The Water Babies (1978)
Mar 10, 2004Children's Adventure/Magic Underwater World
Part live-action, part animated adaptation of a classic Victorian children's story about an urchin who discovers a secret world underwater
David Jason
The BFG (1989)
Mar 1, 2015Animation/Roald Dahl Adaptation/Friendly Giant
Animated version of the Roald Dahl tale about the friendship between a young girl and a Big Griendly Giant, this is simply made but has an appealing mix of eccentricity and sweet charms
The Snow Queen (1995)
Nov 5, 2010Animation/Fairy-Tale
Lightweight British animated adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale made for children
Ghostboat (2006)
Nov 22, 2008Haunted Submarine
Modestly effective tv mini-series about the crew of a British submarine in the 1980s being taken over by the ghosts from a World War II submarine
Hogfather (2006)
Jun 15, 2008Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation
The first in a series of Terry Pratchett Discworld adaptations for tv. This makes the odd choice of adapting one of the more complex and darker of Pratchett's usually comic books but it works fairly well overall
The Colour of Magic (2008)
Jan 11, 2009Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation
The second live-action tv adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books (in fact combining two books). This is uneven and oddly padded but beautifully produced