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TV series / 2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Episode directors
Brian Henson
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.
The story
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.
The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
Season details
The bones of a giant are discovered turing Jack Robinson's life upside down, teaching him the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix a greedy ancestor's mistakes.
Cast
Matthew ModineJack Robinson
Vanessa RedgraveCountess Wilhelmina
Mia SaraOndine
Daryl HannahThespee
Jon VoightSiggy
Richard AttenboroughMagog
Bill BarrettaThunderdell
Honor BlackmanJules
Jim CarterOdin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
James CordenBran - Thunderdell's Son
JJ FeildYoung Jack
Jonathan HydeDussan
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Anton LesserVidas Merlinis
Julia McKenzieJack's Mum
Nicholas BeveneyCernos
Roger BlakeGiant Thor
Mel CobbJournalist
Frank BakerForensic Doctor
Josh ColeOperator #1
Richard CubisonCurious Patron
Leo DolanConstruction Foreman
Tom EllisBigger Boy #1
Fraser FlinthamBigger Boy #2
Oliver Ford DaviesDr. Newman
Jerry HarteBoard Member
Richard HuwJack's Father
Rosalind KnightHag Woman
Joseph LongAntonio
Adam FogertyLead Warrior
Marc GoodhallCavern Guard
Andrew GraingerArmed Policeman
Peter GuinnessHall Cryer
Sam HalpennyTaxi Driver
Edward HighmorePlayground Dad
Freddie HighmorePlayground Son
Lisa KaySecurity Woman
Vincent MarzelloSprague
Roger MorlidgeConstruction Worker #2
Carl PizzieOperator #2
David J. NichollsRagnar
Iain RogersonGuard
Lynda RookeHostess
Cyril ShapsBent Little Man
Rachel ShelleyBrunette
Alisdair SimpsonParamedic
Lolly SusiMiss Gilgrin
Tomas ShepherdSix-Year-Old Jack
Craig StokeLimo Driver
Jason ThorpeMaitre D'
Jemma WoodmanNewsreader (voice)
Brian HensonGalaga (voice)
Clare Angelini HeatherWedding Guest (uncredited)
Glen DaviesConstruction Worker #1
Glen DaviesConstruction Worker #1
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