List of The Basil Brush Show episodes

Molly is depressed as she is being bullied by "Big Gladys", but who will stop the bully? Meanwhile, Anil is having a Mexican Theme Week at the cafe which attracts some unwanted attention.

While spring cleaning, the gang (Molly, Basil, Steven and Dave) find a magic kettle. Basil rubs it and out comes a 'huge blue man' (called a Meanie) who requests three wishes. Now Basil has to grant the Meanie the three wishes or else the Meanie will stay in the flat for 'all eternity'. The problem now is simple. To get rid of him. Finally they finish the 3 tasks and find out about his past. He finally leaves by getting the kettle stolen.

Dave has an unexpected fit of kindness to a tramp, but really is going on? And what is Dave hiding?
Guest Star: Max Moran as The Nasty School Boy

It's mid-summer and the repressive heat has put everyone, especially Molly, in a bad mood. When Father Christmas moves in upstairs, Basil thinks he's found the perfect solution to the frayed tempers and sweltering heat in the shape of a red suit and a cool yule.

Everything is going well for Basil & Co until his Cousin "Mortimer" turns up, claiming to be homeless and terminally ill. Stephen, Molly and Dave feel sorry for Mortimer and take him in. But Basil knows Mortimer's true colours, and tries to prove it to his friends. Can Basil convince his friends that Mortimer is evil before it's too late? (This episode is the series finale.)

The flat across the hall is up for rent and Basil is keen to impress his new neighbour the foxy Miss Ella! But chaos ensues, as the landlord tries to keep trouble at bay and Basil out of the way while he tries to let the flat!

Ella and Molly try to convince Basil and Stephen to stop eating junk food and get fit at "Healthy Harry's Healthy World Gymnasium".Once there Harry tricks them into signing a contract to be on his embarrassing TV fitness show. Can Basil and Stephen get out of it?

Molly experiences the ups and downs of being in love for the first time. But will Molly's choice in boys meet with the overly protective Uncle Stephen's approval?

The flat plays host to a reality TV show. But which of the housemates will win the cash prize?

Dave is forced by his P.E teacher to play in a match against "St Nigel's" – the toughest and meanest school in the world!

Stephen gets a role in a TV soap that catapults him straight to stardom – TV interviews, guest appearances and even a magazine spread all follow. But fame proves something of a rollercoaster ride for Stephen!

Basil discovers that cheese at midnight and a marathon of horror films can be a nightmare combination.

Basil and his friends try to stop Anil losing his cafe to his slimy rival Orso. Guest Star: Howard Gossington as Orso

It's the annual quiz night at the cafe. Basil & Stephen are going to need more than their brain cells if they hope to beat Ella to the prize. An epic battle of the sexes ensues as the Girls take on the Boys!

Basil is determined to have a traditional Christmas show with all the trimmings. (This episode is the series finale)

Basil and Mortimer must get along without any fighting for 48 hours.

Molly’s homework on the Ancient Egyptians leads to the discovery of a burial chamber under the flat. Basil and the gang are keen to raid the tomb and get their hands on the famous jewel that once belonged to King Tutenbek. But are they wise to ignore the jewel’s curse?

Molly has taken on a babysitting job. However, when Molly is called away by the paranoid parents she leaves Basil and Stephen to cope with an increasingly flatulent baby boy, who goes through more nappies than either Basil or Stephen can handle.

Dave’s pet sitting scheme enrages the landlord who issues an ultimatum to remove all the animals from the flat or else. With Basil and the gang’s help the flat is cleared apart from one stray dog whose owner can’t be located. Coincidentally the landlord has lost his little dog …

Madison's Aunt Maddie arrvies from America and is deposited in the flat with Basil and the gang who are keen to get rid of her, but when she ends up winning a million pounds on the lottery their feelings change as they offer to help her spend the money. However it is Madison and Molly who come up with the best way of getting rid of a million!

Madison and Molly help Basil opt for a healthier lifestyle by changing his diet and growing veggies in the back garden. Anil, feeling threatened by the popularity of the organic produce, tries to sabotage the operation using toxic waste provided by Cousin Mortimer. However, the waste give such amazing results that soon Basil wholefoods are in the shops. Unfortunately there is a side effect.
Guest Star: Don Austen as Cousin Mortimer

Dave decides to jump on the reality TV bandwagon and, with the help of Molly and Madison, turns the garden into a jungle. Basil, Stephen and some B list celebs are thrown together to see who can survive. But lack of food makes all the celebs do strange things...

Dave's science homework results in Mr Stephen being cloned. Basil and the gang feel the new Stephen is of a slightly higher pedigree than the original!
Absent: India Beau as India and Laura Evans as Madison

Basil, Dave and Stephen set up as a boy band. In spite of being terrible, a record producer signs them up and immediately dubs their voices and re-works their style. Eventually Dave and Stephen leave, are replaced, leaving Basil as the only original band member. They may be successful, but is Basil willing to mime?

There seems to be a bit of a crimewave sweeping the neighbourhood and Basil and the gang decide to invent themselves as superheroes to clean up the town. However Anil also has some surprise powers when it comes to protecting his customers.

Dave decides to become every inch the successful meeja mogul only he takes it to extremes and is soon running a multi-million pound business. Basil and the gang start to worry about Dave's ridiculous lifestyle and besides, his schoolwork is starting to suffer.

After Santa gets food poisoning in Anil's, the gang feel obliged to do his job for him. But can they make and deliver enough presents all over the world in just one night? Even Cousin Mortimer is roped in to give them the benefit of his mathematical skills. (This episode is the series finale and the 2005 Christmas Episode.)

Stephen has left to go to Hollywood, so Basil, Madison and Molly audition for a new sidekick. Meanwhile Anil's niece, Lucy, has come to stay but Anil is treating her badly so Madison rescues her much to Basil's dismay. And Dave's looking for a new money making scheme.

Will Basil, Liam, Dave and Lucy's amateur dentistry put a stop to Anil's toothache? Will Molly stop them before they go too far?

Is a Halloween sleepover in the countries most haunted house really a good idea?

Molly, Liam and Lucy bet Basil that he can't survive if he went back to school, so he goes to school and gets in trouble with other pupils and the headteacher. Liam and Madison are sent to get him out of trouble, but how much could Basil cause? At school he gets Molly, Dave, Lucy and Bingo all into trouble as well.

It's all hands on deck as Basil and the gang try to impress Dave's new girlfriend. Will the path of true love run smoothly?

Will Basil or Roxy win fox of the year? But is there someone else waiting in the wings?

Basil's knock on the head turns out to be a headache for the rest of the gang.

Basil and Liam realise that staging the end-of-school extravaganza won't be easy.

Will Basil and the gang get the snowy Christmas they are looking forward to? This is the Series 5 Christmas episode and series finale.

Basil gets ballroom fever, but how can he cha cha cha without a partner?

Basil and Liam accept invitations to three Christmas dinners, but will they finish pudding before they explode? This is the series finale and Christmas episode for 2007.