''The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe'' is a ten-part serial adaptation of

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's 1950

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956). Among all the ...

'', which aired on ITV in 1967.

Background

The series was produced by Pamela Lonsdale and adapted for television by

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. Original music was provided by Paul Lewis and the programme, and the costumes, were designed by Neville Green. The programme was made for the ITV network by

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. The animals were all portrayed by actors in costume, not unlike the later BBC adaptation. Only two episodes, the first and eighth, are known to still survive today.Down, Richard: ''The New Improved Guide To Telefantasy Transmission Dates And Archive Holdings'', p. 72. Richard Down, 1992.

Main cast

* Zuleika Robson —

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— Lucy * Jack Woolgar — Professor * Paul Waller — Peter * Edward McMurray —

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* Elizabeth Wallace —

The White Witch Jadis is the main antagonist of '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (1950) and ''The Magician's Nephew'' (1955) in C. S. Lewis's series, ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. She is commonly referred to as the White Witch in ''The Lion, the Witch an ...

* George Claydon — Ginarrbrik * Susan Field — Mrs. Beaver * Jimmy Gardner — Mr. Beaver *

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* Robert Booth — Maugrim * Angus Lennie — Mr. Tumnus

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