21	21	"Crocodile"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is pretending to be a crocodile and scares Small with his jungle animal impressions. Ben gets tired of doing animal impressions, and Small wishes he could see some real wild animals. Colin the Crocodile comes into the café and Ben and Small make him an apple swamp for a meal. In return he leaves them two tickets to the wildlife park so they can see some real wild animals. Customer: Colin the Crocodile Food they made: Apple Swamp
22	22	"Duck"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben has washed Small's pillow and it has gone all hard and lumpy. Small is not happy. Desmond Duck enters the café and they make him some duck dippers as a snack. In return he leaves Small a pillow full of lovely soft feathers. Customer: Desmond the Duck Food they made: Duck Dippers
23	23	"Pink Monster"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small are having one of their special colour days - today it is pink and they are playing a guessing game. They are interrupted by a customer - a pink monster. Ben and Small make him some monster muffins and he leaves them a special pink monster spell in return. Customer: Pink Monster Food they made: Monster Muffins
24	24	"Tortoise"	John Rowe	Kate Gorely	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a café catering to a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small play a game about where different animals live. Timothy the Tortoise enters the café and they make him a tortoise pitta. In return, he gives Small a scarf. Small uses it to finish off his new tortoise home. Customer: Timothy the Tortoise Food they made: Tortoise Salad
25	25	"Disco Dancer"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting the bits and bobs needed for the different recipes. Ben and Small are dancing when the batteries on their radio run out. Then a customer comes into the café and it is AJ the Disco Dancer, so Ben makes him some disco pops ice lollies. In return, AJ leaves some new batteries for Ben and Small's radio so they can carry on dancing. Customer: AJ the Disco Dancer Food they made: Disco Pops
26	26	"Police Officer"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Nicholson	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Small is having fun giving Ben directions to do various things like jump up and down and wiggle his finger. Then Polly the Police Officer enters the café and they cook her some traffic light toast. In return, she leaves them a police hat. Customer: Polly the Police Officer Food they made: Traffic Light Toast
27	27	"Sailor"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small are trying to sail a paper boat, but it keeps sinking. Sam the Sailor comes into the café. They make him jelly boats and, in return, he gives them a new toy. Customer: Sam the Sailor Food they made: Jolly Jelly Boats
28	28	"Little Bo Peep"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Nicholson	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben receives a woolly jumper from his aunt Betty, but he unravels it. Ben and Small cook Little Bo Peep a potato sheep and in return she leaves them a lovely new jumper, just like the one aunt Betty made. Customer: Little Bo Peep Food they made: Bo Peep's Sheep

Series 2

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
29	1	"Mary Mary"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small. Mary Mary Quite Contrary enters the café and they make her Fancy Flowers. Small whizzes off to get some sweets. She gives them flowers in return - Happy Birthday, Aunt Millie. Customer: Mary Mary Quite Contrary Food they made: Fancy Flowers
30	2	"Elf"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Grover	()
Recipes. Big cook Ben and foot-high little cook Small run a café together for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben and Small make Ernie the elf elfy mushrooms. In return, he leaves them some magic dust which they sprinkle on the kitchen to clean it up. Customer: Ernie the Elf Food they made: Elfy Mushrooms
31	3	"Penguin"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, Ben and Small run a special café where different customers call in for a tasty treat. Ben enters the café wearing flippers and a mask he has found in the fancy dress box. Unfortunately Ben cannot swim, and Small wants him to have swimming lessons. Penny the Penguin enters the café and they make her iceberg slush. In return, she leaves Ben a present to help with his swimming lessons - it is a pair of rubber armbands. Customer: Penny the Penguin Food they made: Iceberg Slush
32	4	"Dragon"	John Rowe	Tracey Mulcrone	()
Recipes. Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Small is watching Ben fly his kite in the garden when the kite gets stuck in a tree. Ben and Small make Daniel the dragon croissant dragons, and in return he retrieves the kite. Customer: Daniel the Dragon Food they made: Croissant Dragon
