S01E01 Red Knight
Mr Benn has been invited to a fancy-dress party. He dislikes parties, but enjoys dressing up, so he looks round the shops for a costume to wear, but everywhere he finds only ordinary everyday clothes....
Mr. Benn
S01E14: The Gladiator
Seeing some workmen busy repairing his road, Mr Benn is reminded of the Romans, who built very good roads. He heads for the costume shop and tries on a Roman Gladiator’s outfit; stepping through the changing room door, Mr Benn arrives in ancient times, by a road under construction. One of the workers is Mr Benn’s old friend, Smasher Lagru**, who explains that they are building the road to lead to the Emperor’s Arena. Just then the Emperor himself arrives, and, having approved of the workers’ handiwork, he invites Smasher and Mr Benn to accompany him on a visit to watch the Gladiators fight each other – and the lions – in the Arena. Mr Benn sees this as an opportunity save the lives of the combatants, and to show the Emperor that fighting is silly…
Overview
Popular British children's animation series. Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street of Festive Road. However, when he tries on a costume in a mysterious shop, he steps out of the changing room into a different time and place, appropriate to his apparel. His adventures include him being a spaceman, a pirate and a cowboy.
Episodes
S01E02 Clown
Mr Benn decides to find out what it is like to make people laugh, so he visits the costume shop to try on a clown outfit. But when he steps through the changing room door,...
S01E03 Balloonist
Seeing some children playing in the street with balloons, Mr Benn decides on a visit to the costume shop. After donning a suit and top hat he finds himself in a crowd of spectators at...
S01E04 The Wizard
Having watched a magic show at the park, Mr Benn decides to pay a visit to the costume shop. After donning a wizard’s cape and pointed hat, he steps through the changing room door and...
S01E05 The Spaceman
Strolling in the park, Mr Benn sees a kite. Deciding to try a trip into space, he returns to the costume shop, puts on a spacesuit, and steps through the changing room door… into the...
S01E06 Big Game Hunter
Mr Benn dons a safari suit and steps through the door of the costume shop’s changing room; he emerges from a tent in a hot, steamy jungle, where a big game hunter mistakes him for...
S01E07 The Zookeeper
Feeling trapped inside his house, Mr Benn heads off to the costume shop for an adventure. After the shopkeeper gives him a blue uniform and hat, Mr Benn wonders what he will be; stepping through...
S01E08 The Cook
After putting on a chef’s tunic and hat, Mr Benn arrives in a dark, dingy street full of hungry children. Seeing a group of cooks, he follows them to the royal palace, where hundreds of...
S01E09 The Caveman
Fed up with the noise of the traffic outside his house, Mr Benn heads off for the costume shop. Putting on a caveman’s animal skin, he steps into a prehistoric land and meets a tribe...
S01E10 The Magic Carpet
After seeing a carpet seller, Mr Benn decides to have an Arabian adventure. Putting on a turban in the costume shop, Mr Benn takes the accompanying magic carpet and walks through the changing room door;...
S01E11 The Frogman
Having spent some time by the river watching the boats go byMr Benn sets off for the costume shop and tries on a frogman’s suit. On leaving the changing room he arrives on a rocky...
S01E12 Pirate
After the shopkeer suggests that Mr Benn try on a pirate’s outfit, our suburban hero arrives on the deck of a pirate ship commanded by Captain Tempest. When the lookout spies a sailing ship on...
S01E13 The Cowboy
The children of Festival Road are playing cowboys and Indians; meanwhile, Mr Benn cannot face the long queue to see a Western movie at the local cinema. Instead, he goes to the costume shop and...
S01E14 The Gladiator
Seeing some workmen busy repairing his road, Mr Benn is reminded of the Romans, who built very good roads. He heads for the costume shop and tries on a Roman Gladiator’s outfit; stepping through the...
Cast
Ray Brooks
Narrator
