2004

S1.E1 ∙ One Big Happy Family

Wed, Aug 04, 2004

Ben discovers that there is a portal to a parallel universe, he has a sister, his mother is a Guardian of the Parallax, his best friend has a sneak thief double from another world and large flying purple insect things want to bite him.

8.3 /10

S1.E2 ∙ A Rare Find

Sun, Aug 08, 2004

Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica.

0 /10

S1.E3 ∙ The Artful Dodger

Mon, Aug 09, 2004

Ben follows Francis Zapmeister into the third parallel universe, where hippies are all the rage. There, they work out an arrangement, and returning to Ben World, he and two Francises work out a scam to pay back Ben's Martin.

0 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Achey, Breaky Heart

Tue, Aug 10, 2004

Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis Zapmeister.

0 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Lost in Paradise

Wed, Aug 11, 2004

Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's World. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a hi-tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are attacked by Welkin, and Ben is bitten.

0 /10

S1.E6 ∙ One Man's Rubbish

Thu, Aug 12, 2004

Katherine and Ben play pass the parcel as they each try to offload Francis Zapmeister's loot from the trip. They're almost caught and their inter-Parallax travels exposed, but Veronica saves the day.

0 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Artes Veritas

Sun, Aug 15, 2004

Ben discovers that by pressing the portal sign he can travel to a new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live on treetops. It's fun until he is scratched in a Krellick attack.

0 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The Battle of Mundi's World

Mon, Aug 16, 2004

Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Veronica saves the day.

0 /10

S1.E9 ∙ The Big Sleep-Over

Tue, Aug 17, 2004

Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where a night of singing and dancing teaches her to open up to her emotions.

0 /10

S1.E10 ∙ The Martin Crimes

Wed, Aug 18, 2004

Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martins from each of their worlds to Forest World and the Martins are terrified when their "reflections" talk back.

0 /10

S1.E11 ∙ The World According to Betti

Thu, Aug 19, 2004

In Techno World, Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks exactly like Veronica. She has plans to remove "aberrants" from the Parallax to make the worlds a better place.

0 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The Curse of the Incredibly Bad News

Sun, Aug 22, 2004

Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with her plans to blandish the Parallax.

0 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Decoy

Mon, Aug 23, 2004

To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in front of Betti in a blinding purple flash.

0 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Too Many Chiefs

Tue, Aug 24, 2004

Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must be still alive. Ben sets off Spy Boy but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives just in time to rescue him. but has also accidentally led his local Tiffany to Forest World.

0 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Ex-Ben

Wed, Aug 25, 2004

Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her.

0 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Dad Meets Dad

Thu, Aug 26, 2004

Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and that Veronica is still alive.

0 /10

S1.E17 ∙ The Krellick War

Sun, Aug 29, 2004

Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the world.

0 /10

S1.E18 ∙ The Reluctant Guardian

Mon, Aug 30, 2004

Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to Betti.

0 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Seek and You Shall Find

Tue, Aug 31, 2004

Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the Reading Room.

0 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Sand Witch

Wed, Sep 01, 2004

Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax.

0 /10

S1.E21 ∙ My Favourite Martin

Thu, Sep 02, 2004

The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Techno World in return for information about Katherine.

0 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Cheats Never Prosper

Sun, Sep 05, 2004

Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around "Garden World" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished world.

0 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Martinmania

Mon, Sep 06, 2004

Betti is on Katherine's trail, and now she has lackeys. She has recruited the Martins from Ben's World, Katherine's World, Techno World and, most recently, Forest World to be her own personal pursuit team to find Katherine.

0 /10

S1.E24 ∙ The Reading Room

Tue, Sep 07, 2004

Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis Surfer volunteers to go and rescue her.

0 /10

S1.E25 ∙ Clownin' Around

Wed, Sep 08, 2004

Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious Betti destroys Ben's home..

0 /10

S1.E26 ∙ It Ain't Over

Thu, Sep 09, 2004

The unconscious Veronica is taken to the surf shed sanctuary to recover and Ben and Katherine head for the Reading Room intending to sort Betti out once and for all.

8.8 /10