33	5	"Scarecrow"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Ben has planted seeds in his window box, but the birds keep eating them. Sidney the Scarecrow enters the café for a popcorn bracelet. In return, he gives Ben and Small a model scarecrow to scare away the birds. Customer: Sidney the Scarecrow Food they made: Popcorn Bracelet
34	6	"Painter"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	()
Recipes. Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Monsieur Le Splat, the painter, tries herby paint pots. As payment, he paints a picture of Ben and Small for Small to send to his auntie in Australia. Customer: Monsieur Le Splat Food they made: Herby Paint Pots
35	7	"Pop Star"	John Rowe	Mellie Buse	3 May 2005 (2005-05-03)
Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Rocking Raymond the Popstar calls into the café, and Ben and Small make him jazzy ice cream. In return, Ben gives a pot and Small puts his ear plugs on. Customer: Rocking Raymond the Popstar Food they made: Jazzy Ice Cream
36	8	"Firefighter"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Series about a pair of friends who run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Frank the Firefighter comes in for some nee naw sirens. To thank Ben and Small for the meal, Frank invites them to ride in his fire engine. Customer: Frank the Firefighter Food they made: Nee Naw Sirens
37	9	"Three Little Pigs"	John Rowe	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, Ben and Small run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben and Small have to look after Fluffy the rabbit for the weekend, but they have nowhere to keep him. One of the pigs from the Three Little Pigs story visits the café. Ben and Small decide to make him some crispy bricks, and in return he leaves them a new rabbit hutch so Fluffy has somewhere safe and warm to stay. Customers: Three Little Pigs Food they made: Crispy Bricks
38	10	"Man in the Moon"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook Small pretends to make night-time noises and fools Ben. Then they try and work out what other things come out at night. A customer enters the café and it is the Man in the Moon. They make him some starlight toasties and, to say thank you, he leaves them a present. It is a telescope so they can see their friend the Man in the Moon whenever they like. Customer: Man in the Moon Food they made: Starlight Toasties
39	11	"Dentist"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Small discovers huge bites taken out of a various foods in the kitchen but has no idea who made them. Ben has toothache, so when Denise the Dentist arrives, they make her a fruity smile. In return, she leaves them some chattering teeth and an appointment for Ben to go to the dentist to have his teeth checked. Customer: Denise the Dentist Food they made: Melon Smile
40	12	"Pirate"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Grover	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben returns from a shopping trip and his baguette causes Small many problems - it keeps knocking him over. Percy the Pirate comes into the café. The two chefs make him some pirates' gold to eat. As a thank you present, Percy gives them some real pirates' gold. Customer: Percy the Pirate Food they made: Pirate's Gold
41	13	"Snow White"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben and Small are trying to decorate a wedding cake which they have made. Snow White visits the café and the cooks make her some Seven Dwarf custard tarts. In return, she leaves them a present - a bow to decorate their cake. Customer: Snow White Food they made: Seven Dwarves Pies
42	14	"Mouse"	Adrian Hedley	Simon Grover	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, Ben and Small run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Small arrives late at the café as his clock has broken. The mouse from Hickory Dickory Dock visits the café and the cooks make him some cheesy mice. Small whizzes off to get some Emmental cheese. In return, he leaves them a present - a new clock. What’s the time now, Ben? Time to serve our next customer. Customer: Mortimer the Mouse Food they made: Cheesy Mice
43	15	"Train Driver"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting the bits and bobs needed for the different recipes. Together Ben and Small run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Terry the Train Driver visits the café and the cooks make him a choo choo train cake. In return he leaves them a present - a toy train and two tickets for the Sun Flower Valley Train. Customer: Terry the Train Driver Food they made: Choo Choo Train
