Box of Delights
Classic Christmassy childrens cult series coming out on DVD.
Released on DVD for the first time on 1st November, The Box of Delights is based on a novel by John Masefield and stars Devin Stanfield as Kay Harker.
Given a tatty old box by a mysterious Punch and Judy man (Patrick Troughton), he discovers that the box has the power to transport the bearer through space and time - and finds himself having to protect it from the evil Abner Brown (Robert Stephens) and his band of wolves.
The release also contains the following extras:
- Specially recorded reunion interview with the Director, Renny Rye and Devin Stansfield
- Behind the Scenes Archive from 1984
- Blue Peter Interview with Devin Stansfield, Simon Barry and Patrick Troughton
- Take Two Interview with Renny Rye
- Pebble Mill Interview with Robin Lobb who created the special effects, Alan Seymour who wrote the screenplay, and Devin Stansfield
- Box of Delights trivia quiz
- Photo gallery
- Profile of John Masefield
For more on The Box of Delights, take a look at our I Love TV section on the series by clicking the link below.
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