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Strange Magic

Animated fairy tale musical. All manner of chaos erupts when a flower growing on the border between two contrasting kingdoms is used to create a powerful love potion.

Fairy princess Marian is looking forward to her wedding to brave prince Roland. But when a love potion is stolen from the Bog King in the dark half of the forest and he comes looking for revenge, it changes Marianne's plans, and everyone else's.

Featuring the voices of Evan Rachel Wood (Marianne), Alan Cumming (Bog King), Elijah Kelley (Sunny), Meredith Anne Bull (Dawn), Sam Palladio (Roland), Kristin Chenoweth (Sugar Plum Fairy), Alfred Molina (Fairy King), Maya Rudolph (Griselda), Bob Einstein (Stuff) and Peter Stormare (Thang).

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Dec 2022 10:00
BBC Two

Credits

Director Gary Rydstrom
Writer George Lucas

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 2018 09:00
    BBC One
  • Sat 20 Jul 2019 08:50
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 2 Nov 2019 08:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 7 Mar 2020 08:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 30 Dec 2020 09:00
    BBC One
  • New Year's Day 2022 07:55
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 3 Dec 2022 10:00
    BBC Two except Scotland

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