The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase (1988)
Available on region 2 DVD
from 26th January

Synopsis: "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase" was one of my favorite books as a child. I spent long winter afternoons curled up in a corner with a cup of hot chocolate, following the adventures of Bonnie and Sylvia as they attempted to thwart the evil Miss Slycarp.

The book was able to give the viewer a sense of the dangerous and otherworldly. The evening they spend too long ice-skating on the stream, the black shapes materializing from the darkness, the violent stops the train must make in order to avoid wolves.

All these lent the story its subtle charm. Even as an adult, I still enjoy perusing the familiar pages.

Cast: Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Emily Hudson, Aleks Darowska, Geraldine James, Richard O'Brien, Jane Horrocks
Runtime: 92 min