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Storybook International is a British children's television series, produced for ITV by Harlech Productions, a part of HTV and written by Barry Levinson and Virginia Boston. The weekly, half-hour show was a collection of folk tales and fairy stories from all over the world, based on an anthology of stories for children published by Gollancz in 1981, edited by Veronica Kruger.
Original Release
07/31/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Nielson | Self - Narrator |
| Isla Blair | Self - Narrator |
| June Barrie | Self - Narrator |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Cap |
| Rawiri Paratene | Pi Kari |
| Maria Mitai-Ngatai | Hinemoa |
| Peter Duncan | Young Master |
| David Tanaka | Tutanekai |
| Marnie Morgan | Wife |
| Kevin Mann | Peter |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simpleton Peter | Friday, 31 July 1981 |
| 2 | The Soldier Who Didn't Wash | Friday, 07 August 1981 |
| 3 | Hinemoa | Friday, 14 August 1981 |
| 4 | The Foolish Brother | Friday, 21 August 1981 |
| 5 | Cap O'Rushes | Friday, 28 August 1981 |
| 6 | Sorrow | Friday, 04 September 1981 |
| 7 | The Island of Drums | Friday, 11 September 1981 |
| 8 | The Priest Know-All | Friday, 18 September 1981 |
| 9 | The Pedlar's Dream | Friday, 25 September 1981 |
| 10 | The Russian and the Tartar | Friday, 02 October 1981 |
| 11 | The Grief of Pi Kari | Friday, 09 October 1981 |
| 12 | The Straw Hat | Friday, 16 October 1981 |
| 13 | The Well of the World's End | Friday, 23 October 1981 |
| 14 | Five Loaves | Friday, 06 November 1981 |
| 15 | Moses and the Lime-Kiln | Friday, 13 November 1981 |
| 16 | Haunted Pastures | Friday, 20 November 1981 |
| 17 | The Widow's Lazy Daughter | Friday, 27 November 1981 |
| 18 | The Twelve Months | Friday, 04 December 1981 |
| 19 | Nikorima | Friday, 11 December 1981 |
| 20 | Riches or Happiness | Friday, 18 December 1981 |
| 21 | Morwen of the Woodlands | Friday, 08 January 1982 |
| 22 | Clever Manka | Friday, 15 January 1982 |
| 23 | The Forbidden Door | Friday, 22 January 1982 |
| 24 | The Emperor and the Abbot | Friday, 29 January 1982 |
Directors
Andrew Grieve, Sebastian Robinson, Peter Sasdy
Writers
Virginia Boston, Nanette Newman, Valery Brinson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Nielson | Self - Narrator |
| Isla Blair | Self - Narrator |
| June Barrie | Self - Narrator |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Cap |
| Rawiri Paratene | Pi Kari |
| Maria Mitai-Ngatai | Hinemoa |
| Peter Duncan | Young Master |
| David Tanaka | Tutanekai |
| Marnie Morgan | Wife |
| Kevin Mann | Peter |
| Karen Mayo-Chandler | Bridget |
| Donna Evans | Rosemary |
| Adrian Mills | Prince |
| Mandy Perryment | Jenny |
| Dewi Morris | Jack |
| Jerry Rautangata | Nikorima |
| Elizabeth Romilly | Morwen |
| Michael Howarth | Prince |
| David Lyn | Wyland |
| Michael Forrest | Father |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Barry Levinson | Producer |
| Sebastian Robinson | Producer |
