Yonderland: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A 33-year old mum Debbie Maddox unexpectedly find herself in an extraordinary world inhabited by a collection of eccentric and usually idiotic characters - some of whom happen to be puppets - with only an Elf by her side.

Fortunately most of the imagining for Sky 1 HD's comedy, Yonderland is done for you by those terribly clever people behind the Horrible Histories series.

The story begins with Debbie dropping her five year old twins off for their first day of school. For the first time in five long years, she has her days entirely to herself, and by the time shes cleaned the house from top to bottom and become frighteningly-addicted to a daytime quiz show, she starts to think she may be going mad.

And perhaps she is, as a wildly enthusiastic Elf appears from a kitchen cupboard, telling her that she is needed in another world. Apparently she is their unlikely saviour, prophesied to save the world from the dark forces that are gathering to subdue it.

Debbie's convinced that there has been some kind of mistake. (Well you would, wouldn't you?) But nevertheless decides that whatever the Elf might need her to do cant be any worse than watching another episode of Whats in the Box?, so she lets him drag her through a portal to the other world.

As she does her best to help incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying and a race of people intent on firing the cleverest among them into the sun, the big question is never far away: can she fulfil the prophecy? And will she make it back to the real world in time for the school pick up?

Series details

• Title: Yonderland
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2013-11-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 386

Cast and credited roles

• Martha Howe-Douglas — Debbie Maddox
• Mathew Baynton — Elf
• Mathew Baynton — Chief Elder Choop
• Jim Howick — Crone
• Jim Howick — Lord Elder Pressley
• Simon Farnaby — Negatus
• Simon Farnaby — Vice-Elder Flowers
• Laurence Rickard — Wizard Bradley
• Laurence Rickard — Scribe Elder Ho-Tan
• Ben Willbond — Nick the Stick
• Ben Willbond — Wise Elder Vex
• Martha Howe-Douglas — Rita

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-11-10; final listed air date 2013-12-22; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-07-13; final listed air date 2015-08-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-10-16; final listed air date 2016-12-24; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Yonderland on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.