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Jackanory Playhouse Season 6 Episodes

  • 1972-1985
  • 12 Seasons
  • Drama, Family
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A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh". The show's title comes from an old English nursery rhyme: I'll tell you a story, about Jack a Nory , and now my story's begun, I'll tell you another, of Jack and his brother, and now my story is done. The rhyme was first recorded in the publication The Top Book of All, for little Masters and Misses, which appeared about 1760.

Season 6 Episode Guide

Season 6

6 Episodes 1978 - 1978

Episode 1

Princess Griselda's Birthday Gift

The Court Magician's gift to Princess Griselda totally transforms her and sets the palace in an uproar.

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Episode 2

The Portrait

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Episode 3

The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh

Fairytale about a princess whose life is perfect except for one missing thing.

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Episode 4

Big Pete, Little Pete

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Episode 5

King Robert of Sicily

God's might is great, but King Robert thinks himself mightier. To teach Robert a lesson, the Angel Gabriel takes his place and turns him into a beggar.

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Episode 6

The Princess and the Potion

Ahmed hopes to gain the love of Princess Yasmin by giving her a magic potion. But there is a mix-up with alarming results.

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