The Dancing Princesses (ITV Fantasy, Jim Dale, Freddie Jones)

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9 years ago

September 11, 2015

In fairy story The Dancing Princesses, a soldier (Jim Dale) is asked by the King (Freddie Jones) to solved the mystery of where his daughters disappear to every night and why their slippers are always worn out.

Originally scheduled for broadcast on 17 December 1978.

Cast: Jim Dale as Soldier; Freddie Jones as King; Gloria Grahame as Witch; Peter Butterworth as Chamberlain; Peter Benson as Shoemaker; Lesley Collier as Princess; Jane Darling as Princess; Lavinia Lang as Princess; Lorna Nathan as Princess; Mo Willsher as Princess; Jane Winchester as Princess; Lance Aston as Prince; Nicholas Chagrin as Prince; Wayne Eagling as Prince; Vince Nolan as Prince; Ludovic Romano as Prince; Barrie Young as Prince

Writer: Derek Marlowe / Executive Producer: Terence Baker / Producer and Director: Jon Scoffield

UK / ITV – ATV / 1×60 minute episode / Broadcast 18 March 1979

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