Grim Tales
“Once Upon a Time...”
Grim Tales is an animated British television program based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, featuring Rik Mayall as the storyteller dressed in his pyjamas and dressing gown. The twenty-two episodes were broadcast on ITV from 1989 to 1991,The series is rated TV-14 the released on video and audio cassette, with the slightly different title Grimm Tales.
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- Ep 1
1.The Three Feathers
14-04-198910mOnce upon a time there was a king who had ruled wisely, but he knew his time had come. The king had three sons, the two oldest considered themselves more cleaver and wise than the...
- Ep 2
2.The Spirit in the Bottle
21-04-198910mThere was once a wood cutter who's wife had died and had an only son. Despite being so poor the wood cutter was determind to send to the boy to school. But the money he saved wasn'...
- Ep 3
3.The Hare and the Hedgehog
28-04-198910mWhile taking a walk out in the field to steal some of the farmer's turnips, a Hedgehog is met by a Hare stealing some cabbages. The Hare being very boastful and egocentric makes fu...
- Ep 4
4.The Valiant Little Tailor
05-05-198910mThere was once a tailor about to sit down to his toast and jam, but his food attracted the flies and as soon as they smelled the jam they swarmed down in a cloud. ""Hey! Who invite...
- Ep 5
5.Rapunzel
12-05-198910mA couple fall foul of a witch and must give up their daughter to her; years later she is imprisoned in a tower.
- Ep 6
6.The Fisherman and His Wife
19-05-198910mThe tale of an honest fisherman and his greedy wife who find an enchanted, wish-granting fish.
- Ep 7
7.The Three Little Men in the Wood
26-05-198910m - Ep 8
8.Hansel and Gretel
02-06-198910m - Ep 9
9.Rumpelstiltskin
09-06-198910m - Ep 10
10.The Twelve Huntsmen
16-06-198910m - Ep 11
11.Sweet Porridge
23-06-198910m - Ep 12
12.The Three Doctors
30-06-198910m
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