Mr Benn

1971

Eligible

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Mr Benn: Series 1 episodes (14)

1 The Red Knight

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a Red Knight costume, subsequently taking him to a fantastical medieval land.

2 The Hunter

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a Hunter costume, subsequently taking him to the jungle.

3 The Cook

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a cook costume, leading him to preparing a feast for a queen.

4 The Caveman

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a caveman costume, subsequently taking him to prehistorical times.

5 The Balloonist

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a balloonist costume, subsequently taking him to a hot air balloon race.

6 The Zoo Keeper

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a zookeeper costume, subsequently taking him to zoo in which he finds himself helping the caged animals.

7 The Diver

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a diver costume, subsequently taking him to the sea, coming to the aide of Sea Captains as well as King Neptune himself.

8 The Wizard

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a wizard costume, subsequently taking him to a historical kingdom.

9 The Cowboy

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a wizard costume, subsequently taking him to a historical kingdom.

10 The Clown

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a clown costume, subsequently taking him to an open land and coming to the aide of a circus troupe.

11 The Magic Carpet

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a costume, subsequently taking him to the desert in which he has a magic carpet, soon to be accompanied by a genie in a bottle.

12 The Spaceman

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a spaceman costume, subsequently taking him to a spaceship in a far away galaxy.

13 The Pirate

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a pirate costume, subsequently taking him to a pirate ship in which he finds himself in the middle of a storm.

14 The Gladiator

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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a gladiator costume, subsequently taking him to ancient Greece.

About this show

Loved by several generations, this classic, well-loved 70s British animated series is pure "back in time" brilliance. Bowl hatted Mr. Benn is an ordinary man, who lives in an ordinary street, who works in an ordinary office, in an ordinary world. But when he visits the little costume store and chooses a new costume, his ordinary world magically transforms into an extraordinary adventure.

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