Dreamchild
Drama
Fantasy
He loved the child we will never forget...
80-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honour of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice's close friendship with the writer was the creative catalyst for Carroll's most beloved work. However, as Alice reflects on her experiences with the author, she slowly realises the complexity of their bond has had lasting, deeply felt ramifications.
1985-10-04
en
Cast
Director
Gavin Millar
Coral Browne as Alice Hargreaves
Ian Holm as Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll
Peter Gallagher as Jack Dolan
Nicola Cowper as Lucy
Jane Asher as Mrs. Liddell
Amelia Shankley as Little Alice
Imogen Boorman as Lorina
Rupert Wainwright as Hargreaves
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Mr. Duckworth
James Wilby as Baker
Shane Rimmer as Mr. Marl
Olivier Pierre as President of University
Peter Whitman as Radio Producer
Ken Campbell as Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)
Pat Starr as Radio Actress
William Hootkins as First Radio Actor
Alan Shearman as First Reporter
Danny Brainin as Third Reporter/Photographer
Sam Douglas as Fourth Reporter
Scott Hoxby as Second Editor
Ron Berglas as Third Editor
Fulton Mackay as Gryphon (voice)
Alan Bennett as Mock Turtle (voice)
Tony Haygarth as Mad Hatter (voice)
Julie Walters as Dormouse (voice)
Frank Middlemass as Caterpillar (voice)
Michael Sundin as March Hare
Karen Prell as Dormouse
Steve Whitmire as Mock Turtle/Caterpillar