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The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
The Soldier and Death
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Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter! Trapping devils and even death itself, the soldier brings peace to his country. But death soon proves a greater enemy captured than free! From an early Russian folk tale.
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Directed by Jim HensonWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Bob Peck, John Franklyn-Robbins, Jan Chappell, Marcus Clarke, Peter Hawkins, Walter Sparrow, David Fleeshman, Brian Henson
Fearnot is a young man who is incapapble of feeling fear. He leaves his home and his true love to embark on a vast journey to experience the shudder of fear. No monster or creature that he meets, however horrible or terrifying, makes him afraid. It is only upon return that he learns that true fear exists in the places which are closest to us. From an early German folk tale.
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Directed by Steve BarronWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Gabrielle Anwar, Reece Dinsdale, Willie Ross, Frederick Warder, Brian Henson, Michael Kilgarriff, Mark Williams
Upon news of the birth of a Luck child - a peasant boy predicted by wise man to one day wear the crown - the cruel-hearted king seeks out the boy, pretending to take him under his terrible wing. Will luck indeed play a part in our hero's final destiny? From an early Russian folk tale.
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Directed by Jon AmielWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Steven Mackintosh, Brian Henson, Pauline Moran, Robert Eddison, Ross Boatman, Paul Brooke, Philip Jackson, Anthony O'Donnell
The storyteller recalls his days of servitude to the king for bamboozling the royal cook out of a free meal. A story a day was his punishment - or else he'll boil in the cook's cauldron of oil! All goes well until the final day... when he can't think of a story to save his life! From an early Celtic folk tale.
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Directed by Charles SturridgeWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Richard Vernon, Brenda Blethyn, Bryan Pringle, Arthur Hewlett, Brian Henson, John Kavanagh, Sarah Crowden, Jackson Kyle
Hans, a hedgehog-boy, feels ostracized in his town so he runs away. Twenty years later, Hans helps a king lost in the woods find his way back to his kingdom. The king rewards Hans with the first thing that the king will see when he re-enters his kingdom. But when the first thing he sees turns out to be his beautiful daughter, will despair take hold or can love prevail? From an early German folk tale.
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Directed by Steve BarronWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Abigail Cruttenden, Jason Carter, Stephen Garlick, Eric Richard, Brian Henson, Maggie Wilkinson, David Swift, Helen Lindsay
After using her powers to charm the widowed king into marrying her, an evil witch sees his children standing in the way of her power. She uncovers the children’s secret hiding place and turns the three princes into ravens. The ravens tell the princess she cannot speak a word for three years, three months and three days or they will remain forever as birds. From an early German folk tale.
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Directed by Paul WeilandWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Miranda Richardson, Jonathan Pryce, Joely Richardson, Brian Henson, Charlie Condou
Upon fleeing her kingdom to escape an arranged marriage, the lovely Princess Sapsorrow toils in the kitchen of a faraway palace, disguised as an ugly hag. Her masquerade is no ball, as Sapsorrow has fallen in love with a prince, who sees her only as a peasant!
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Directed by Steve BarronWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Alison Doody, Kate Williams, Edward Tudor-Pole, James Wilby, Geoffrey Bayldon, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Brian Henson
A young prince is tricked into helping a heartless giants escape from the king’s dungeon. The evil giant unleashes terror across the land and those who go off to fight him never return. The young prince becomes the servant of the giant and tries to find where the giant’s heart is hidden. But even if he were able to get the heart, can all be made right once more? From an early German folk tale.
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Directed by Jim HensonWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Gemma Jones, Richard Lintern, Frederick Warder, Brian Henson, Elliott Spiers, Nicholas Selby, Mak Wilson, Peter Marinker
A girl who was adopted by an abusive troll finally is freed with the help of a white lion. When her betrothed does not return after a trip, the girl is grief-stricken to learn that the troll's sister had put a spell on him and plans to marry him. The white lion appears again and helps the girl by giving her three magical gifts. From an early German folk tale.
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Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Anthony MinghellaGuest stars Jane Horrocks, Sean Bean, Michael Kilgarriff, Sandra Voe, Alun Armstrong, Frederick Warder, Brian Henson, Mak Wilson
