Bedtime Stories (1974 TV series)
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Bedtime Stories was an anthology series of six plays that were '1974 versions of well loved tales.' The series aired on BBC2 from 3 March 1974 to 7 April 1974. Writers for the series included Alan Plater
, Nigel Kneale
and Andrew Davies
. The series was produced by Innes Lloyd
and script edited by Louis Marks
.
1: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Written by Alan Plater
. Directed by Jonathan Alwyn.
2: The Water Maiden
Written by Andrew Davies
. Directed by Kenneth Ives
.
3: Sleeping Beauty
Written by Julian Bond. Directed by David Maloney.
4: Jack and the Beanstalk
Written by Nigel Kneale
. Directed by Paul Ciappessoni.
5: Hansel and Gretel
Written by Louis Marks
. Directed by Roger Jenkins.
6: The Snow Queen
Written by John Bowen
. Directed by Paul Ciappessoni.
Alan Plater
Alan Frederick Plater, CBE, FRSL was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.-Career:...
, Nigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale was a British screenwriter from the Isle of Man. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay...
and Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies (writer)
Andrew Wynford Davies is a British author and screenwriter. He was made a Fellow of BAFTA in 2002.-Education and early career:...
. The series was produced by Innes Lloyd
Innes Lloyd
Innes Lloyd was a British television producer of BBC drama producers.-Doctor Who:...
and script edited by Louis Marks
Louis Marks
Louis Frank Marks was a British script writer and producer mainly for the BBC. He attended the Balliol College, Oxford and graduated with a DPhil. He made the surprising choice to become a writer...
.
1: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Cast:
- Charles Lloyd PackCharles Lloyd PackCharles Lloyd-Pack was a British film, television and stage actor.He was born in London, England. He was seen in several horror movies produced by the Hammer Studios including Dracula, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, The Revenge of Frankenstein and The Reptile and Quatermass 2, the film version of...
as Narrator - Angharad ReesAngharad ReesAngharad Mary Rees is a Welsh actress, best-known for her British television roles during the 1970s, garnering notice for her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC drama series Poldark.-Career:...
as Miss Goldie - Bryan PringleBryan PringleBryan Pringle was a British actor who appeared in television, film and theatre productions.Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire but raised in the Lancashire town of Bolton he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1958, he married character actress Anne Jameson; together they had...
as Arthur Burr - Rosemary LeachRosemary LeachRosemary Leach is a British stage, television and film actress.She was born at Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Her parents were teachers related to Edmund Leach. She attended grammar school and RADA...
as Ivy Burr - Dai Bradley as Lennie Burr
- John Hartley as Simon
- George WaringGeorge WaringGeorge Waring was a British television actor from 1962 to 2000. He also had occasional feature film credits...
as Harry - Harold GoodwinHarold Goodwin (English actor)Harold Goodwin was an English actor born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England.Goodwin trained at RADA and was a stage actor at Liverpool repertory theatre for 3 years...
as Joe - Frank Mills as Mr. Mills
Written by Alan Plater
Alan Plater
Alan Frederick Plater, CBE, FRSL was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.-Career:...
. Directed by Jonathan Alwyn.
2: The Water Maiden
- Cast:
- Jeff RawleJeff RawleJeff Rawle is a British actor, perhaps best known for playing the long-suffering George in the news-gathering sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey...
as Colin - Lisa HarrowLisa HarrowLisa Harrow is an actress, noted for her roles in British theatre, films and television.- Early life :Harrow was born in Auckland and attended Auckland University...
as Marianne - Freddie Fletcher as Liam
- Cheryl HallCheryl HallCheryl Hall is a British actress.She is best known for playing the role of Shirley, the girlfriend of Wolfie Smith in the British sitcom Citizen Smith....
as Linda - Avril ElgarAvril ElgarAvril Elgar is an English stage, radio and television actress.She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School...
as Colin's Mother - Graham Ashley as Councillor Phillips
- Paul Moriarty as Bob
- Brian PettiferBrian PettiferBrian Pettifer is an actor who has appeared in many television shows. Pettifer was born in Lower Durban, South Africa, and briefly brought up in Glasgow and London. He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor...
as Alan - Rayner Bourton as Fox
- Martin Skinner as Fox's friend
Written by Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies (writer)
Andrew Wynford Davies is a British author and screenwriter. He was made a Fellow of BAFTA in 2002.-Education and early career:...
. Directed by Kenneth Ives
Kenneth Ives
Kenneth Ives is a British actor turned director with a number of 1960s and 1970s television credits.As an actor he appeared in the 1968 film version of The Lion in Winter, the 1970 BBC serial Last of the Mohicans as Hawkeye, and had roles in Adam Adamant Lives! and as one of the eponymous villains...
.