44	16	"Octopus"	John Rowe	Tracey Mulcrone	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben has decided to surprise Small by doing the washing for his holiday, but he is having trouble finishing. Olivia the Octopus enters the café, and they make potato pools for her. In return she finishes all of Small's washing. Customer: Olivia the Octopus Food they made: Rock Pool
45	17	"Queen of Hearts"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben and Small are playing a game of cards. Small decides he'd like to be a king. The Queen of Hearts visits the café and the cooks make her some jam tarts. In return she leaves Small a crown, so now he can be a proper king. Customer: Queen of Hearts Food they made: Queen of Hearts Tarts
46	18	"Garden Gnome"	Adrian Hedley	Adrian Hedley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen counter collecting the bits needed for different recipes. Together, Ben and Small run a special café where every day a different customer calls in. Ben plays a fishing game with his new fishing rod. Small wants to join in, but Ben's fishing rod is too big for him. Edwin the garden gnome comes into the café and is made fish fingers. The gnome leaves them his fishing rod. Customer: Edwin the Garden Gnome Food they made: Fish Finger Crab
47	19	"Rabbit"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small are playing a game jumping up and down in the café. It's all part of an exercise, which is interrupted when Rodney the Rabbit enters the café. Ben makes him some carrot cake and in return Rodney leaves them each a trampoline as a present to say thank you. With the aid of their trampolines, they can do as much jumping as they want! Customer: Rodney the Rabbit Food they made: Carrot Cakes
48	20	"Diver"	John Rowe	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together Ben and Small run a special café where every day a different customer calls in for a tasty treat. Ben and Small are racing some toys in a tank of water. Then they try other objects in the tank to see which ones float and which ones sink. Dorothy the Diver visits the café and the cooks make her some shark samosas. In return, she leaves them many objects to put in their tank of water, including a diver. Customer: Dorothy the Diver Food they made: Shark Samosas
49	21	"Teacher"	John Rowe	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. In this episode, Small is writing a list and concentrating hard to think of words beginning with the letter S. Ben and Small then start singing the alphabet song but Small can’t remember what comes after the letter P. Customer: Mrs Meacher the Teacher Food they made: Alphabet Crunch
50	22	"Little Miss Muffet"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting ingredients needed for the recipes. Together, the two friends run a café where every day a customer calls in for a treat. Ben's shopping bag has a hole in it and everything keeps falling out on the floor. As Ben picks his shopping up, Little Miss Muffet comes in. They make her some noodle webs and in return, she leaves them a new shopping bag with a spider picture on it. Customer: Little Miss Muffet Food they made: Noodle Webs
51	23	"Explorer"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. The cooking duo whip up delicious dishes to suit their customers. Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small are having fun playing a game of hide-and-seek. A customer comes into the café - it is Edna the Explorer. Ben decides to make her a tasty treat of tiger sushi and in return she leaves Ben a hat covered in leaves. With his camoflauged, it is now easy for Ben to hide from Small. Customer: Edna the Explorer Food they made: Tiger Sushi
52	24	"Monkey"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Big Cook Ben is playing tunes on some jars in the kitchen. Small joins in the game and Ben then plays many different tunes. Then a customer enter the café - it's Martin the Monkey. Ben and Small decide to make him some Monkey Baskets and in return he leaves them a present. It's a coconut shell. Now Small can make some more noises, and he plays a clip-clop horsey tune on them. Customer: Martin the Monkey Food they made: Monkey Baskets
53	25	"Postman"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Little Cook Small collects the ingredients and Big Cook Ben prepares them. Together they run a café catering to a variety of customers. Small is making some invitations for his party and the two friends are playing a game to decide what food to cook. They make Postman Freddie Flat an envelope surprise, and he leaves Small some party invitations. Customer: Freddie Flat the Postman Food they made: Postman's Pancakes
54	26	"Ballerina"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is cleaning up the kitchen, while Ben is having a nap. Selina Marina the Prima Ballerina comes into the café, so they make her some berry ballerina. To say thank you, she leaves them two tickets to the ballet. Customer: Selina Marina the Prima Ballerina Food they made: Berry Ballerina
