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Bedtime Stories

IMDb ID: tt0419311 · Year: 1974

Genres: Mystery

Modern-day interpretation of fairy tales, with a contemporary, darker twist.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: Bedtime Stories
Canada: Bedtime Stories (English)
United Kingdom: Bedtime Stories
Ireland: Bedtime Stories (English)
India: Bedtime Stories (English)
New Zealand: Bedtime Stories (English)
United States: Bedtime Stories
South Africa: Bedtime Stories (English)
Release Date1974-03-03IMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfairy
partially lost tv series
Production CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419311/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0419311.jpgUpdated At2026-04-14T19:28:11

Stars

Lesley-Anne Down
Liz Smith
Diana Quick
Jeff Rawle
Lisa Harrow
Adrienne Corri
David Bradley
Peter Jeffrey
Ciaran Madden
Gwen Watford

Directors

Paul Ciappessoni
Jonathan Alwyn
Kenneth Ives
Roger Jenkins
David Maloney

Writers

Julian Bond
John Bowen
Andrew Davies
Nigel Kneale
Louis Marks
Alan Plater

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Lesley-Anne Down | Character: Monica
Actor: Liz Smith | Character: Miss Long
Actor: Diana Quick | Character: Anna Carpenter
Actor: Jeff Rawle | Character: Colin
Actor: Lisa Harrow | Character: Marianne
Actor: Adrienne Corri | Character: Constance Rawley
Actor: David Bradley | Character: Lennie Burr
Actor: Peter Jeffrey | Character: Nethercoat
Actor: Ciaran Madden | Character: Clare Rawley
Actor: Gwen Watford | Character: Irene James
Actor: Cheryl Hall | Character: Linda
Actor: Angharad Rees | Character: Miss. Goldie
Actor: Rosemary Leach | Character: Ivy Burr
Actor: Paul Moriarty | Character: Bob
Actor: Brian Pettifer | Character: Alan
Actor: Julian Holloway | Character: Hale Patterson
Actor: Garrick Hagon | Character: Chris
Actor: Bryan Pringle | Character: Arthur Burr
Actor: Richard Morant | Character: Stephen Grant
Actor: Fiona Walker | Character: Brenda Patterson
Actor: Raymond Francis | Character: Harry
Actor: Avril Elgar | Character: Colin's Mother
Actor: Brenda Bruce | Character: Gertie
Actor: Frank Mills | Character: Mr. Mills
Actor: Harold Goodwin | Character: Joe
Actor: Charles Lloyd Pack | Character: Narrator
Actor: John Franklyn-Robbins | Character: Narrator
Actor: Glyn Owen | Character: Duggie Weir
Actor: Veronica Roberts | Character: Gerda
Actor: Esmond Knight | Character: Vere Rawley
Actor: Denis Gilmore | Character: Fuller
Actor: Freddie Fletcher | Character: Liam
Actor: Michael Graham Cox | Character: Chris
Actor: Graham Ashley | Character: Councillor Phillips
Actor: Eve Pearce | Character: Mrs. Burton
Actor: Richard Butler | Character: Major Burton
Actor: John Hartley | Character: Simon
Actor: Keith Marsh | Character: Skinner
Actor: Natalie Kent | Character: Mrs. Harris
Actor: Rosalind Elliot | Character: Robber Girl
Actor: George Waring | Character: Harry
Actor: Rayner Bourton | Character: Fox
Actor: Anne Ridler | Character: Dr. Harrington
Actor: Thomas Ellice | Character: Jonathan Weir
Actor: Peter Turner | Character: Kay
Actor: Ginette McDonald | Character: Girl at Party
Actor: Julie May | Character: Dorrie
Actor: Will Stampe | Character: Vic
Actor: Jeremy Nicholas | Character: Basin
Actor: Stephanie Bidmead | Character: Linda Weir
Actor: Martin Howells | Character: Derek
Actor: Kathleen Michael | Character: Bess Robson
Actor: John Saunders | Character: Bertram
Actor: Andee Cromarty | Character: Charlie
Actor: Gillian Rhind | Character: Jill
Actor: Margot Thomas | Character: Samaritan
Actor: Richard Steele | Character: Dr. Porter
Actor: Ian Halliburton | Character: Mike
Actor: Miranda Hampton | Character: Marcia
Actor: Martin Skinner | Character: Fox's Friend
Actor: Pat Quayle | Character: Staff Nurse
Actor: Robert Howard | Character: Hotel Waiter
Actor: Simone Preece | Character: Baby
Actor: Helen Preece | Character: Matron

[Directors Group]
Name: Paul Ciappessoni | Role: Director
Name: Jonathan Alwyn | Role: Director
Name: Kenneth Ives | Role: Director
Name: Roger Jenkins | Role: Director
Name: David Maloney | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Julian Bond | Role: Writer
Name: John Bowen | Role: Writer
Name: Andrew Davies | Role: Writer
Name: Nigel Kneale | Role: Writer
Name: Louis Marks | Role: Writer
Name: Alan Plater | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Innes Lloyd | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Garrick | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: Stan Hawk | Role: Editor
Name: Bob Rymer | Role: Editor
Name: Peter West | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Archie Clark | Role: Production Designer
Name: Alex Gourlay | Role: Production Designer
Name: Guthrie Hutton | Role: Production Designer
Name: David McKenzie | Role: Production Designer
Name: Kenneth Sharp | Role: Production Designer
Name: Daphne Shortman | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Judy Allen | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Odette Barrow | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Cherry Campbell | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Delphine Roche-Gordon | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Susan Wheal | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jacquie Jefferies | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jean McMillan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Janet Steele | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tula Tuke | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ella Slack | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Carol Bunyan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sylvia Rich | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Ron Allan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Fogg | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Tellick | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Harry Barclay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stan Bradley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ken Westbury | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Joan Douglas | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Gloag | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Gorman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Fred Law | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Brenda Loader | Role: Production Department
Name: Terence Banks | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Cameron | Role: Production Department
Name: Terry Coles | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Gohar | Role: Production Department
Name: Catherine MacFarlane | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Louis Marks | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Robin Burman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pam Butcher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Campbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandie Denyer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Fairfield | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Garrick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue Hedden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Lighthill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat Murray | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ken Neil | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Norton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patricia Preece | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Ridout | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Somerville | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stuart Stevenson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Clive Swan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosemary Webb | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419311/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: March 3, 1974

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.