Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories was an anthology series of six plays that were '1974 versions of well-loved tales' and intended as a sequel to 1972's Dead of Night. The series aired on BBC Two from 3 March 1974 to 7 April 1974. Writers for the series included Alan Plater, Nigel Kneale and Andrew Davies. The series was produced by Innes Lloyd and script edited by Louis Marks. Two episodes, Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk are believed to have been wiped. 1: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Cast: Charles Lloyd-Pack as Narrator Angharad Rees as Miss Goldie Bryan Pringle as Arthur Burr Rosemary Leach as Ivy Burr Dai Bradley as Lennie Burr John Hartley as Simon George Waring as Harry Harold Goodwin as Joe Frank Mills as Mr. Mills Written by Alan Plater. Directed by Jonathan Alwyn. 2: The Water Maiden Cast: Jeff Rawle as Colin Lisa Harrow as Marianne Freddie Fletcher as Liam Cheryl Hall as Linda Avril Elgar as Colin's Mother Graham Ashley as Councillor Phillips Paul Moriarty as Bob Brian Pettifer as Alan Rayner Bourton as Fox Martin Skinner as Fox's friend