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Jim Henson's The Storyteller :: The Soldier and Death (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

The Soldier and Death

Episode #:

01x01

Original Airdate:

Sunday May 15th, 1988

*Also Known As:

De Soldaat en de Dood ( Netherlands [VARA])

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NL (VARA)	1989

Episode Crew
Director:	Jim Henson (1)
Screenplay:	Anthony Minghella

Episode Summary

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A nice soldier is offered a magic bag by a beggar, after giving him his last cookie. The magic of the bag is; he can order anything and everyone in it, even Death itself.

Summary Available In: English | Dutch

Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Alistair Fullarton	played	Death / Devil	Recurring (first appearance)
•Brian Henson	played	Devil	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bob Peck	played	Soldier
•David Alan Barclay	played	Devil
•David Fleeshman	played	Innkeeper
•Francis Wright (1)	played	Devil
•Gavin Knights	played	Soldier's Son
•Geoff Felix	played	Devil
•Ishia Bennison	played	Tzar's Wife
•Jan Chappell	played	Soldier's Wife
•John Eccleston	played	Devil
•John Franklyn-Robbins	played	Tzar
•Marcus Clarke (1)	played	Devil
•Michael Bayliss	played	Devil
•Mike Quinn	played	Devil
•Peter Hawkins (1)	voiced	Devil
•Peter Marinker	voiced	Devil
•Richard Coombs	played	Devil
•Stuart Richman	played	Fiddling Beggar
•Tony Jackson	voiced	Devil
•Walter Sparrow (2)	played	Card Trick Beggar

Main Cast

•John Hurt	played	The Storyteller
•Brian Henson	played	Storyteller's Dog

Other Episode Crew

• Executive Producer	Jim Henson (1)
• Producer	Duncan Kenworthy
• Associate Producer	Martin G. Baker (1)
• Production Designer	Roger Hall
• Editor	David Yardley
• Casting	Debbie Mcwilliams
• First Assistant Director	Barry Wasserman
• Music	Rachel Portman
• Costume Designer	Polly Smith \| Ann Hollowood
• Camera Operator	Peter Taylor (1)
• Script Supervisor	Lissa Ruben
• Production Coordinator	Monica Rogers
• Director of Photography	John Fenner
• Character Designer	Jim Henson (1)
• Production Manager	Donald Toms
• Special Effects	Jason Reed \| Graeme Galvin \| Stephen Norrington \| Chris Barton (1) \| Geoff Paige \| Nigel Booth \| Jim Sandys \| Nik Williams \| Gary Pollard \| Mike Osborn \| Cheryl Henson \| John Stephenson (1) \| Chris Carr \| Jane Gootnick \| John Schoonraad
• Dubbing Mixer	Steve Cookman
• Sound Recordist	Peter Sutton
• Consultant	J. Nigel Pickard
• Makeup Department Head	Sally Sutton
• Production Accountant	Brian Bailey