55	27	"Jack and the Beanstalk"	John Rowe	Dan Bateman	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small run a café. Ben is in the garden planting seeds. Small helps him plant a strange bean they find in the shed. They don't know what it is and Small is impatient for it to grow. Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk enters the café and they make him a Beany Breakfast Giant. He leaves them some magic dust which they sprinkle on their bean, and magically it grows very quickly. Customer: Jack Food they made: Beany Giant
56	28	"Cinderella"	Adrian Hedley	Mellie Buse	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has broken his broom. It's his favourite one which he uses as a pretend horse. Little Cook Small tries to cheer him up by playing a game of Shape I Spy. As they play a customer enters the café. It's Cinderella and Ben and Small make her some pumpkin pie. In return she leaves Ben a present to say thank you. It's her broom, so now he has a new horse to play on. Customer: Cinderella Food they made: Pumpkin Pie

Series 3

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
57	1	"Frog Prince"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Hammett	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is in the café admiring his treasured collection of marbles. He has named them all, and his favourite is a golden marble called Gold Dust. Small loses it when he plays football with it. As they search for it, a Frog Prince enters the café. Ben and Small cook him a delicious froggy feast. To say thank you, he leaves Ben's gold marble which he found on his way into the café, and also leaves Small a gold marble of his own. Customer: Frog Prince Food they made: Froggy Feast
58	2	"Swan"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small practise ballet moves in the café, as they are off to the theatre to see Swan Lake. Their ballet moves are interrupted when a customer comes into the café - it is Samantha the Swan and they make her a swan sorbet. Small flies off to find out how wafers used in the recipe are made. To thank the duo for her meal, Samantha leaves them two pairs of tap dancing shoes so they can dance and make a noise. Customer: Samantha the Swan Food they made: Swan Sorbet
59	3	"Carpenter"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is noisily trying to build a shelf, irritating Small. Ben is not very good at DIY and his wonky shelf collapses. Callum the Carpenter enters the café, and Ben and Small make him a veggie tool belt for a meal. To say thank you for his meal, Callum the Carpenter fixes Ben's shelf and leaves a tool box as a present so Ben can keep his tools together. Customer: Callum the Carpenter Food they made: Veggie Tool Belt
60	4	"Fashion Designer"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Mulcrone	17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is looking at fashion magazines when Ben arrives back from a shopping trip, dressed in new designer clothes. Small is upset as there are no designer clothes small enough for him. Fenella the Fashion Designer comes into the café, and Ben and Small make her some fancy fashion biscuits. To say thank you, she leaves Small a designer outfit which she has made for him. Now he too can look stylish and fashionable. Customer: Fenella the Fashion Designer Food they made: Fancy Fashion Biscuits
61	5	"Teddy Bear"	Adrian Hedley	Jo Killingley	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. It is a beautiful day, and Ben and Small cannot decide whether to go to the beach or to the park. They want to have a picnic but Small is upset as everything in the picnic hamper is too big for him. Terry the Teddy Bear then comes into the café for a meal and is served teddy sandwiches. To say thank you, he leaves his picnic basket which contains a small rug, small cups and plates. Now everything is the right size for Small. Customer: Terry the Teddy Bear Food they made: Teddy Sandwiches
62	6	"Hansel and Gretel"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Mulcrone	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is lost in the kitchen behind some big boxes. Luckily Ben finds him. Hansel and Gretel enters the café and the duo cook a vegetable house for their guests. In return for the delicious meal, Hansel and Gretel leave a duffle bag of tiny blue pebbles that Small can use to leave a trail, so he will never be lost again. Customers: Hansel and Gretel Food they made: Vegetable House
63	7	"Rumplestiltskin"	Adrian Hedley	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are trying to decide on names for their pet rabbits. A customer with an unusual name enters the café - it is Rumplestiltskin. Ben and Small decide to cook him some Golden Thread Treats. Small flies off to find out about golden syrup and in return for his meal, Rumplestiltskin leaves Ben and Small some special golden straw for the rabbit cage. They decide to call the rabbits Rumple and Stiltskin. Customer: Rumplestiltskin Food they made: Golden Thread Treats
