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The Magic Toyshop

Nov 19, 1987

1h 47m

★ 5.2

Overview

After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Granada Television

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Cast

Uncle Philip

Tom Bell

Melanie

Caroline Milmoe

Finn

Kilian McKenna

Aunt Margaret

Patricia Kerrigan

Francie

Lorcan Cranitch

Jonathan

Gareth Bushill

Mrs. Rundle

Marlene Sidaway

Victoria

Georgina Hulme

Coppelia / Nymph

Marguerite Porter

Artist

Lloyd Newson

Chinaman (dancer)

Jeremy Kerridge

Cleopatra

Marina Stevenson

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