Brambly Hedge The Secret Staircase (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Family

Brambly Hedge

The Secret Staircase (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 25 min | Animation, Family

Wilfred and Primrose discover a secret staircase, but end up getting lost. Can they find their way out in time to recite the traditional poem at the midwinter celebration?

Directors

Brian Little | Jackie Cockle

Writers

Jocelyn Stevenson (screenplay written by) | Jill Barklem (based on the books by)

Producer

Jackie Cockle

Composer

Ernie Wood

Editor

Zyggy Markiewicz

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 26, 1998

Release date

Dec 26, 1998 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Lindsay Narrator (UK) (voice) Narrator (UK) (voice) See fewer	Fierce Creatures (1997)
Neil Morrissey Wilfred Toadflax (UK) / Dusty Dogwood (UK) (voice) Wilfred Toadflax (UK) / Dusty Dogwood (UK) (voice) See fewer	The Bounty (1984)
Charlotte Coleman Primrose Woodmouse (UK) (voice) Primrose Woodmouse (UK) (voice) See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Jim Broadbent Basil (UK) (voice) Basil (UK) (voice) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
June Whitfield Mrs. Apple (UK) (voice) Mrs. Apple (UK) (voice) See fewer	Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Michael Williams Mr. Apple (UK) (voice) Mr. Apple (UK) (voice) See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Rosemary Leach Lady Daisy Woodmouse (UK) / Old Mrs. Eyebright (UK) (voice) Lady Daisy Woodmouse (UK) / Old Mrs. Eyebright (UK) (voice) See fewer	A Room with a View (1985)
Anton Rodgers Lord Woodmouse (UK) (voice) Lord Woodmouse (UK) (voice) See fewer	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Alun Lewis Mr. Toadflax (UK) (voice) Mr. Toadflax (UK) (voice) See fewer	Birds of a Feather (1989)
Noreen Kershaw Mrs. Toadflax (UK) / Mrs. Crustybread (UK) (voice) Mrs. Toadflax (UK) / Mrs. Crustybread (UK) (voice) See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
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Cam Clarke Narrator (US) / Dusty Dogwood (US) / Mr. Apple (US) (voice) (as James Flinders) Narrator (US) / Dusty Dogwood (US) / Mr. Apple (US) (voice) (as James Flinders) See fewer	Akira (1988)
Debi Green Wilfred Toadflax (US) (voice) Wilfred Toadflax (US) (voice) See fewer	The Final Course (2024)
Joyce Kurtz Lady Daisy Woodmouse (US) / Mrs. Toadflax (US) (voice) (as B. G. Mills) Lady Daisy Woodmouse (US) / Mrs. Toadflax (US) (voice) (as B. G. Mills) See fewer	Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
Christy Matthewson Mr. Toadflax (US) (voice) Mr. Toadflax (US) (voice) See fewer	Gift of the Hoopoe (2009)
Deanna Morris Primrose Woodmouse (US) / Poppy Eyebright (US) (voice) Primrose Woodmouse (US) / Poppy Eyebright (US) (voice) See fewer	White T (2013)
Doug Stone Basil (US) / Lord Woodmouse (US) (voice) Basil (US) / Lord Woodmouse (US) (voice) See fewer	Ninja Scroll (1993)
Stephanie Wallace Mrs. Apple (US) / Additional Voices (US) (voice) Mrs. Apple (US) / Additional Voices (US) (voice) See fewer	Dawson's Creek (1998)
William Wenge Additional Voices (US) (voice) Additional Voices (US) (voice) See fewer	Brambly Hedge (1996)