The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (BBC, 1988)

The book's story, told in six episodes. The four Pevensie siblings, sent to the countryside during the war, find Narnia at the back of a wardrobe. Lucy meets Mr. Tumnus. Edmund lets himself be bought by the White Witch, who keeps the land in a winter without Christmas. The Beavers lead Peter, Susan and Lucy to Aslan. The lion trades his life for Edmund's on the Stone Table and comes back the next morning. He brings down the Witch in battle, and the four become kings and queens at Cair Paravel. As adults, they wander back into the wardrobe and come out as children in the professor's house. It's the version closest to C. S. Lewis's text, with puppets, costumes and period video effects.

1. Behind the scenesA lion with people inside

   Aslan is a giant puppet costume worked by two performers inside it. Ronald Pickup does the voice.

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2. Behind the scenesThe four siblings

   Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott and Sophie Wilcox play Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The series premiered on BBC One in November 1988, in 6 half-hour episodes.

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3. SetupRemember the Witch's face

   Barbara Kellerman, the White Witch, isn't done with the series. She comes back in later seasons in other roles.

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