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The Frog Princess A modern fairy tale by ANNE GORING with and A beautiful princess, from a faraway land, is bewitched as a baby by a wicked godmother and transported to the dreary suburbs of a dreary industrial city. But, as Brenda enters middle age, she discovers within herself a talent that might, after all, take her back to Fairy Land.
Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS Stereo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Goring
Directed By:
Matthew Walters
Brenda:
Patricia Routledge
Mrs Stansfield:
Constance Chapman
the narrator:
Nicholas McArdle
Wicked Godmother:
Pauline Letts
Cora Cutthroat:
Deborah Makepeace
Wayne/Phillipe/Rory/ Count/Charles:
Brian Hewlett
Source: Radio Times

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