''Stanley's Dragon'' is a 1994's British family fantasy TV miniseries on

CITV CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions, every day from 6 am to 9 pm which ...

starring Judd Trichter and Mia Fothergill.

Plot

The film takes place in present-day England. Stanley (Trichter) is an American exchange student who, upon becoming separated from his friends in a cavern, finds an unusual rock. He and his friend Rosie (Fothergill) take it home and wash it, discovering it is actually an egg. Rosie suspects it is a dinosaur egg, but when it hatches, they discover the creature inside is actually a dragon. The dragon grows quickly and they name him "Olly". However, Olly is appropriated by the local authorities, who put him in a zoo. Suspecting Olly may be the last of his kind, Stanley endeavours to free him.

Cast

* Judd Trichter - Stanley Katz * Mia Fothergill - Rosie Bennett *

Milton Johns John Robert Milton (born 13 March 1938), known professionally as Milton Johns, is an English character actor who has worked almost continuously throughout his career. A versatile talent, he specialises in sinister or obsequious roles and has f ...

- Mr. Batley * Paul Venables - Henry Driver * Jeremy Nicholas - Mr. Fuller *

Carol MacReady Carol MacReady is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in Bodger and Badger. Carol is married to actor James Laurenson. Other television shows she appeared in include: *''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' - Milly C ...

- Mrs. Batley *

Peter Cellier Peter Cellier (born 12 July 1928) is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in ''Yes Minister'' and then ''Yes, Prime Minister'' in the 1980s. Early life Cellier was born i ...

- Mr. Johnson * David Roper - Inspector Walsh * David Ellison - Sgt. Appleyard * John Horsley as Mr. Little

Nominations

It was nominated for the

British Academy Television Award The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the BAFTA. They have been awarded annually since 1955. Background The first-ever Awards, given in 1955, consisted of six categories. Until ...

for Best Children's Programme - Fiction or Entertainment.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, stanleys-dragon/ 1994 British television series debuts 1994 British television series endings 1994 fantasy films 1990s British children's television series 1990s British television miniseries British children's fantasy television series British television shows featuring puppetry English-language television shows Films about dragons ITV children's television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Central Independent Television Television shows set in England