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''Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' is the second series of ''

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television in 1989, is an adaptation of two of C. S. Lewis's ''

'' novels: ''

Prince Caspian ''Prince Caspian'' (originally published as ''Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia'') is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951. It was the second published of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of N ...

'' (1951) and ''

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1952. It was the third published of seven novels in '' The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956). Macmillan US published a ...

'' (1952).

Cast

* Richard Dempsey as

Peter Pevensie Peter Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' book series. Peter appears in three of the seven books; as a child and a principal character in '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' and ''Prince Caspian' ...

*Sophie Cook as Susan Pevensie * Jonathan R. Scott as

Edmund Pevensie Edmund "Ed" Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. He is a principal character in three of the seven books (''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', '' Prince Caspian'', and ''The Voyage of the Da ...

* Sophie Wilcox as

Lucy Pevensie Lucy Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. She is the youngest of the four Pevensie children, and the first to find the Wardrobe entrance to Narnia in '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. O ...

* Jean Marc Perret as

* Robert Lang as King Miraz *Angela Barlow as Queen Prunaprismia *

Henry Woolf Henry Woolf, (20 January 1930 – 11 November 2021) was a British actor, theatre director, and teacher of acting, drama, and theatre who lived in Canada. He was a longtime friend and collaborator of 2005 Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, having st ...

as Dr. Cornelius *Julie Peters (puppet performance) and

Joanna David Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English actress, best known for her television work. Life David was born in Lancaster, England, to Davida Elizabeth (''née'' Nesbitt) and John Almond Hacking. In 1971, she ...

(voice) as Trufflehunter * George Claydon as Nikabrik * Big Mick as Trumpkin *

William Todd-Jones William Todd-Jones (born 1958) is a Welsh puppeteer, puppet designer, performer, director, movement consultant and writer for film, television and theatre in the UK and abroad. As an environmentalist, Todd-Jones is a longstanding patron of the w ...

as Glenstorm *

Warwick Davis Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970) is an English actor. He played the title character in ''Willow'' (1988) and the ''Leprechaun'' film series (1993–2003), several characters in the ''Star Wars'' film series (1983–2019), most nota ...

Reepicheep Reepicheep the Mouse is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' by C. S. Lewis. He appears as a minor character in '' Prince Caspian'' and as a major character in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', and ...

Ailsa Berk Ailsa Berk is a British dancer, actress, and puppeteer. She is well known for playing Aslan on British television with William Todd Jones in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' television serial which was aired by the BBC from 1988 to 1990. Berk has ...

and

Tim Rose Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002) (unofficial website by long-term correspondent of Rose's) was an American singer and songwriter who spent much of his life in London, England, and had more success in E ...

(puppet performance) and

Ronald Pickup Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in ''Doctor Who''. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific sta ...

(voice) as Aslan *

Joe McGann Joseph McGann (born 24 July 1958) is an English actor. His roles include the lead role of Charlie Burrows, the "housekeeper" in the TV comedy series '' The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996), '' Night and Day'' and his voice role as Sir Gideon Ofnir ...

as Lord Glozelle *Rory Edwards as Lord Sopespian *

Barbara Kellerman Barbara Rose Kellerman (originally spelt Kellermann; born 30 December 1949) is an English actress, known for her film and television roles. She trained at Rose Bruford College. Kellerman was born in Manchester, Lancashire. Her Jewish fath ...

as Old Hag * Martin Stone as Wolfman *

David Thwaites David Barry Thwaites (born 16 June 1976) is a British actor and producer. In 1989, aged 13, he appeared as Eustace Scrubb in the BBC's adaptation of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. A year later he reprised this role in '' The Silver Chair (1 ...

Eustace Scrubb Eustace Clarence Scrubb is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''Chronicles of Narnia''. He appears in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''The Silver Chair'', and '' The Last Battle''. In ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', he is accompani ...

Samuel West Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, narrator and theatre director. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor across theatre, film, television and radio. He often appears as reciter with orche ...

as King Caspian *

John Hallam John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006) was a British character actor, who frequently played hard men or military types. Early life John Hallam was born, the son of a superintendent at London Docklands, in 19 ...

as Captain Drinian * Guy Fithen as Rhince *Neale S. McGrath as Rynelf *Marcus Eyre as Pug *Roger McKern as Tacks *Pavel Douglas as Lord Bern *Jared Morgan as Gatekeeper *John Quarmby as Gumpas *

as Dragon * Jack Purvis and Kenny Baker as Dufflepuds *

Preston Lockwood Reginald Herbert Lockwood (30 October 1912 – 24 April 1996), known professionally as Preston Lockwood, was an English radio and television actor. The only son of bus driver Herbert Lewis Lockwood and his wife Ethel May (née Preston), Lockwood ...

as Goriakin *

Christopher Godwin Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s. TV and recording career He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of '' Softly, Softly''. He ...

as Lord Rhoop *

Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar is a British and American actress. She is known for her television roles as Sam Black in the second series of ''Press Gang'', as Margaret Tudor in the first season of ''The Tudors'', as Lady Tremaine in the seventh season of '' ...

as Princess *

Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series '' ...

as Ramandu

Production

Scenes for ''Prince Caspian'' were filmed at

Arley railway station Arley railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line in Worcestershire, situated just over the River Severn from the village of Upper Arley; a footbridge crosses the river to link the station to the village. The station ...

, Hawkstone Park and

Pembroke Castle Pembroke Castle ( cy, Castell Penfro) is a medieval castle in the centre of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. The castle was the original family seat of the Earldom of Pembroke. A Grade I listed building since 1951, it underwent major restorati ...

. The parts of the series used in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' were filmed in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

throughout summer 1989. The majority of the four ''Dawn Treader'' episodes were shot on location in Milford Haven, including scenes filmed aboard the ''Dawn Treader'' and for scenes set on Dragon Island. The cast and crew travelled to

Tresco, Isles of Scilly Tresco ( kw, Enys Skaw, meaning "island of elder-trees") is the second-biggest island of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, England. It is in size, measuring about by . History In early times one group of islands was in the possession of a con ...

for scenes taking place on fictional Doorn Island. Tresco Abbey Gardens and Plas Newydd stood in for Narrowhaven and Dufflepud Island respectively. The rest of the series was shot in

Ealing Studios Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever s ...

, including some scenes taking place on the deck of the ''Dawn Treader''. Warwick Davis portrayed the martial mouse Reepicheep in the production and would later go on to play the character of Nikabrik in the 2008 film ''

''. According to Samuel West who played King Caspian, he stole one of Warwick Davis' latex prop noses and kept it after production ended. Despite having naturally curly hair, West also wore a wig during production.

Episodes

Prince Caspian

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Awards

1990

* BAFTA for Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) - Nominated *BAFTA for Best Make Up - Nominated *BAFTA for Best Design - Nominated *BAFTA for Best Costume Design - Nominated *BAFTA for Best Video Lighting - Nominated *BAFTA for Best Video Cameraman - Nominated

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989 TV serial) TV 1989 BBC children's television shows Television shows based on children's books 1989 British television series debuts 1989 British television series endings Television shows filmed in Wales Television shows filmed in England