The Storyteller

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Steve Barron
(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jim Henson
(2 episodes, 1988)
Jon Amiel
(1 episode, 1988)
Peter Smith
(1 episode, 1988)
Charles Sturridge
(1 episode, 1988)
Paul Weiland
(1 episode, 1988)

Series Writing Credits

Anthony Minghella
(screenplay by) (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jim Henson
(creator) (unknown episodes)

Series Cast

John Hurt
 The Storyteller 9 episodes, 1987-1988
Brian Henson
 Storyteller's Dog / ... 9 episodes, 1987-1988
Frederick Warder
 Giant / ... 3 episodes, 1987-1988
David Greenaway
 Badger / ... 3 episodes, 1988
Robert Tygner
 Badger / ... 3 episodes, 1988
Alistair Fullarton
 Death / ... 3 episodes, 1988
Mak Wilson
 Badger / ... 3 episodes, 1988
Diana Payan
 Miller's Wife / ... 2 episodes, 1988
Robin Summers
 Jailer / ... 2 episodes, 1987-1988
Michael Kilgarriff
 Lion / ... 1 episode, 1987-1988
Peter Marinker
 Devil / ... 1 episode, 1988
Reece Dinsdale
 Fearnot 1 episode, 1987
Eric Richard
 Farmer 1 episode, 1987
Miranda Richardson
 Witch 1 episode, 1988
Alison Doody
 Sapsorrow 1 episode, 1988
Jane Horrocks
 Anja 1 episode, 1988
Steven Mackintosh
 Lucky 1 episode, 1988
Bob Peck
 Soldier 1 episode, 1988
Bryan Pringle
 Cook 1 episode, 1988
Willie Ross
 Tinker 1 episode, 1987
Maggie Wilkinson
 Farmer's Wife 1 episode, 1987
Sean Bean
 Prince 1 episode, 1988
Jonathan Pryce
 King 1 episode, 1988
James Wilby
 Prince 1 episode, 1988
Philip Jackson
 King 1 episode, 1988
John Kavanagh
 Beggar 1 episode, 1988
Elliott Spiers
 Leo 1 episode, 1988
Stuart Richman
 Fiddling Beggar 1 episode, 1988
David Swift
 King 1 episode, 1987
Brenda Blethyn
 Storyteller's Wife 1 episode, 1988
Jennifer Saunders
 Badsister 1 1 episode, 1988
Joely Richardson
 Princess 1 episode, 1988
Gemma Jones
 Queen 1 episode, 1988
Anthony O'Donnell
 Little Man 1 episode, 1988
Walter Sparrow
 Card Trick Beggar 1 episode, 1988
Gabrielle Anwar
 Lidia 1 episode, 1987
Helen Lindsay
 Queen 1 episode, 1987
Alun Armstrong
 Troll 1 episode, 1988
Dawn French
 Badsister 2 1 episode, 1988
Paul Brooke
 Chancellor 1 episode, 1988
John Franklyn-Robbins
 Tzar 1 episode, 1988
Richard Vernon
 King 1 episode, 1988
Robert Hines
 Prince 1 episode, 1988
Nicholas Selby
 King 1 episode, 1988
Abigail Cruttenden
 Princess 1 episode, 1987
James Donnelly
 Lidia's Father 1 episode, 1987
Richard Lintern
 Prince 1 1 episode, 1988
Geoffrey Bayldon
 King 1 episode, 1988
Sarah Crowden
 Queen 1 episode, 1988
Robert Eddison
 Ferryman 1 episode, 1988
Sandra Voe
 Trollop 1 episode, 1988
Ishia Bennison
 Tzar's Wife 1 episode, 1988
Richard Butler
 Second King 1 episode, 1988
Jason Carter
 Man 1 episode, 1987
Peter Jonfield
 Fearnot's Father 1 episode, 1987
Pauline Moran
 Queen 1 episode, 1988
Jan Chappell
 Soldier's Wife 1 episode, 1988
Simon Adams
 Prince 2 1 episode, 1988
Tim Barker
 Minister 1 episode, 1988
Jackson Kyle
 Prince 1 episode, 1988
Alexander Crockatt
 Brother 1 1 episode, 1988
Mark Williams
 Fearnot's Brother 1 episode, 1987
Charlie Condou
 Brother 2 1 episode, 1988
Cathryn Bradshaw
 Princess 1 episode, 1988
Arthur Hewlett
 Page 1 episode, 1988
Colin Hurley
 Prisoner 1 1 episode, 1988
John Atkinson
 Guard 1 episode, 1988
Gavin Knights
 Soldier's Son 1 episode, 1988
Ailsa Berk
 Grovelhog 1 episode, 1987
Lucy Harte
 Water Nymphs 1 episode, 1987
David Fleeshman
 Innkeeper 1 episode, 1988
Timothy Kightley
 Miller 1 episode, 1988
Robert Hamilton
 Prisoner 2 1 episode, 1988
Jeremy Stuart
 Brother 3 1 episode, 1988
Michael Cuckson
 Pond Sprite 1 episode, 1987
Sam Howard
 Prisoner 3 1 episode, 1988
Colin Farrell
 Lucky's Father 1 episode, 1988
Kate Williams
 Chief Maid 1 episode, 1988
Merelina Kendall
 Lucky's Mother 1 episode, 1988
David Alan Barclay
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Ross Boatman
 Page 1 episode, 1988
Angus Barnett
 Servant 1 1 episode, 1988
Michael Bayliss
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Marcus Clarke
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Dawn Archibald
 Servant 2 1 episode, 1988
Edward Tudor-Pole
 Page 1 episode, 1988
Richard Coombs
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
George Little
 Griffin 1 episode, 1988
John Eccleston
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Craig Givens
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Geoff Felix
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Anita Griffin
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Matthew Hawkins
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Mike Quinn
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Caroline Pope
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Francis Wright
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Barbara Rhodes
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Anthony Jackson
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Arthur Sweet
 Dancer 1 episode, 1988
Peter Hawkins
 Devil 1 episode, 1988
Terence Harvey
 Grovelhog (uncredited) 1 episode, 1987
Stephen Garlick
 Young Grovelhog (uncredited) 1 episode, 1987
Heather Henson
 Cameo (uncredited) 1 episode, 1987
Mike Edmonds
 Tiny Tailor (uncredited) 1 episode, 1988
Maureen Bennett
 Late Queen (uncredited) 1 episode, 1988
Tony O'Leary
 Courtier (uncredited) 1 episode, 1988

