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The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, telev ...

'' that ran from 1988 to 1990.

Plot

Narnia is the home of the great lion Aslan. During his long absence, his arch-enemy, the evil White Witch places Narnia in an eternal winter. However, with the return of Aslan and the arrival of the four Pevensie children, the Narnians are given a hope to end the tyranny of the Witch.

Cast

Richard Dempsey Richard Dempsey is an English actor. Biography Dempsey's first role came at the age of 15, when he appeared as Peter Pevensie in the BBC's adaptation of ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' in 1988. The following year, he appeared in the a ...

Peter Pevensie Peter Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' book series. Peter appears in three of the seven books; as a child and a principal character in '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' and ''Prince Caspian'' ...

*Sophie Cook as

Susan Pevensie Susan Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. Susan is the elder sister and the second eldest Pevensie child. She appears in three of the seven books—as a child in '' The Lion, the Witch and the ...

Jonathan R. Scott Jonathan Scott (sometimes credited as ''Jonathan R. Scott''; born 1973) is an English former child actor most notable for his appearance as Edmund Pevensie in three of the BBC's four adaptations of the Narnia books between 1988 and 1990. He ap ...

as Edmund Pevensie * Sophie Wilcox as

Lucy Pevensie Lucy Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. She is the youngest of the four Pevensie children, and the first to find the Wardrobe entrance to Narnia in '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. Of ...

*Maureen Morris as Mrs. Macready *

Michael Aldridge Michael William ffolliott Aldridge (9 September 1920 – 10 January 1994) was an English actor. He was known for playing Seymour Utterthwaite in the television series ''Last of the Summer Wine'' from 1986 to 1990 and he had a long career as a ...

as The Professor * Jeffrey Perry as

Mr. Tumnus Tumnus is a faun in the ''Narnia'' books written by C. S. Lewis, primarily in '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' but also briefly in ''The Horse and His Boy'' and in ''The Last Battle''. He is the first creature Lucy Pevensie meets in N ...

* Ailsa Berk and William Todd-Jones (puppet performance) and Ronald Pickup (voice) as Aslan *

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as Little Man * Barbara Kellerman as The White Witch * Martin Stone as Maugrim *

Kerry Shale Kerry Shale is a Canadian actor and writer based in London, England. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shale, Kerry Living people 20th-century British male actors 20th-century Ca ...

as Mr. Beaver * Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Beaver *Bert Parnaby as

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*Hamish Kerr as Fox *Jill Goldston as Young Squirrel * Keith Hodiak and Garfield Brown as Aslan's Satyrs * Irene Marot and Kairen Kemp as Hags * Ken Kitson as Giant Rumblebuffin *

Christopher Bramwell Christopher Bramwell is a British actor who was active on television from 1977 until 1996. He appeared in several TV dramas including ''Grange Hill'', '' Enemy at the Door'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' ...

as Peter as an adult *Suzanne Debney as Susan as an adult *Charles Ponting as Edmund as an adult *Juliet Waley as Lucy as an adult

Episodes

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