The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967 TV serial) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967 TV serial) The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe is a ten-part serial adaptation of C. S. Lewis's fantasy novel "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", that aired on ITV in 1967. The series was produced by Pamela Lonsdale and adapted for television by Trevor Preston. Original music was provided by Paul Lewis and the programme, and the costumes, were designed by Neville Green. The programme was made for the ITV network by ABC Television. The animals were all portrayed by actors in costume, not unlike the later BBC adaptation. Only
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the Mouse." In the fable, a lion catches a mouse, but the mouse persuades the lion to release him, promising that the favor would be rewarded. Later in the story, he gnaws through the lion's bonds after he has been captured by hunters. It is also reminiscent of a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Pit and the Pendulum," in which a prisoner is freed when rats gnaw through his bonds. In a later book, "Prince Caspian," we learn that as reward for their actions, mice gained the same intelligence and speech as other Narnian animals. One of the