Bill & Ben, the Flowerpot Men

YMA recommendation

Approved as non-violent media, with caution. Risk of imitative behaviour.

Most suitable age range:

2-4

Availability

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About the program

Year of production	2001
Classification advice
Rating	G
Consumer advice lines	None
Duration	10 minutes

Other information
Country of origin	UK
Production Company	BBC

Synopsis

Bill and Ben live in Flowerpots in the back of a garden. They spend their days exploring and having little adventures with the other creatures that share the garden: a weed, a sunflower, a rose, a snail, a spider, a hedgehog a squirrel etc., all the while keeping hidden from the gardener who doesn’t know they live there.

Points to consider

Words of caution

Sometimes Bill and Ben like to play tricks and, while they are not violent, they sometimes behave in a way which parents would not like children to imitate.

Positive aspects

working together
helping each other
looking after others who share the garden

Questions to ask

How might you have felt if someone had played that trick on you?
What could Bill and Ben have done instead?