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The Magician's House

The Magician's House

★ 6.0/10•1999•30m•12•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Family•Drama
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Cousins William, Mary, and Alice stay at their uncle's old house, Golden House, and discover a hidden room where they meet Stephen Tyler, a 16th-century magician who has travelled through time. They must help him protect the valley from his wicked apprentice, Matthew Morden, who seeks to disrupt the magical and ecological balance.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 31, 1999

Episodes

E130m

ONE

Three children, Mary Green and her cousins William and Alice Constant, arrive with her Uncle Jack at Mary's father's home, Golden House, in the forests of Wales' Golden Valley, to spend their Christmas holidays. Once there they meet a 400-year-old magician who has been waiting for their help.

Oct 31, 1999

E230m

TWO

The evil Morden, the magician's former apprentice, sends a talking rat from the year 1590 to the present. Not only does this upset the balance of time, but the rat persuades Mary that her pregnant stepmother Phoebe is a witch who has cast a spell over her father. Meanwhile, William and Alice try to befriend Meg Lewis, an elderly animal activist, who warns the children about the valley's evil badger hunters.

Nov 7, 1999

E330m

THREE

Still under Morden's rat's influence, Mary hides her stepmother Phoebe's protective talisman and arranges for her to have an accident. Alice suspects that Mary is subverting their efforts to find the rat. Meg Lewis worries that badger hunters plan to dig out and torture the valley's rare golden badgers.

Nov 14, 1999

E430m

FOUR

Trapped in the cellar by Morden's rat, Phoebe goes into labor during a blinding snowstorm. Going for help, William receives assistance from the valley's magical animals.

Nov 21, 1999

E530m

FIVE

Morden manages to project his consciousness from the year 1590 into the present, and Mary discovers the truth about her rat friend as Morden inhabits the creature and starts to assemble an army of rat followers to attack Golden House.

Nov 28, 1999

E630m

SIX

Alice seeks comfort from Spot the dog, unaware that he is now inhabited by Morden. The children race to an abandoned quarry, where Tyler the Magician has challenged his evil apprentice Morden to a final battle.

Dec 5, 1999

Actors

Katie Stuart

Katie Stuart

Mary Green

Olivia Coles

Alice Constant

Steven Webb

Steven Webb

William Constant

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Stephen Tyler

Christopher Redman

Christopher Redman

Matthew Morden

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

Jack Green

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Meg Lewis

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

The Rat (voice)

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Jasper the Owl (voice)

John-Paul Macleod

John-Paul Macleod

Spot the Dog (voice)

Gary Martin

Gary Martin

Cinnabar the Fox (voice)

Robert Wisden

Robert Wisden

Charles Morden

Kendall Cross

Kendall Cross

Phoebe Taylor

Jesse Moss

Jesse Moss

Mark Morden

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