A Radio Times cover on the program
The Box of Delights is BBC's six-episode Christmas-themed mini-series, based on John Masefield's 1935 novel, directed by Renny Rye, and starring Devin Stanfield, Patrick Troughton, Robert Stephens, Geoffrey Larder, Jonathan Stevens, Joanna Dukes, Heidi Burton and Flora Page.
Summary[]
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Kay Harker is returning from boarding school when he finds himself mixed up in a battle to possess a magical box. It allows the owner to shrink in size, to fly swiftly, to go into the past and to experience the magical wonders contained within the box.
The current owner of the box is an old Punch and Judy man called Cole Hawlings whom Kay meets at the railway station. They develop an instant rapport which leads Cole to confide that he is being chased by a man called Abner Brown and his gang. For safety, Cole entrusts the box to Kay. The schoolboy then goes on to have many adventures as he protects the box from those who wish to use it for bad deeds.
Episodes[]
- "When the Wolves Were Running"
- "Where Shall the 'Nighted Showman Go?"
- "In Darkest Cellars Underneath"
- "The Spider in the Web"
- "Beware of Yesterday"
- "Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark"
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