The first three instalments of a magical tale based on the Cinderella fairy tale, starring Tom Conti and Brenda Fricker.
A lost little boy is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple, and claims to have once been a rat. Including the tales of how Prosser the palace philosopher sees Roger in the market and is amazed at his "rodential potential": Roger seeks refuge in the sewers. Aurelia becomes disenchanted with life as a princess, and Wheedle returns to the Daily Scourge.