64	8	"The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe"	Adrian Hedley	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has lost one of his shoes. Small is busy trying to rearrange his area so he can have somewhere new to sleep, as he's fed up with sleeping in a bowl. The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe comes in, and Ben and Small make her a Pasty Boot. Small flies off and finds out about swedes. To say thanks for the meal, the Old Lady finds Ben's shoe and turns it into a new home for Small with little windows, a door and some flowers. Customer: The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe Food they made: Pasty Boot
65	9	"Circus Ringmaster"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is fed up being small; it causes many problems for him. Ben tries to reassure him that sometimes it's good to be small. Roberto the Circus Ringmaster arrives and Ben and Small cook him a delicious Circus Ring Omelette. To say thank you for his meal, Roberto leaves two tickets to the circus and a special present for Small to make him bigger - it's a pair of bucket stilts. Customer: Roberto the Circus Ringmaster Food they made: Circus Ring Omelette
66	10	"Cow"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is in a very good mood, but Small points out that he has a big red spot on his face. Ben can't find a way to see his spot. Clover the Cow visits the café and the chefs make her a spotty trifle. Small finds out about cream. As a thank-you, Clover leaves Ben and Small a moon-shaped mirror each, and Ben can look at his spot, which turns out to be a blob of ketchup. Customer: Clover the Cow Food they made: Spotty Trifle
67	11	"Photographer"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is trying to surprise Ben by making him a picture of them both to put on the wall. Unfortunately his picture isn't very good. Ben arrives with a parcel - they've won a competition and the prize is a camera each. Phil the Photographer arrives and Ben and Small make him a Fishcake Camera. Phil the Photographer leaves them a lovely picture of them both to hang on the wall. Customer: Phil the Photographer Food they made: Fishcake Camera
68	12	"Librarian"	Adrian Hedley	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small reads Ben his favourite story, and they start looking at their favourite books. When they try to put the books back on the shelf, the books keep falling down. Libby the Librarian enters the café and Ben and Small cook her a delicious Tortilla Book. Small flies off to find out about tortillas, and Libby leaves Ben and Small a set of book ends for their shelf. Now their books won't fall over. Customer: Libby the Librarian Food they made: Tortilla Book
69	13	"Aladdin"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Mulcrone	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben enters the café with an old rug, claiming it's a magic carpet from Persia. Small isn't convinced Ben will be able to fly on his carpet, but Ben's determined to prove Small wrong. Their customer today is Aladdin, and Ben and Small make him a Magic Carpet Waffle. In return for his delicious meal, Aladdin leaves them a wish from his magic lamp. Small wishes that Ben's carpet can fly, and it does. Customer: Aladdin Food they made: Magic Carpet Waffle
70	14	"Bumblebee"	Adrian Hedley	Adrian Hedley	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is enjoying peace and quiet until Small crashes in, excited about his invitation to a fancy dress competition. Small is convinced he will win the competition, but doesn't even have a costume. Barry the Bumblebee enters the café, and Ben and Small make him a flower power salad. As a thank you for his meal, Barry leaves Small some bumblebee wings to go with his fancy dress outfit. Customer: Barry the Bumblebee Food they made: Flower Power Salad
71	15	"Cowgirl"	Adrian Hedley	Steve Jeanes	12 March 2006 (2006-03-12)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small pretend to be cowboys in the café, but lack cowboy hats. Casey the Cowgirl is today's customer and they make her star bean burgers. Small flies off to get some buffalo mozzarella cheese. To say thank you for her delicious meal, Casey leaves Ben her cowboy hat to wear. Small has made his own, and now they both have hats and can be proper cowboys. Customer: Casey the Cowgirl Food they made: Star Bean Burger
