The Talking Parcel (1978)
The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. She is aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.
Director: Brian Cosgrove
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Lisa Norris as Penelope |
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Freddie Jones as Parrot |
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Mollie Sugden as Hortense, the Flying Train |
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Roy Kinnear as Ethelred |
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Michael Hordern as Oswald, the Sea Serpent |
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Windsor Davies as Chief Cockatrice |
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Peter Woodthorpe as Werewolf |
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Harvey Ashby as Duke Wensleydale |
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Edward Kelsey as |
| Directing | Brian Cosgrove | Director |