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| Air Date | July 30, 1989 |
| Written by | Anthony Minghella, from an early German folk tale |
| Director | Steve Barron |
Sapsorrow
Storyteller Sapsorrow 1 clip from official Henson YouTube
"Sapsorrow" originally aired as the second half of episode 109 of The Jim Henson Hour.
Upon fleeing her kingdom to escape an arranged marriage with her own father, the lovely Princess Sapsorrow toils in the kitchen of a faraway palace disguised as an ugly hag. Her masquerade takes on a different purpose, however, when Sapsorrow falls in love with the prince.
Cast[]
- Alison Doody as Sapsorrow
- James Wilby as Prince
- Jennifer Saunders as Badsister 1
- Dawn French as Badsister 2
- Geoffrey Bayldon as King
- Tim Barker as Minister
- David Greenaway, Robert Tygner, Mak Wilson as Badger, Squirrel, and Birds
- Kate Williams as Chief Maid
- Angus Barnett as Servant 1
- Dawn Archibald as Servant 2
- Edward Tudor-Pole as Page
- Robin Summers as Town Crier
- Craig Givens, Anita Griffin, Matthew Hawkins, Caroline Pope, Barbara Rhodes, Arthur Sweet as Dancers
- Mike Edmonds (uncredited) as Tailor
Notes[]
- This episode's story is derived from tale tpe 510B in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, "The Father Who Wanted to Marry His Daughter", which is classified as a Cinderella subvariant. The story is a composite of multiple 510B stories, though the one with the greatest influence is "All-Kinds-Of-Fur" collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is likely the "early German folk tale" referenced by the title card.
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