Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for the storyteller". The Storyteller, shown in 1988, starred John Hurt as the Storyteller and with the help of Jim Henson's Workshop of muppets, actors, voices and costumes as well as visual effects, brought a new dimension to television. Nine stories were shown in this series, which was followed a few years later by Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths. This series was to feature some of Britain's finest actors of the time and some who would propel themselves into the international limelight within the next few years. Sean Bean, Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Joely Richardson, Bob Peck, Alison Doody, Gabrielle Anwar, Jonathan Pryce and Miranda Richardson all appeared.

Series details

• Title: Jim Henson's The Storyteller
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1988-05-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8608
• IMDb ID: tt0092383
• TVDB ID: 77747

Cast and credited roles

• Brian Henson — Storyteller's Dog
• John Hurt — The Storyteller
• Michael Gambon — The Storyteller

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-05-15; final listed air date 1988-07-10; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-12-01; final listed air date 1991-12-22; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jim Henson's The Storyteller on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.