Saturday 22 February 2014

Peter Pan and the Pirates

Today's next show is a spin on the classic tale of Peter Pan by J.M Barrie, Peter Pan and the Pirates!



The television show focuses as much on the pirates as it does on Peter Pan. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee traditionally are the only pirates who receive any attention in the story, but here, the other crew members of the Jolly Roger (Robert Mullins, Alf Mason, Gentleman Ignatious Starkey, Billy Jukes, and Cookson) are given distinct personalities and character development. A real force to be reckoned with, Hook is a powerful, temperamental, cultured, intelligent, and charming pirate with an insatiable thirst for vengeance. Some attention was also given to the Native American characters (no longer called Redskins). They and their customs were often featured in the storyline.

Fun Fact - Tim Curry provided the voice for Captian Hook in the incarnation of the classic tale!

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