The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel (also published as The Battle for Castle Cockatrice) is a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which children are transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. They are aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.

Contents

• The talking parcel pt 1 5
• Pbs long ago and far away the talking parcel program 27 part 1 of 2
• Film adaptation
• Voice cast
• References

Film adaptation

It was made into an animated feature for television by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1978, debuting on ITV. However, the film differs from the book mainly by introducing only one human protagonist, the girl Penelope.

Voice cast

Lisa Norris ... Penelope

Freddie Jones ... Parrot

Mollie Sugden ... Hortense, the Flying Train

Roy Kinnear ... Ethelred

Edward Kelsey ... H.H. Junketbury

Windsor Davies ... Chief Cockatrice

Michael Hordern ... Oswald, the Sea Serpent

Peter Woodthorpe ... Werewolf

Harvey Ashby ... Duke Wensleydale

Raymond Mason

Daphne Oxenford