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5.8/10   106 votes
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William Corlett (novels)
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Release Date:
31 October 1999 (UK) more
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
could have been excellent more (1 total)

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)
Ian Richardson ... Stephen Tyler / The Magician
Neil Pearson ... Jack Green
Siân Phillips ... Meg Lewis

Jennifer Saunders ... The Rat (voice)

Katie Stuart ... Mary Green

Christopher Redman ... Matthew Morden
Olivia Coles ... Alice Constant

Steven Webb ... William Constant
Kate Greenhouse ... Phoebe Taylor
Martin Evans ... Kev
Matthew Walker ... Arthur
Tim Cadeny ... Dave
Bernard Cuffling ... Mr. Parsons
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Robin Collins ... Thug

Stephen Fry ... Jasper the Owl (voice)
Mark Gash ... Les
John-Paul Macleod ... Spot the Dog (voice)
Gary Martin ... Cinnabar the Fox (voice)
Bridget O'Sullivan ... Dr. Rogers
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30 min (6 parts)
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Followed by The Magician's House II (2000) (TV) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
could have been excellent, 28 November 2006
4/10
Author: princess919 from United Kingdom

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I remember reading this book hundreds of times when I was younger and I have just recently seen this movie, I have to say I was disappointed. They changed the characters completely and instead of having two sisters and a brother going to stay with their uncle they made one of the sisters a grumpy American cousin going to stay with her recently remarried dad.This changed the whole aspect of the story and I was immediately annoyed.

I watched the whole thing in hopes of some redemption and I have to admit it had its good moments but it definitely lost out on some wonderful humour between the sisters and brother.

This series works if you have never read the books but if you grew up with and loved the books do not watch this.

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