72	16	"Vet"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Hammett	9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is wiggling in the café today. Small wants to wiggle too, but unfortunately he has lost his wiggle and cannot do it. Vera the Vet comes into the café, and Ben and Small make her a delicious pitta bread dog. Small flies off to find out about olives and to say thank you for her meal, Vera leaves Small some special wiggle biscuits. He tries one and as if by magic he starts to wiggle again. Customer: Vera the Vet Food they made: Pitta Bread Dog
73	17	"Gardener"	Adrian Hedley	Adrian Hedley	TBA
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is waiting for Ben to pick some flowers from the garden to put in a vase. Unfortunately all he returns with are vegetables as his flowers have not grown. Gary the Gardener pays a visit and Ben and Small make him some delicious gardener's pickle. Small flies off to find out about pickling vegetables. To say thank you for his meal, Gary the Gardener leaves a pot and a packet of special fast-growing flower seeds. Customer: Gary the Gardener Food they made: Gardener's Pickle
74	18	"Golden Goose"	Adrian Hedley	Tracey Hammett	8 March 2006 (2006-03-08)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben's upset as his sleeping bag has lost its stuffing. Goldie the Golden Goose enters the café. Ben and Small cook her some delicious golden plum eggs. Small flies off on his spoonmobile to find out where plums come from. In return for her meal, Goldie leaves some lovely soft goose down. Now Ben can mend his sleeping bag. Customer: Goldie the Golden Goose Food they made: Golden Plum Eggs
75	19	"Snake"	Adrian Hedley	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are playing snakes and ladders in the café when Ben loses the die. Sylvester the Snake arrives, so Ben and Small decide to make him some delicious Snaky Pasta. To say thank you for his meal, Sylvester leaves Ben and Small a shaker for their dice. Customer: Sylvester the Snake Food they made: Snaky Pasta
76	20	"Jack and Jill"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is upset as he doesn't get any post. Ben explains that he needs to send letters in order to receive some. Jack and Jill visit the café. Ben and Small make them a delicious citrus punch. Small whizzes off to find out about spring water. Jack and Jill leave a thank you card for Small, so now he has some post. But there's more cards, as Ben and Small have both made each other special cards! Customers: Jack and Jill Food they made: Citrus Punch
77	21	"Goldfish"	Adrian Hedley	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small want to get a pet, but can't make up their minds. A customer rings the bell. It is Gupta the Goldfish and Ben and Small make him a fish tank quiche. Small whizzes off to get some broccoli for the recipe, and to say thank you for his meal, Gupta solves the pet problem. He leaves them a tank with two toy goldfish in it. Ben and Small decide to call their new pets Broccoli and Carrott. Customer: Gupta the Goldfish Food they made: Fish Tank Quiche
78	22	"Bus Driver"	Adrian Hedley	Adrian Hedley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is riding his bike around the café when his tyre bursts. Small offers him a ride on his skateboard, but it is too small. Betty the Bus Driver comes into the café and Ben and Small make her some delicious Bagel Wheels. Small flies off to find out everything about bagels. To say thanks for her meal, Betty leaves a puncture repair kit for Ben to mend his bike and invites them both to come for a ride on her bus. Customer: Betty the Bus Driver Food they made: Bagel Wheels
79	23	"Wee Willie Winkie"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Small is exercising when Ben arrives in the café, still in his dressing gown. Small says Ben's dressing gown is much nicer than his. The customer is Wee Willie Winkie, and Ben and Small make him a perfect eight o'clock cake. Small goes off to find out about drinking chocolate, and to thank the cooks Wee Willie Winkie leaves a two presents - a new dressing gown for Small, and a lavender pillow to help Ben sleep. Customer: Wee Willie Winkie Food they made: Eight O'Clock Cake
80	24	"Archaeologist"	John Rowe	Tracey Mulcrone	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben comes in from the garden excited, as he's dug up a bone and thinks it might be from a dinosaur. Small shows Ben the model dinosaurs he's collected, and Amanda the Archaeologist visits the café. Ben and Small make her dinosaur mash, and Small flies off to get some asparagus. Amanda leaves a note saying she was digging in their garden and found a bone buried by the neighbour's dog. Customer: Amanda the Archaeologist Food they made: Dinosaur Mash
81	25	"Yeti"	John Rowe	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small have come in from playing in the garden in the snow as they don't have warm footwear. Yan the Yeti enters the café and Ben and Small make him yeti pear pudding. Small flies off to find out about rice pudding, and to thank Ben and Small for his meal, Yan leaves them both a pair of furry snow boots. Now they can go back into the garden and play. Customer: Yan the Yeti Food they made: Yeti Pear Pudding
