Gulliver's Travels (TV Miniseries) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Gulliver's Travels is a TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. This miniseries is notable for being one of the very few adaptations of Swift's novel to feature all four voyages. The miniseries aired in the UK on channel 4, and in USA on NBC in February 1996. The miniseries stars Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Warwick Davis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kate Maberly, Tom Sturridge and Nicholas Lyndhurst. It was shot in England and Portugal. In this version, Dr. Gulliver has returned to his family after a long absence. The action shifts back and forth between flashbacks of his travels and the present where he is telling the story of his travel and has been committed to an insane asylum. While the miniseries remains faithful to the novel, the ending has been changed slightly for a more upbeat interpretation of Gulliver's travel. The series won 5 Emmy Awards including in the Best Miniseries category.