Hugh Laurie (
House), Ian Holm ("Bilbo" in
The Lord of the Rings), Sir Derek Jacobi ("Nicodemus" of
The Secret of NIMH) & Richard Griffiths ("Uncle Vernon" of the
Harry Potter films) are among the many wonderful actors voicing roles in The BBC's '90s series
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends. You'll also find the voices of Prunella Scales (
Fawlty Towers), Patricia Routledge (
Keeping Up Appearances) and June Whitfield (
Absolutely Fabulous) among Beatrix Potter's creations.
The BBC and Warner Home Video are bringing these to DVD in North America on
February 12th, as a 3-disc box set labeled
The Beatrix Potter Collection. Cost is $29.98 SRP for the package, seen below, which runs 225 minutes. Hopping along right behind this set will be the three individual packages, to get each disc seperately for $9.98 SRP each. Those releases, labeled
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, The Tale of Pigling Bland and Other Stories and
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Other Stories, will each have 3 stories and run 75 minutes per disc. They also ship on Feb. 12th.
"Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter." So begins the first of Beatrix Potter's Original Peter Rabbit Tales, which have been translated into 35 languages and have achieved international success in more than 117 countries worldwide. The beautiful illustrations are magically brought to life in this captivating series, including a live action introduction featuring Niamh Cusack as Beatrix Potter, specially tailored for each story. Each episode invites us to join the exciting adventures of a beloved group of characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle- Duck and of course, Peter Rabbit!
