The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
DramaFamilyFantasyScience Fiction
A Dickensian mock-Gothic tale of resourceful children, evil governesses, forged wills, cruel orphanages, and goodness triumphant set against an isolated country house, in an alternate 19th century where savage packs of wolves roam the snowbound countryside.
Director: Stuart Orme
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Stephanie Beacham as Letitia Slighcarp |
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Mel Smith as Mr. Grimshaw |
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Emily Hudson as Bonnie |
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Aleks Darowska as Sylvia |
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Geraldine James as Gertrude Brisket |
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Richard O'Brien as James |
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Jane Horrocks as Pattern |
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Rebecca Callard as Emma |
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Lynton Dearden as Simon |
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Jonathan Coy as Lord Willoughby |
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Eleanor David as Lady Willoughby |
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Abbie Dabner as Rupert |
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Dilys Hamlett as Aunt Jane |
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Gillian Hanna as Mrs. Shubunkin |
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Jiří Lábus as Dr. Morne |
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William Martin as Joey |
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Trevor Byfield as Train Driver |
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Robert Hamilton as Coal Man |
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Tom Baker as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Writing | William M. Akers | Writer |
| Directing | Stuart Orme | Director |
| Writing | Joan Aiken | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Michálková | Costume Design |
| Sound | Colin Towns | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Raymond Day | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mark Forstater | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Příhoda | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Petr Svoboda | Electrician |
| Art | Karel Černý | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Božena Došlá | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Martin Walsh | Editor |
| Production | Sheila Trezise | Casting |
| Directing | Phyllida Poltock | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bernard Bellew | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Karel Kočí | Property Master |
| Camera | Jamie Harcourt | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Daryl Jordan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Jan Balzer | Production Manager |
| Directing | Petr Makovička | Assistant Director |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Camera | John Fletcher | Focus Puller |
| Directing | Andrea Fontaine | Continuity |
| Directing | Mirek Lux | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Peter Bond | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Jaroslav Novák | Gaffer |
| Camera | Paul Beeson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Johana Kaplanova | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Laurie Shane | Gaffer |
| Sound | Steve O'Brien | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Miroslav Čvorsjuk | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Chlostova | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kezia De Winne | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Timothy Vine | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Bettina Woolgar | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Alderson | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iveta Trmalová | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Jiří Ostrý | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mike Laye | Still Photographer |
| Production | Lorraine Goodman | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Rupert Scrivener | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Daniela Jenčíková | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Ken Shane | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Graham Walker | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Allan Wilson | Conductor |
| Sound | Peter Dansie | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Jan Kuděla | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Eva Heyworth | Translator |