82	26	"Butterfly"	John Rowe	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben finds a baby's rattle and tells Small what he was like as a baby. He shows Small his baby photos, and there are also some of Small's photos in the pile. Belinda the Butterfly comes in, and Ben and Small make her a delicious Cabbage Butterfly. Small flies off to get some red cabbage, and to say thank you Belinda leaves a photo album as a present. Now Ben and Small can organise their baby photos. Customer: Belinda the Butterfly Food they made: Cabbage Butterfly
83	27	"Twins"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben gives Small a demonstration of his spoon playing. Two identical customers arrive – it's Bob and Bill the twins, and Ben and Small find a perfect recipe for them, a Twin Bean Salad. Small flies off to find out about beansprouts. To say thank you for their meal, Bob and Bill leave Ben and Small a pack of cards so they can play a game of snap. Customers: Bob and Bill the Twins Food they made: Twin Bean Salad
84	28	"Magpie"	John Rowe	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is upset because has lost his gold ring, which was a present from his grandad. A customer enters the café - it is Monica the Magpie! Ben and Small decide to make her a delicious fruity nest, so Small flies off to find out about frozen yoghurt. Monica enjoys her meal and she leaves a thank-you note, along with Ben's ring, which she has found. Customer: Monica the Magpie Food they made: Fruity Nest
85	29	"Three Billy Goats Gruff"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. In disguise, Ben enters the café, but Small spots him straight away as his face looks the same. The three Billy Goats Gruff visit the café, and Ben and Small make them a baguette bridge. Then Small flies off to find some goat's cheese. To thank Big Cook and Little Cook for their meal, the goats leave Small some mossy shoes and a goatee beard for Ben's disguise. Customers: Three Billy Goats Gruff Food they made: Baguette Bridge
86	30	"Snail"	John Rowe	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben does everything really slowly. Small does everything really quickly but keeps knocking things over and breaking things. A very slow customer comes into the café - it is Sarah the snail. Ben and Small make her delicious cheese and spinach snails. Small flies off to find some spinach, and to say thank you for her meal Sarah leaves a present - a new sugar bowl. Customer: Sarah the Snail Food they made: Cheese and Spinach Snails
87	31	"Gingerbread Man"	John Rowe	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are getting ready for the Cooks' Fun Day. Small is upset as he's too small to enter most of the races, and he'll never win. A Gingerbread man then enters the café and Ben and Small make him some gingerbread people. To thank Ben and Small for his meal, the Gingerbread man leaves a small egg - now Small can enter the egg and spoon race. He should be able to win now - he has a special spoon. Customer: Gingerbread Man Food they made: Gingerbread People
88	32	"Weather Forecaster"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has been caught in the rain and is not happy. Small is explaining why it is important that it rains when a customer comes into the café. It's Wendy the Weather Forecaster. Ben and Small decide to make her cauliflower clouds. To thank the cooks for her meal, Wendy gives Ben and Small their own special forecast in a rhyme. It stops raining outside and the sun comes out! Customer: Wendy the Weather Forecaster Food they made: Cauliflower Clouds
89	33	"Seagull"	John Rowe	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook Small has been keeping much rubbish for recycling, Big Cook Ben wants to recycle, too. A customer comes into the café - it is Siegfried the seagull, and Ben and Small make him a delicious seafood cocktail. Small flies off to find out about shellfish. To thank the cooks for his meal, Siegfried leaves Ben and Small three recycling bins so now they can sort all their recycling easily. Customer: Siegfried the Seagull Food they made: Seafood Cocktail
90	34	"Donkey"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small have been invited to a party at Old King Cole's palace. They are very excited, but they have to take a game with them that everyone can play and they can't decide what to take. Daphne the donkey comes into the café and Ben and Small decide to make her a munchy crunchy carrot. She leaves them a present. It's a game of Stick the Tail on the Donkey which they can take to the party. Customer: Daphne the Donkey Food they made: Munchy Crunchy Carrot
