The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Brief Synopsis
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A two-part drama that tells the story of Beatrix Potter, the children's book author whose most famous story, "Peter Rabbit," has been entertaining young people for generations. The drama relates how Beatrix, born in London in 1866 and raised by rigid Victorian standards, came to write her illustrate
Cast & Crew
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Bill Hays
Director
Penelope Wilton
Beatrix Potter
Holly Aird
Beatrix Potter--As A Child
John Welsh
Cannon Rawnsley
Lois Daine
Annie Carter Moore
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Potter
Film Details
Also Known As
Masterpiece Theatre (03/25/84), Tale of Beatrix Potter
Release Date
1984
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A two-part drama that tells the story of Beatrix Potter, the children's book author whose most famous story, "Peter Rabbit," has been entertaining young people for generations. The drama relates how Beatrix, born in London in 1866 and raised by rigid Victorian standards, came to write her illustrated tale of a rabbit family for the ailing son of her former governess, and how, after several rejections, she publishes the book herself. A presentation of "Masterpiece Theatre."
Director
Bill Hays
Director
Cast
Penelope Wilton
Beatrix Potter
Holly Aird
Beatrix Potter--As A Child
John Welsh
Cannon Rawnsley
Lois Daine
Annie Carter Moore
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Potter
John Woodvine
Rupert Potter
Donald Gee
Norman Warne
James Campbell
Mr Potter
Jeremy Nicholas
Bertram
John Stratton
Harold Warne
Fanny Rowe
Jessie Crompton
James Grout
Sir Henry Roscoe
James Bree
Mr Thiselton-Dyer
Sally Home
Millie Warne
Timothy Bateson
Printer
Bunny May
Stallholder
Richard Aylen
Mr Cox
Jennifer Marriott
Elizabeth
Sophie Ashton
Winifred Warne
Nicholas Lovell
Noel Moore
Anna Simon
Nora Moore
Emma Creegen
Freda Moore
Michael Hordern
Narration
Alistair Cooke
Host ("Masterpiece Theatre")
Film Details
Also Known As
Masterpiece Theatre (03/25/84), Tale of Beatrix Potter
Release Date
1984
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
