Big Cook Wittle Cook

Big Cook, Wittle Cook is a television series for nursery school aged children, broadcast on BBC television channels (particularly the 4kids digital television channel). The programme is set in the kitchen of a café, with two chef characters, Big Cook Bill and Wittle Cook Small

In 2005, the duo featured in commercials for Betfair, the Channel 4 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 Morrisons, which featured the voice of Dervla Kirwan. Until February 2012, 4kids aired repeats on the channel

Format
The format of the programme includes a visit to the café by a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or fictional character (such as Incy Wincy Spider or Humpty Dumpty). Each episode would begin with Big Cook Bill and Wittle Cook Small doing an activity or encountering a problem, and then a visitor would arrive by the door of their cafe with Small giving the viewer and Bill hints about who the visitor is

After revealing that visitor, Small then tells a short story about the visitor and ends of his stories to be the real hero. Next, they decide to cook the visitor a meal from Bill's recipe book, and collect the ingredients from either; the fridge, freezer, cupboard, fruitbowl & vegetable basket (added in series 3). If a ingredient is missing or if one of the two want to know how a 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 Bill how a ingredient is made, the two proceed to sing a song, remind the viewers of what is required for the recipe, and begin to cook. After finishing the meal and serving it to the customer, they then sing a song about cleaning up the kitchen. In return of cooking a meal for the visitor, they receive a gift that would solve their problem

Episodes
Series 1

Princess And The Frog Bill's family decide to come and stay and Bill is worried he does not have enough beds for them all to stay in. But, a princess visits the cafe for a meal and they cook her princess pie; in return, she leaves them a present of some duvets and mattresses for Bill's guests Customer Princess Food Princess Pie

Ants Bill is trying to pick some flowers for the local summer fare but is not having much luck when the flowers are gone a Ant visits the cafe and they make ant cakes In Return he leaves them some flowers Customer Ant Food Ant Cake

Knight Bill has been in the garden trying to pick some apples. he gets afraid that the apples will fall down from the trees and hit him on the head Tyler The Knight comes into the cafe for a meal and Bill makes him a Pizza Shield. In return the Knight leaves Bill and Small his knight's helmet - so now Bill can wear it in the garden to protect him from falling apples Customer Tyler The Knight Food Pizza Shield

Cat Bill and Small Are Playing A Rhyming Game When a Customer comes into the cafe It is Casey the White Cat Bill and Small Make Him Fishy On A Dishy In Return he leaves them a Book Of Rhymes Customer Casey the White Cat Food Fishy On A Dishy

Old Mcdonald Bill is mowing the lawn but The Mower Is Broken Old Mcdonald comes into the cafe and Bill and Small Make Him Some Farmyard Smoothies In Return he leaves him a New Mower Customer Old Mcdonald Food Farmyard Smoothies

Spaceman Small Pretends To Be A Alien To Fool Bill a Spaceman comes into the cafe so Bill and Small Make Him Some Marshmallow Moons In Return he leaves them a Picture Of A Moon Customer Astronaut Food Marshmallow Moons

Holiday Maker Bill has a pair of Green sandals and wants to go to the beach, but is prevented from doing so by a storm a Customer comes into the cafe It is Little Betty Green The Holiday Maker and they decide to cook her Some Veggie Sandcastles In Return he leaves him a Shell Customer Little Betty Green Food Veggie Sandcastles

Decorator Bill is busy painting a garden When he paints the Sun He ran out of Yellow Paint Doug The Decorator comes into the cafe Bill cooks him a Fruit Saw and as a Thank you Doug leaves Bill and Small Yellow Paint So Bill Can Paint The Sun Customer Doug The Decorater Food Fruit Saw

Humpty Dumpty Bill and small are doing a jigsaw puzzle, but they find some pieces are missing a Customer comes into the cafe It is Humpty Dumpty So Bill and Small make him a Egg Salad In return he leaves them a piece of the jigsaw puzzle he has found Customer Humpty Dumpty Food Humptys Salad

Footballer Bill and small has a box with lots of different balls in it, 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 Customer Franco The Footballer Food Fab Footballs

Bear Small gets his bottom stuck in a chair, but the other chairs are too big for Small a Bear From Goldilocks pops in Bill Makes Him Some Buzzy Bees For The Bear Who Leaves A Chair For Small Customer Bear Food Buzzy Bees

Racing Driver Bill 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 Robert The Racing Driver comes into the cafe Bill And Small Cooks Him Some Hot Rod Dogs in return, he leaves them a chequered flag so they can start their race properly Customer Robert The Racing Driver Food Hot Rod Dogs

Robot It is Saucepan Sorting Day and Bill arranges his pans in terms of what noise they make a Robot comes in Bill Cooks Him A Gingerbread Robot in return the Robot Leaves Bill And Small Some Robot Saucepans

Little Red Riding Hood Bill and small is doing a shopping list when Little Red Riding Hood comes into the cafe she is having trouble with the wolf pinching her cakes Bill And Small Cooks Her Flowery Cake Basket as a treat For her Granny 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 Flowery Cake Basket

Elephant Bill 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. Bill And Small decided 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 Elephant Treat

Mermaid Bill has been swimming in the sea. He has seaweed in his hair and is very messy Bill and small play a game where they have to guess which creature from the sea the other one is impersonating Mavis The Mermaid comes into the café and they make her some mermaid soup Mavis Is Grateful so she leaves them a magic comb. Now they can comb their hair, and whenever they blow on the comb Mavis will appear Customer Mavis The Mermaid Food Mermaid Soup

Clown Bill 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 Bill and small make him a strawberry clown. In return for the delicious treat, he leaves Bill his red nose Customer Charlie The Clown Food Strawberry Clown

Pilot The cooks are pretending to fly when Paul the Pilot enters the café Bill and small make him a dish of Pilots Plane. and he gives them a paper plane in exchange Customer Paul The Pilot Food Pilots Plane

Hairdresser Bill 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 dotted hairstyles, Harriet gives them a selection of wigs Customer Harriet The Hairdresser Food Dotted Hairstyles

Crocodile Bill is pretending to be a crocodile and scares Small with his jungle animal impressions. Small wishes he could see some real wild animals Colin The Crocodile comes into the café and Bill 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 Apple Swamp

Duck Bill 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 soft feathers Customer Desmond The Duck Food Duck Dippers