Grim Tales

2 Seasons 1989 - 1991 NR 11m 8.9

Comedian and actor Rik Mayall energetically narrates a series of stories adapted from the tales written by the Brothers Grimm

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Three Feathers

1. The Three Feathers

Aired: Apr 14, 1989

A dying king gives three quests to his three sons to decide who the heir to t...

Episode 5 Rapunzel

5. Rapunzel

Aired: May 12, 1989

Rapunzel, a girl kidnapped as a baby by an evil witch and locked away in a to...

Episode 8 Hansel and Gretel

8. Hansel and Gretel

Aired: Jun 2, 1989

Abandoned by their impoverished parents, wily brother and sister run into a w...

Episode 9 Rumpelstiltskin

9. Rumpelstiltskin

Aired: Jun 9, 1989

Forced to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold for the gr...

Episode 10 The Twelve Huntsmen

10. The Twelve Huntsmen

Aired: Jun 16, 1989

Princess Finella disguises herself as one of king Stefan's huntsmen to be clo...

Episode 11 Sweet Porridge

11. Sweet Porridge

Aired: Jun 23, 1989

Rik beats his chair for playing his guitar, improvises a sad tale of Horace t...

Episode 12 The Three Doctors

12. The Three Doctors

Aired: Jun 30, 1989

Three braggadocios doctors try to prove to a skeptical innkeeper that they ar...


Main Cast

Info about Grim Tales

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy