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8.1/10   212 votes
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Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy... more
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3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Xmas Video Vault: The Box of Delights
 (From HeyUGuys. 18 December 2009, 3:07 PM, PST)

Mike Newell opening The Box Of Delights
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Cast

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Devin Stanfield ... Kay Harker (6 episodes, 1984)
Robert Stephens ... Abner Brown (6 episodes, 1984)
Geoffrey Larder ... Foxy Faced Charles (6 episodes, 1984)
Jonathan Stephens ... Chubby Joe (6 episodes, 1984)
Joanna Dukes ... Maria (6 episodes, 1984)
Heidi Burton ... Jemima (6 episodes, 1984)
Flora Page ... Susan (6 episodes, 1984)
Carol Frazer ... Caroline Louisa (5 episodes, 1984)
Crispin Mair ... Peter (5 episodes, 1984)
Glyn Baker ... Herne the Hunter (5 episodes, 1984)
James Grout ... Inspector (5 episodes, 1984)
John Horsley ... Bishop of Tatchester (4 episodes, 1984)
Patricia Quinn ... Sylvia Daisy Pouncer (4 episodes, 1984)
Helen Fraser ... Ellen (4 episodes, 1984)
Patrick Troughton ... Cole Hawlings (3 episodes, 1984)
Anne Dyson ... The Old Lady (3 episodes, 1984)
Stewart Harwood ... Pirate Rat (3 episodes, 1984)
Nick Berry ... Pirate Rat (3 episodes, 1984)
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30 min (6 episodes)
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The Old Lady: Herne The Hunter, keep your lions away from my unicorns! more
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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
very exciting, 22 November 2004
Author: cows_and_pigs from u.k.

I have not been quite so excited watching a series in a long time, thanks to the bbc wanting re-releasing of all their best children's drama this delight is now on DVD.

Its very hard to think of things that haven't been said about this brilliant drama but i'll try.

As we are coming closer to Christmas i would urge anybody who loves to get into the festive mood to buy this as everything that you'd associate with xmas is here and yes it is slightly intimidating if you weren't born into a middle class background as all the children go to boarding school and speak in possibly dated plummy tones but the story is what counts and it's a cracker.

It's adventurous, fun and a little scary (with wolves howls in the air). The acting in the principal actors is spot on and the thing thats so great about it all is you never feel like you're being talked down to as a child, this explains why it's so popular with nostalgic adults Ed Trotter

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