--- title: "The Storyteller: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller" cast: 60 crew: 17 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Storyteller (1988): cast and crew 60 cast and 17 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [John Hurt](https://film.one/person/john-hurt.md) as The Storyteller (9 episodes) - [Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/person/miranda-richardson.md) as Witch (1 episodes) - [Abigail Cruttenden](https://film.one/person/abigail-cruttenden.md) as Princess (1 episodes) - [Jane Horrocks](https://film.one/person/jane-horrocks.md) as Anja (1 episodes) - [Gabrielle Anwar](https://film.one/person/gabrielle-anwar.md) as Lidia (1 episodes) - [Gemma Jones](https://film.one/person/gemma-jones.md) as Queen (1 episodes) - [Bob Peck](https://film.one/person/bob-peck.md) as Soldier (1 episodes) - [Steven Mackintosh](https://film.one/person/steven-mackintosh.md) as Lucky (1 episodes) - [Richard Vernon](https://film.one/person/richard-vernon.md) as King (1 episodes) - [Alison Doody](https://film.one/person/alison-doody.md) as Sapsorrow (1 episodes) - [Brenda Blethyn](https://film.one/person/brenda-blethyn.md) as Storyteller's Wife (1 episodes) - [Jonathan Pryce](https://film.one/person/jonathan-pryce.md) as King (1 episodes) - Kate Williams as Chief Maid (1 episodes) - [Sean Bean](https://film.one/person/sean-bean.md) as Prince (1 episodes) - Richard Lintern as Prince 1 (1 episodes) - [Jason Carter](https://film.one/person/jason-carter.md) as Man (1 episodes) - Pauline Moran as Queen (1 episodes) - [Reece Dinsdale](https://film.one/person/reece-dinsdale.md) as Fearnot (1 episodes) - Bryan Pringle as Cook (1 episodes) - [Willie Ross](https://film.one/person/willie-ross.md) as Tinker (1 episodes) - John Franklyn-Robbins as Tzar (1 episodes) - [Robert Eddison](https://film.one/person/robert-eddison.md) as Ferryman (1 episodes) - [Joely Richardson](https://film.one/person/joely-richardson.md) as Princess (1 episodes) - Edward Tudor-Pole as Page (1 episodes) - Stephen Garlick as Young Grovelhog (1 episodes) - Arthur Hewlett as Page (1 episodes) - [Sandra Voe](https://film.one/person/sandra-voe.md) as Trollop (voice) (1 episodes) - Eric Richard as Farmer (1 episodes) - [Jan Chappell](https://film.one/person/jan-chappell.md) as Soldier's Wife (1 episodes) - [James Wilby](https://film.one/person/james-wilby.md) as Prince (1 episodes) - Marcus Clarke as Devil (1 episodes) - [Alun Armstrong](https://film.one/person/alun-armstrong.md) as Troll (voice) (1 episodes) - Ross Boatman as Page (1 episodes) - [Brian Henson](https://film.one/person/brian-henson.md) as Dog (voice) (9 episodes) - Geoffrey Bayldon as King (1 episodes) - Peter Hawkins as Devil (voice) (1 episodes) - [Dawn French](https://film.one/person/dawn-french.md) as Badsister 2 (1 episodes) - Michael Kilgarriff as Pond Sprite (voice) (2 episodes) - Paul Brooke as Chancellor (1 episodes) - [Philip Jackson](https://film.one/person/philip-jackson.md) as King (1 episodes) - Walter Sparrow as Card Trick Beggar (1 episodes) - Anthony O'Donnell as Little Man (1 episodes) - [David Fleeshman](https://film.one/person/david-fleeshman.md) as Innkeeper (1 episodes) - Frederick Warder as Troll/Trollop (3 episodes) - [Jennifer Saunders](https://film.one/person/jennifer-saunders.md) as Badsister 1 (1 episodes) - Elliott Spiers as Leo (1 episodes) - Mak Wilson as Lion (3 episodes) - Nicholas Selby as King (1 episodes) - [Angus Barnett](https://film.one/person/angus-barnett.md) as Servant 1 (1 episodes) - Peter Marinker as Wolf (voice) (2 episodes) - Maggie Wilkinson as Farmer's Wife (1 episodes) - Francis Wright as Devil (1 episodes) - David Alan Barclay as Devil (1 episodes) - Mike Quinn as Devil (1 episodes) - [Mark Williams](https://film.one/person/mark-williams.md) as Fearnot's Brother (1 episodes) - Cathryn Bradshaw as Princess (1 episodes) - Merelina Kendall as Lucky's Mother (1 episodes) - John Kavanagh as Beggar (1 episodes) - Sarah Crowden as Queen (1 episodes) - Jackson Kyle as Prince (1 episodes) ## Directing - [Steve Barron](https://film.one/person/steve-barron.md): Director (3 episodes) - [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md): Director (2 episodes) - [Charles Sturridge](https://film.one/person/charles-sturridge.md): Director (1 episodes) - [Paul Weiland](https://film.one/person/paul-weiland.md): Director (1 episodes) - [Jon Amiel](https://film.one/person/jon-amiel.md): Director (1 episodes) - [Peter Smith](https://film.one/person/peter-smith.md): Director (1 episodes) ## Writing - [Anthony Minghella](https://film.one/person/anthony-minghella.md): Screenplay, Writer (9 episodes) ## Production - [Duncan Kenworthy](https://film.one/person/duncan-kenworthy.md): Producer (9 episodes) - [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md): Executive Producer (9 episodes) - Debbie McWilliams: Casting (9 episodes) - [Mark Shivas](https://film.one/person/mark-shivas.md): Producer (9 episodes) - Martin G. Baker: Associate Producer (2 episodes) ## Camera - [John Fenner](https://film.one/person/john-fenner.md): Director of Photography (9 episodes) ## Editing - [David Yardley](https://film.one/person/david-yardley.md): Editor (9 episodes) ## Sound and music - [Rachel Portman](https://film.one/person/rachel-portman.md): Original Music Composer (9 episodes) ## Art - [Roger Hall](https://film.one/person/roger-hall.md): Production Design (9 episodes) ## Costume and make-up - [Ann Hollowood](https://film.one/person/ann-hollowood.md): Costume Design (9 episodes) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md