The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film) video. The CBS program had 37 million viewers. It would win an Emmy Award. The only actor to appear in both versions was Stephen Thorne (who portrayed Aslan). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an animated television film that was broadcast on CBS in 1979, based on the novel of the same name by C. S. Lewis. When four children Lucy, Susan, Edmund and Peter stumble into an old Wardrobe they find themselves in a magical land called Narnia with talking animals, fauns, hags, the Wicked White Witch and
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) done or who he had met. He first had his suspicions about Edmund when first seeing him, as he "had the look of one who had been with the witch". The Beavers realise that the Witch will soon come after them and prepare for their journey to meet Aslan at the Stone Table. Edmund arrives at the Witch's house - the Witch is furious that he came alone and even more furious when he tells her that Aslan has come to Narnia. The Witch sends Maugrim to kill the Beavers and Edmund's siblings. When Maugrim and another wolf arrive at