In April 1950 Holder with his wife and son went to live in London, which became their home for the next two decades, their circle of friends including Oliver Messel and Noël Coward. Holder formed a group by the name of Boscoe Holder and his Caribbean Dancers, and introduced the first steel drums to England on his own television show, "Bal Creole", broadcast on BBC Television on 30 June 1950. Holder also choreographed and appeared in the 1953 BBC Television production "The Emperor Jones" (based on the Eugene O'Neill play of the same title).