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Jim Henson's The Storyteller :: Sapsorrow (01x07)

Episode Information

Title:

Sapsorrow

Episode #:

01x07

Original Airdate:

Sunday June 26th, 1988

*Also Known As:

Treurroosje ( Netherlands [VARA])

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NL (VARA)	1989

Episode Crew
Director:	Steve Barron
Screenplay:	Anthony Minghella

Episode Summary

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There once was a king with three daughters. Sapsorrow, the youngest, was bullied by her older sisters a lot. Then the king decided to remarry, but who would fit the royal wedding ring?

Summary Available In: English | Dutch

Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•David Greenaway	played	Badger, Squirrel and Birds	Recurring (first appearance)
•Mak Wilson	played	Badger, Squirrel and Birds	Recurring (first appearance)
•Robert Tygner	played	Badger, Squirrel and Birds	Recurring (first appearance)
•Robin Summers	played	Town Crier	Recurring (second appearance)
•Alison Doody	played	Sapsorrow/Scraggletag
•Angus Barnett	played	Servant 1
•Anita Griffin	played	Dancer
•Arthur Sweet	played	Dancer
•Barbara Rhodes	played	Dancer
•Caroline Pope	played	Dancer
•Craig Givens	played	Dancer
•Dawn Archibald	played	Servant 2
•Dawn French	played	Badsister 2
•Edward Tudor-Pole	played	Page
•Geoffrey Bayldon	played	King
•James Wilby	played	Prince
•Jennifer Saunders	played	Badsister 1
•Kate Williams	played	Chief Maid
•Matthew Hawkins (1)	played	Dancer
•Tim Barker	played	Minister

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	Colin Green
• Casting	Debbie Mcwilliams
• First Assistant Director	Barry Wasserman
• Music	Rachel Portman
• Costume Designer	Ann Hollowood \| Polly Smith
• Camera Operator	Peter Taylor (1)
• Script Supervisor	Lissa Ruben
• Production Coordinator	Monica Rogers
• Director of Photography	John Fenner
• Character Designer	Jim Henson (1)
• Post Production Coordinator	Sue Taylor
• Production Manager	Donald Toms
• Special Effects	Cas Willing \| David Housman \| Fiona Cazaly \| Peter Brook (1) \| Lesja Liber \| Gary Pollard \| Jane Gootnick \| John Stephenson (1) \| Steve Donald \| Mike Osborn \| Chris Carr
• Dubbing Mixer	Nigel Reed
• Sound Recordist	Peter Sutton
• Choreographer	Carolyn Choa
• Consultant	J. Nigel Pickard
• Makeup Department Head	Sally Sutton