''Grim Tales'' is a British children's television program based on fairy tales by the

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, featuring

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as a storyteller dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown. The twenty-two episodes were broadcast on

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(series 1) and

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(series 2) from 1989 to 1991. There was also a release on video and audio cassette, with the slightly different title ''Grimm Tales''.

Synopsis

Mayall tells the tales in his own inimitable way from his armchair, designed by David Barrington Holt, complete with paws and ostrich legs. The set was designed by building designer Julian Cripps. The stories are usually interspersed with animation, often fairly abstract, and are directed b
Bob Baldwin
with music by composed by Ged Haney and arranged by Clive Bell. The stories were adapted by Anne Caulfield and

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Episodes

Series 1 (1989)

Series 2 (1991)

References

External links

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IMDb.com : Bob Baldwin
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