3: Sleeping Beauty
- Cast:
- Ciaran MaddenCiaran MaddenCiaran Madden is a British stage, film, and television actress. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and is an Associate Member of the academy...
as Clare Rawley - Richard MorantRichard MorantRichard Morant was an English actor.Morant was born in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. He was a nephew of actors Bill and Linden Travers, and a cousin of actress Penelope Wilton...
as Stephen Grant - Diana QuickDiana Quick-Life:Quick was born in London, England. She grew up in Dartford, Kent, the third of a dentist's four children. She was educated at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Kent. She was greatly aided by her English teacher, Miss Davis, who encouraged her to pursue acting...
as Anna Carpenter - Esmond KnightEsmond KnightEsmond Penington Knight was an English actor.He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. For much of his career Esmond Knight was virtually blind...
as Vere Rawley - Adrienne CorriAdrienne CorriAdrienne Corri is an actress of Italian parentage.She is probably best known for her role as the rape victim Mrs. Alexander in the 1971 Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, and for her appearances as Valerie in Jean Renoir's The River and as Lara's mother in David Lean's Dr. Zhivago...
as Constance Rawley - Kathleen Michael as Bess Robson
- John Saunders as Bertram
- Anne Ridler as Doctor Harrington
- Richard Steele as Doctor Porter
Written by Julian Bond. Directed by David Maloney.
4: Jack and the Beanstalk
- Cast
- Martin Thurley as Jonathan Weir
- Stephanie Bidmead as Linda Weir
- Glyn OwenGlyn OwenGlyn Griffith Owen was a British stage, television and film actor, probably best known to British TV viewers for two roles: that of Dr...
as Duggie Weir - Peter JeffreyPeter JeffreyPeter Jeffrey was a British actor with many roles in television and film.Jeffrey was born in Bristol, the son of Florence Alice and Arthur Winfred Gilbert Jeffrey. He was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Cambridge but had no formal training as an actor...
as Nethercoat - Keith Marsh as Skinner
- Miranda Hampton as Marcia
- Ian Haliburton as Mike
- Denis Gilmore as Fuller
- Will Stampe as Vic
- Julie May as Dorrie
- Liz SmithLiz Smith (actress)Liz Smith, MBE is a British actress, best-known for her roles in the sitcoms The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family. She also appeared in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.-Early life:...
as Miss Long
Written by Nigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale was a British screenwriter from the Isle of Man. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay...
. Directed by Paul Ciappessoni.
5: Hansel and Gretel
- Cast
- Raymond Francis as Harry
- Brenda BruceBrenda BruceBrenda Bruce was a British actress. She had a long and successful career in the theatre, radio, film, and television.-Early life:Brenda Bruce was born in Manchester...
as Gertie - Gwen WatfordGwen WatfordGwendoline "Gwen" Watford was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952....
as Irene James - Michael Graham CoxMichael Graham CoxMichael Graham Cox was an English actor who voiced Boromir in the 1978 movie The Lord of the Rings, as well as voicing Boromir in the 1981 BBC radio series The Lord of the Rings. He also voiced Bigwig in the feature film Watership Down.Michael had a minor role in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge...
as Chris - Gillian Rhind as Jill
Written by Louis Marks
Louis Marks
Louis Frank Marks was a British script writer and producer mainly for the BBC. He attended the Balliol College, Oxford and graduated with a DPhil. He made the surprising choice to become a writer...
. Directed by Roger Jenkins.
6: The Snow Queen
- Cast
- Peter Turner as Kay
- Veronica Roberts as Gerda
- Richard Butler as Major Burton
- Eve Pearce as Mrs.Burton
- Julian HollowayJulian HollowayJulian Holloway is an English actor now based in Hollywood, CA, United States. He is the son of the comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane...
as Hale Patterson - Fiona WalkerFiona WalkerFiona Walker is an English actress, known for numerous theatre and television roles between the 1960s and 1990s.Her best remembered TV part is poaaibly the role of Agrippina in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius , directed by Herbert Wise...
as Brenda Patterson - Lesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne Down is a British film and television actress, former model and singer.Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs...
as Monica - Andee Cromarty as Charlie
- Martin Howells as Derek
- Rosalind Elliott as The Robber Girl
- Garrick HagonGarrick HagonGarrick Hagon is a film, stage, television and radio actor best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope. His many films include Batman, Spy Game, Me and Orson Welles and The Message...
as Chris - Natalie Kent as Mrs. Harris
- Margot Thomas as Samaritan
Written by John Bowen
John Griffith Bowen
John Griffith Bowen is a British playwright and novelist. He was born in Calcutta, India, studied at the University of Oxford and worked in publishing, drama and television.-Novels:...
. Directed by Paul Ciappessoni.