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

Brambly Hedge

The Secret Staircase (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 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) | Jill Barklem (books) (as Jill Barlem)

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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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Lindsay Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Fierce Creatures (1997)
Neil Morrissey Wilfred Toadflax (voice) Wilfred Toadflax (voice) See fewer	The Bounty (1984)
Charlotte Coleman Primrose Woodmouse (voice) Primrose Woodmouse (voice) See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Jim Broadbent Basil (voice) Basil (voice) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
June Whitfield Mrs. Apple (voice) Mrs. Apple (voice) See fewer	Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Michael Williams Mr. Apple (voice) Mr. Apple (voice) See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Rosemary Leach Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) See fewer	A Room with a View (1985)
Anton Rodgers Lord Woodmouse (voice) Lord Woodmouse (voice) See fewer	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Alun Lewis Mr. Toadflax (voice) Mr. Toadflax (voice) See fewer	Birds of a Feather (1989)
Noreen Kershaw Mrs. Toadflax / Mrs Crustybread (voice) Mrs. Toadflax / Mrs Crustybread (voice) See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Kate Harbour Additional Voices (voice) Additional Voices (voice) See fewer	Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (2023)
David Holt Additional Voices (voice) Additional Voices (voice) See fewer	Watership Down (1999)