Beatrix Potter. The tale of Pigling Bland and other stories

Author

Niamh Cusack

Call Number

• DVD CHILDREN/FAMILY (CEN)

Edition

Full screen version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Voices: Niamh Cusack, Josie Lawrence, Pam Ferris, Ian Holm, Derek Griffiths, Sheila Hancock, Rosemary Leach, Patricia Routledge.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Pigling Bland's trip to market becomes an unexpected adventure when he meets Pig-wig, a lovely little pig who has been stolen, and offers to help her escape from the wicked farmer. The mischievous Tom Kitten falls into the grasp of a fat, greedy rat called Samuel Whiskers, who wants to enjoy Kitten Dumpling for his dinner. The enchanting story of a tailor working on a magnificent coat for the Mayor of Gloucester. When the tailor falls ill, the coat is mysteriously completed by secret helpers.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the stories by Beatrix Potter.

Originally produced between 1993-1994.

Contents

• The tale of Pigling Bland / directed by Mike Stuart and produced by Nick Comley for Stuart Brooks Animation
• The tale of Samuel Whiskers or the roly-poly pudding / directed by Mike Stuart and produced by Nick Comley for Stuart Brooks Animation
• The tailor of Gloucester / directed by Jack Stokes and produced by John Coates for TVC.