The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967 TV serial)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Written by	C. S. Lewis Trevor Preston
Directed by	Helen Standage
Starring	Zuleika Robson Liz Crowther Jack Woolgar
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer(s)	Pamela Lonsdale
Running time	20mins (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Original release	9 July – 10 September 1967

The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe is a ten-part serial adaptation of C. S. Lewis's fantasy novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, that aired on ITV in 1967.^[1]

Background

The series was produced by Pamela Lonsdale and adapted for television by Trevor Preston. Original music was provided by Paul Lewis and the programme, and the costumes, were designed by Neville Green. The programme was made for the ITV network by ABC Television. The animals were all portrayed by actors in costume, not unlike the later BBC adaptation. Only two episodes, the first and eighth, are known to still survive today.^[2]

Main cast

• Zuleika Robson - Susan
• Liz Crowther - Lucy
• Jack Woolgar - Professor
• Paul Waller - Peter
• Edward McMurray - Edmund
• Elizabeth Wallace - The White Witch
• George Claydon - Ginaarbrik
• Susan Field - Mrs. Beaver
• Jimmy Gardner - Mr. Beaver
• Bernard Kay - Aslan
• Robert Booth - Maugrim
• Angus Lennie - Mr. Tumnus

Notes

1. "TV Times, No. 610, July 6, 1967", page 22 - (and subsequent issues). TV Publications Ltd, 1967
2. Down, Richard: "The New Improved Guide To Telefantasy Transmission Dates And Archive Holdings", page 72. Richard Down, 1992.

External links

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Internet Movie Database