The Magic Toyshop
6.6
After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival.
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Cast
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Tom Bell
Uncle Philip
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Caroline Milmoe
Melanie
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Kilian McKenna
Finn
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Patricia Kerrigan
Aunt Margaret
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Miss Potter
Lorcan Cranitch
Francie
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Gareth Bushill
Jonathan
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Marlene Sidaway
Mrs. Rundle
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Pride and Prejudice
Beautiful Thing
Georgina Hulme
Victoria
Marguerite Porter
Coppelia / Nymph
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Lloyd Newson
Artist
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Jeremy Kerridge
Chinaman (dancer)
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Marina Stevenson
Cleopatra
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David Wheatley Director · Angela Carter Author Hilary Buckley Costume designer
First release November 19, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
Australia · November 19, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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