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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1970s 1 Min Read

    Enchanted Castle, The

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    After the success of the adaptation of E Nesbit’s The Phoenix and the Carpet in 1977, the BBC turned to the author’s The Enchanted Castle.

    Cathy (Candida Beveridge), Mabel (Georgia Slowe), Gerald (Simon Sheard) and Jimmy (Marcus Scott-Barrett) are four Edwardian children in sailor suits, plus-fours and petticoats who discover wish-granting magic which goes unexpectedly wrong. Their wishes come true courtesy of a magical ring.

    The visual effects department were kept busy creating a host of statues which come to life including all manner of sprites and even a stone brontosaurus.

    The serial is probably best-remembered for the Ugly-Wuglies – scarecrow-like creatures made by the children from broomsticks and old clothes which come to life via the power of the ring, their painted paper faces being particularly visually arresting.

    Cathy
    Candida Beveridge
    Mabel
    Georgia Slowe
    Gerald
    Simon Sheard
    Jimmy
    Marcus Scott-Barrett
    Mademoiselle
    Diane Mercer
    Bailiff
    Cavan Kendall
    Eliza
    Gill Abineri
    Alf
    Stephen Meredith
    Aunt
    Sheila Beckett
    Mr Ugli
    Bartlett Mullins
    Psyche
    Eliza Buckingham

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