The Storyteller recounts the time he was caught making a fool of the royal cook and, as punishment meted out by the King, must tell one story a day for a year. All goes well until the very last day when he suffers from storyteller's block.

Cast

John Hurt

The Storyteller

Bryan Pringle

Cook

John Kavanagh

Beggar

Brenda Blethyn

The Storyteller's Wife

Richard Vernon

King

Sarah Crowden

Queen

Arthur Hewlett

Page

Brian Henson

The Storyteller's Dog