Series Produced by

Martin G. Baker
associate producer (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jim Henson
executive producer (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Duncan Kenworthy
producer / producer (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mark Shivas
producer (1 episode, 1987)

Series Music by

Rachel Portman
(9 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Cinematography by

John Fenner
(9 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Editing by

David Yardley
(8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Colin Green
(3 episodes, 1988)

Series Casting By

Debbie McWilliams
(9 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Production Design by

Roger Hall
(9 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Costume Design by

Ann Hollowood
(9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Polly Smith
(7 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Makeup Department

Sally Sutton
makeup supervisor (9 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Production Management

Chris Carr
production supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / production supervisor: Jimi Henson's Creature Shop (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Donald Toms
production manager (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Duncan Kenworthy
executive in charge of production (1 episode, 1987)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mark Layton
third assistant director (1 episode, 1987-1988)
Barry Wasserman
first assistant director (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Terry Madden
first assistant director (4 episodes, 1988)
Harry Rankin
assistant director (1 episode, 1987)
Callum McDougall
key second assistant director (uncredited) (4 episodes, 1988)

Series Art Department

Brian Froud
conceptual designer (1 episode, 1987)
Paul Bradburn
props (unknown episodes)
John Davis
storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Gary Bunn
puppet fabricator (uncredited) / props assistant (uncredited) (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Dean Coldham
plaster department (uncredited) (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Micky Mills
props (uncredited) (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Charles Torbett
property master (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Sound Department

Peter Sutton
sound recordist (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Frank Morrone
re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 1988)
Steve Cookman
post-production sound (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Nigel Read
post-production sound (4 episodes, 1988)
David Allen
sound supervisor (1 episode, 1987)
Bob Baker
post-production sound (1 episode, 1987)

Series Special Effects by

Jane Gootnick
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / special creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Stephenson
creative supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mike Osborn
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ron Mueck
special creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Geoff Paige
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Cas Willing
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Nigel Booth
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Stephen Norrington
special creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Schoonraad
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Dave Housman
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1988)
Steve Donald
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Verner Gresty
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Chris Barton
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1988)
Gary Pollard
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1988)
Paul Catling
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / special creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Barrington-Holt
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1988)
Pauline Fowler
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1988)
Jim Sandys
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1988)
Polly Smith
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1988)
Nik Williams
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1988)
Marion Appleton
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Brian Baker
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Jean Bolte
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Tony Dunsterville
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Val Jones
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Raymond Tricker
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1987)
Peter Brooke
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Fiona Cazaly
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Graeme Galvin
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Cheryl Henson
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Lesja Liber
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Jason Reed
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Neal Scanlan
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Joe Scott
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Ray Scott
special creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)
Vicky Stockwell
creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (1 episode, 1988)

Series Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Taylor
camera operator (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ian Kelly
on-set video (1 episode, 1987)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department

Daryl Bristow
wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department

Sue Taylor
post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 1988)

Series Script and Continuity Department

Lissa Ruben
script supervisor (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Zelda Barron
script supervisor (1 episode, 1987)

Series Additional Crew

Philip Morris
production assistant (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
J. Nigel Pickard
series consultant (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Monica Rogers
production coordinator (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Brian Bailey
production accountant (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jill Colley
production administrator (1 episode, 1987)
Carolyn Choa
choreographer (1 episode, 1988)
David Devlin
assistant to the director (uncredited) (7 episodes, 1988)
Darryl Worbey
puppet fabricator (uncredited) (1 episode, 1988)
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