FairyTale: A True Story

Phoebe Nicholls as Polly Wright Anna Chancellor as Peter Pan David Calder as Harold Snelling Lynn Farleigh as Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher Benjamin Whitrow as Mr. Binley Tom Sturridge as Hab, a Fairy Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini Bill Nighy as Edward Gardner Peter Mullan as Sergeant Farmer Guy Witcher as Denis Doyle Peter Wight as Newspaper Editor Bill Stewart as Chess MC Mel Gibson as Frances' Father (uncredited) Peter O'Toole as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Tim McInnerny as John Ferret, a Reporter Bob Peck as Harry Briggs Barbara Hicks as City Woman Florence Hoath as Elsie Wright Joseph May as Houdini's Assistant Anton Lesser as Wounded Corporal Paul McGann as Arthur Wright Paul Popplewell as Second Soldier Tom Georgeson as Reporter Anthony Calf as Geoffrey Hodson

Zbigniew Preisner Original Music Composer Selwyn Roberts Co-Producer Peter Swords King Makeup Artist, Hairstylist Charles Sturridge Director Wendy Finerman Producer Tom McLoughlin Writer, Co-Producer