π Overview:
The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry voicing some of the animal characters.
The books were published in the early 1990s, and named as follows:
βThe Steps up the Chimney
βThe Door in the Tree
βThe Tunnel behind the Waterfall
βThe Bridge in the Clouds
Although in a rural setting, this series' focus on subjects such as industrial development and the combining of present-day and past settings in the plotline gives it a feeling tending more towards urban fantasy than simply contemporary fantasy.
In addition, though there is no specific mention of Welsh myths and legends, the strong part nature plays in the stories and the settings bring to mind other British children's authors. Authors like Alan Garner, who is perhaps best known for The Owl Service and Elidor, and Susan Cooper, famous for The Dark Is Rising sequence of books, who allude more specifically to British myth and legend in their writings.
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Beloved Cast
Cinnabar the Fox (voice)
Gary Martin
Mary Green
Katie Stuart
Stephen Tyler
Ian Richardson
Jack Green
Neil Pearson
The Rat (voice)
Jennifer Saunders
Jasper the Owl (voice)
Stephen Fry
Meg Lewis
SiΓ’n Phillips
William Constant
Steven Webb
Jesse Moss
Kendall Cross