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

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Written by
Directed byHelen Standage
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes10 (8 missing)
Production
ProducerPamela Lonsdale
Running time20 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyABC Weekend TV
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 July (1967-07-09) –
10 September 1967 (1967-09-10)

The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe is a ten-part serial adaptation of C. S. Lewis's 1950 fantasy novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which aired on ITV in 1967.[1]

Background

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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 Weekend TV. 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. An audio recording of episode 7 also survives.[2][3]

Main cast

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Notes

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