Grim Tales Explained

Developer:Rikki Finegold
Bob Baldwin
Director:Bob Baldwin
Starring:Rik Mayall
Composer:Ged Haney
Clive Bell
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:22
Producer:Sharon Burns
Bob Baldwin
Runtime:11 minutes
Company:Initial Film & Television
Central Independent Television (series 1)
Channel:ITV (CITV) (series 1)
Channel 4 (series 2)

Grim Tales is a British children's television program based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, featuring Rik Mayall as a storyteller dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown.[1] The twenty-two episodes were broadcast on ITV (series 1) and Channel 4 (series 2) from 1989 to 1991. There was also a release on video and audio cassette, with the slightly different title Grimm Tales.[2] [3]

Synopsis

Mayall tells the tales in his own inimitable way from his armchair, designed by David Barrington Holt, complete with paws and ostrich legs. The set was designed by building designer Julian Cripps. The stories are usually interspersed with animation, often abstract animation, and are directed by Bob Baldwin, with music by composed by Ged Haney and arranged by Clive Bell.

The stories were adapted by Anne Caulfield and Anthony Horowitz.

Episodes

Series 2 (1991)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tributes paid to comedian and actor Rik Mayall. Bath Chronicle. 30 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080551/http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Tributes-paid-comedian-actor-Rik-Mayall/story-21208599-detail/story.html. 6 October 2014. dead.
  2. News: Go on Rik, Swear at Us!. TV Guide. 14 April 1989 .
  3. News: Liza . Mzimba . A Mania for All Seasons!. Lime Lizard. September 1991.