The Storyteller (Jim Henson\'s The Storyteller) (1988)

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8.9	IMDB rating

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Paul Weiland

Charles Sturridge

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John Hurt
The Storyteller 9 episodes, 1987-1988

Brian Henson
Storyteller's Dog / ... 9 episodes, 1987-1988

Frederick Warder
Giant / ... 3 episodes, 1987-1988

Michael Kilgarriff
Lion / ... 2 episodes, 1987-1988

Reece Dinsdale
Fearnot 1 episode, 1987

Eric Richard
Farmer 1 episode, 1987

Alison Doody
Sapsorrow 1 episode, 1988

Jane Horrocks
Anja 1 episode, 1988

Written by

Anthony Minghella

Jim Henson
(unknown episodes)

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The Storyteller

11 years, 4 months ago at Jul 31 1:22

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Oh Jim Henson, you’re one of the few people whose brain I would love to have had a chance to live in for a brief period of time. The colors and musings of your creative imagination must have been something truly wondrous to behold. The various TV shows, movies and stage shows prove only one thing: you were endless creative, artistically adventurous and a true visionary.

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Release date: 15 May 1988
UPC: 043396012370

Tags: Fantasy (5), Adventure (3), Drama (3), Animals (3), Family (2), Childrens (2), Puppet (2), 1980s (2), Dog (2), 1988 (1), Ended 1988 (1), Started 1988 (1), Made For Tv (1), Muppet (1), 1987 (1), Children (1), Horror (1), Tv Series (1)

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"Created by: Jim Henson Developed by: Anthony Minghella Airdate: May 15, 1987 – July 10, 1987 "

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" Wikipedia: "The StoryTeller is a British live-action/puppet television series that originally aired in 1987 and which was created and executively produced by Jim Henson. The series retold various European folk tales, particularly ones considered obscure in Western culture, created with a combination of actors and puppets. The framing device had an old storyteller (John Hurt) sitting by a fire telling each tale to both the viewers and to his talking dog (a realistic looking puppet of a blonde "