91	35	"Lion"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben has got a splinter in his finger but he's not brave enough to let Small try and take it out. A customer comes in. It's Lionel the lion and Ben and Small make him a delicious lion crumble. Small whizzes off to get a mango. To thank Ben and Small for his meal, Lionel the lion leaves special medals for Ben and Small for being so brave. Big Cook and Little Cook are kings of the kitchen! Customer: Lionel the Lion Food they made: Lion Crumble
92	36	"King from Sing a Song of Sixpence"	John Rowe	Alison Stewart	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together they run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Big Cook Ben is having a bad day - he keeps dropping things and breaking them, and they cannot afford replacements. The king from Sing a Song of Sixpence asks for a king pie. The king's thank you gift is a bag of gold coins. Customer: King Food they made: King Pie
93	37	"Sleeping Beauty"	John Rowe	Vanessa Amberleigh	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Little Cook spends his time running around the kitchen top collecting ingredients. Together they run a special café where customers call in for a tasty treat. Small feels sleepy. However, there is no time for sleeping when there is a customer to be served. Sleeping Beauty visits and the duo make her some delicious wake-up juice. To thank the cooks for her meal, she leaves a special magical wake-up kiss for Small. Customer: Sleeping Beauty Food they made: Wake Up Juice
94	38	"Pied Piper"	John Rowe	Tracey Mulcrone	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a café catering for a varied fairytale clientele. There is panic when a rat squeaks into the kitchen. A customer arrives - it is the Pied Piper! Ben and Small make him some delicious cheeky potato rats. In return, he gives them a magic pipe to shoo the rat. Customer: Pied Piper Food they made: Cheeky Potato Rats
95	39	"Conductor"	John Row	Jo Killingley	()
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Together, they run a café catering for a varied fairytale clientele. Big Cook Ben is enjoying listening to classical music, while Small acts out all the different instruments. They are interrupted by a customer - it is Colin the Conductor, who eats some delicious cheesy batons with a salsa dip. He leaves them his conducting baton. Customer: Colin the Conductor Food they made: Cheesy Batons
96	40	"Astronomer"	John Rowe	Tracey Hammett	()
Recipes. Big cook Ben and foot high little cook Small run a café together for a varied fairytale clientele. The chefs go to bed wishing on a star. The next day, Astrid the Astronomer visits for a delicious marrow telescope. As thanks, she names a recently discovered star after Small. Customer: Astrid the Astronomer Food they made: Marrow Telescope
97	41	"Mole"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	()
Recipes. Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small run a café together for a varied fairytale clientele. Small wants to go for a ride on his scooter, but he's lost the key to the store cupboard. Marco the Mole enters the café and the chefs make him some mince pie moles. In exchange, he gives them something he found under the floorboards - the key to the cupboard. Customer: Marco the Mole Food they made: Mince Pie Moles
98	42	"Kangaroo"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	()
Recipes. Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. The chefs can't find anything. Kim the Kangaroo hops into the café and Ben and Small make her a kangaroo pouch. To say thank you, she leaves them pouches of their own to keep things in. Customer: Kim the Kangaroo Food they made: Kangaroo Pouch
99	43	"Optician"	John Rowe	Steve Jeanes	()
Recipes. Ben and foot-high Small run a café for a varied fairytale clientele. Omar the Optician visits. Ben and Small make him some delicious aubergine spectacles. As thanks for his meal, Omar mends Small's glasses. Customer: Omar the Optician Food they made: Aubergine Spectacles
100	44	"Father Christmas"	John Rowe	Tracey Mulcrone	25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are putting up the Christmas decorations in the café. Father Christmas is their customer today and they make him a meringue snowman. Small flies off to get some marmalade to use in the recipe, and to thank Ben and Small for his meal, Father Christmas leaves a present. It's a star to go on the top of their tree. Customer: Father Christmas Food they made: Meringue Snowman

References

1. "CBeebies - Big Cook Little Cook". BBC. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "BBC launches Big Cook Little Cook mag". www.campaignlive.co.uk. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

External links

• Big Cook, Little Cook at BBC Online
• Big Cook, Little Cook at BBC Programmes
• Big Cook, Little Cook on IMDb