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The Ghost of Faffner Hall is a children's television series from Jim Henson Productions and the British ITV company Tyne Tees Television which aired from August 16, 1989 to November 11, 1989 in the UK, and slightly later in the US. The puppets for this show were created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and the series was recorded at the Tyne Tees Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne and directed by Tony Kysh, then senior director within that company's children's department.
Original Release
09/11/1989
US Release
09/11/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Hunt | Wild Impresario |
| Karen Prell | Mimi |
| Louise Gold | Fughetta Faffner |
| Mike Quinn | Riff |
| Mak Wilson | Farkas Faffner |
| Richard Coombs | Ray / Zookeeper |
| Mark Knopfler | Self |
| James Taylor | Self |
| Joni Mitchell | Self |
| Thomas Dolby | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Body Is an Instrument | Monday, 11 September 1989 |
| 2 | Delighting in Sounds | Monday, 18 September 1989 |
| 3 | Sounds Become Music | Monday, 25 September 1989 |
| 4 | Music Is More Than Technique | Monday, 02 October 1989 |
| 5 | The Voice Is an Instrument | Monday, 09 October 1989 |
| 6 | Reacting to Sounds | Monday, 16 October 1989 |
| 7 | If You Can Play, It's an Instrument | Monday, 23 October 1989 |
| 8 | Improvised Music | Monday, 30 October 1989 |
| 9 | Notation: The Sign That Gets the Sound | Monday, 06 November 1989 |
| 10 | Discovering New Sounds | Monday, 13 November 1989 |
| 11 | Music Brings Us Together | |
| 12 | The Power of Music | Monday, 27 November 1989 |
| 13 | Anyone Can Make Music | Monday, 04 December 1989 |
Directors
Writers
Patrick Barlow, David Angus, Jocelyn Stevenson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Hunt | Wild Impresario |
| Karen Prell | Mimi |
| Louise Gold | Fughetta Faffner |
| Mike Quinn | Riff |
| Mak Wilson | Farkas Faffner |
| Richard Coombs | Ray / Zookeeper |
| Mark Knopfler | Self |
| James Taylor | Self |
| Joni Mitchell | Self |
| Thomas Dolby | Self |
| Ry Cooder | Self |
| David Rudman | Earl the Dragon |
| George Martin | Self |
| Bobby McFerrin | Self |
| Los Lobos | Themselves |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Self |
| Youssou N'Dour | Self |
| Julia Fordham | Self |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Themselves |
| Patrick Moraz | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jim Henson | Executive Producer |
| Jocelyn Stevenson | Producer |
