The Storyteller: Season 1, Episode 9

The True Bride (10 Jul. 1988)

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Anja has been forced to work for a nasty troll all her life. When her master's tasks become increasingly difficult, a magical white lion appears out of nowhere to help her out. After being ... See full summary »

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Anja
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Prince
Frederick Warder ...
Troll / Trollop
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Troll (voice)
Sandra Voe ...
Trollop (voice)
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Colin Hurley ...
Prisoner 1
Robert Hamilton ...
Prisoner 2
Sam Howard ...
Prisoner 3
Diana Payan ...
Passerby
David Greenaway ...
Lion
Robert Tygner ...
Lion
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Lion
Michael Kilgarriff ...
Lion (voice)
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Anja has been forced to work for a nasty troll all her life. When her master's tasks become increasingly difficult, a magical white lion appears out of nowhere to help her out. After being rid of the troll, Anja finds true love in the form of a gardener but just before they can get married, her sweetheart is enchanted by none other than the Troll's daughter, the Trollop. Written by The TV Archaeologist

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Prisoner 1: Your honor, how can you sleep at night with the beauty singing by your bed?
Prisoner 2: Beloved, she calls you, and dearest.
Prisoner 3: Your true bride, she cries, 'I am your true bride.'
Prince: When do you hear these things?
Prisoner 1Prisoner 2Prisoner 3: All the night, all the night.
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