The television set becomes a box of tricks with this unlikely tale by E. Nesbit
Made even more unlikely by Ian Keill
Illustrations by Errol le Cain
Music by Carl Davis
Anna Massey stars as Miss Fitzroy Robinson - Principal of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs
Also featuring John Savident as King Fortunatus, Richard Murdoch as the Lord Chamberlain, Bridget Armstrong as Queen Fortunatus and Howard Goorney as the Professor.
The reputation of the Academy has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor Doloro de Lara - a Professor of Magic - puts in an unwelcome appearance, and the enchanting little world is turned upside down. and the voices of John Wells as the pigeon and Percy Edwards as the dog.