"The Storyteller" Sapsorrow (1988)

Director:

Steve Barron

Writer:

Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

TV Series:

"The Storyteller" (1988)

Original Air Date:

26 June 1988 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Fantasy

Plot:

A king with three grown daughters is looking to find a new wife and proclaims to marry whomever fits the original queens ring...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Wedding | Forest | King | Half Human

Cast

John Hurt	...	The Storyteller
Alison Doody	...	Sapsorrow
James Wilby	...	Prince
Jennifer Saunders	...	Badsister 1
Dawn French	...	Badsister 2
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	King
Tim Barker	...	Minister
David Greenaway	...	Badger, Squirrel and Birds
Robert Tygner	...	Badger, Squirrel and Birds
Mak Wilson	...	Badger, Squirrel and Birds
Brian Henson	...	Storyteller's Dog / Various
Kate Williams	...	Chief Maid
Angus Barnett	...	Servant 1
Dawn Archibald	...	Servant 2
Edward Tudor-Pole	...	Page

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Cannon Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Henson Associates (HA)

Quotes:

Scraggletag: I'm sorry, do I disgust you?
Prince: You amaze me. Look: cat's chase mice, hens lay eggs.
Scraggletag: And what does that mean?
Prince: It means some things have to do with other things. I have nothing to do with you. You don't disgust me because I don't think about you.