The final BBC adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia was The Silver Chair.
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Barbara Kellerman, who played the Green Lady, also played the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.
Lesley Nicol, who played the Giant Queen, also played Mrs. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.
This was Geoffrey Russell’s final acting role.
The was as an attempt to produce a movie adaptation of The Silver Chair. However, it stalled in development and the entire Narnian property has since been sold to Netflix.
In the book, there is no dragon in the Ruined City of the Giants.
In the book, Rilian doesn’t wear a mask over his face. This was likely done in order to prevent the audience recognising him from the earlier flashback.
In the book, when they escape from the Underground Kingdom it is a winter night, not a summer day.
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