The Talking Parcel
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The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. She is aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.
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Cast
9 people
Lisa Norris
Penelope
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Freddie Jones
Parrot
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The Elephant Man
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Mollie Sugden
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Roy Kinnear
Ethelred
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Michael Hordern
Oswald, the Sea Serpent
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Shōgun
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Windsor Davies
Chief Cockatrice
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Peter Woodthorpe
Werewolf
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The Odyssey
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Edward Kelsey
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Brian Cosgrove Director
First release December 26, 1978 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Cosgrove Hall Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 26, 1978
TV · ITV
No release date listed for United States.
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