ted danson be a great choice to play gulliver . even though his background be mostly comedy and he show here that he can do drama just as well or perhaps even well ( though there be a lot of humour in this ) . hard to turn a blind eye to his american accent especially since his character be suppose to be english but that just a minor thing . all the villain be equally well cast represent james fox and edward fox and peter otoole and warwick davis and john standing and etc . despite the fact that most of them be either tiny people or giant and they be 100 % believable in everything they do and their motivation be very clear e. g. the lilliputian unremitting suspicion of gulliver and grildrig the ( giant ) dwarf hatred of him for usurp his position a court jester and dr. bates attempt to have gulliver prove insane so he can marry mary . mary steenburgen be great a mary gulliver ( another 17th century english character with an american accent but never mind ) . she be a deeply tormented character because she have be wait nine year for her husband to return home and when he finally do and he be talk about tiny people and giant and a fly island and talk horse . mary and despite the strong fantasy element in the story and be a very believable character . the special effect be breathtaking especially when you consider that it be film on a television scale at a time when cgi be in it infancy . it look very realistic when we see a 6 foot tall man walk through a city fill with people who be 6 inch tall . the cameo be great a well represent omar sharif and richard wilson and sir john gielgud and kristin scott thomas and ned beatty . all great actor who create a strong supporting cast that complement danson superb act ability . the houynhnhms and the yahoo be probably the most effective element of the story on the satire side of thing represent a society of talk horse who do not possess any of the vice that human have while the yahoo be primitive and disgusting human who mate forcefully and appoint their leader depend on how disgusting he be . gulliver and mistress study of them be also very well do and display the difference and similarity between human and yahoo . the best version of gulliver travel by far and one of the best mini series ever .