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2001 multi-national TV series or program

I Was a Rat
Also known as	Cinderella and Me
Genre	Children's Drama Fantasy
Based on	I Was a Rat!: or, The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault the Brothers Grimm
Written by	Richard Carpenter Philip Pullman
Directed by	Laurie Lynd
Starring	Calum Worthy Brenda Fricker Tom Conti Ned Beatty Stephen Ouimette
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Andy Rowley
Running time	55 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	9 December (2001-12-09) – 23 December 2001 (2001-12-23)

I Was a Rat, also known as Cinderella and Me, is a children's drama television series broadcast on BBC One from 9 to 23 December 2001, based on the popular 1999 children's novel I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman, in turn based on the folk tale Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, to which it serves as a stand-alone sequel. It was aired in the Sunday tea-time slot which traditionally accommodates a children's drama series in the run-up to Christmas. The series was produced by Andy Rowley and starred Calum Worthy in the leading role, alongside Tom Conti and Brenda Fricker. It was adapted by Richard Carpenter, who won a BAFTA award for the work.

Synopsis

The series is set in the early 1920s, telling the tale of a young boy with a mysterious past who claims to be a rat. He is taken in off the streets by elderly couple Bob (Conti) and Joan (Fricker) who name him Roger and it soon becomes obvious that he is no ordinary child.

Cast and characters

Calum Worthy as Roger/Ratty
Brenda Fricker as Joan Jones
Tom Conti as Bob Jones
Ned Beatty as Mudduck
Stephen Ouimette as Wheedle
Katie Blake as Lady Aurelia Ashington/Mary Jane Potts
James Millard as Prince Richard
Karl Pruner as Julian
Richard Graham as Charlie
Denis Lill as Sergeant Piggles
Don McKellar as Oliver Tapscrew

References

Anne, Heidi (28 March 2011). "SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: I Was a Rat". Surlalunefairytales.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
"Explore the Awards". Bafta.org. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
"I was a Rat by Philip Pullman: book review". Readingmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
"I was a Rat – review". Headliners. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

External links

I Was a Rat at IMDb

"Cinderella" by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm

Universe

Characters	Buttons Cinderella Ugly sisters Fairy godmother Wicked stepmother Prince Charming
National variation	Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (Malay and Indonesian) Beauty and Pock Face (Chinese) Chūjō-hime (Japanese) Fair, Brown and Trembling (Irish) Finette Cendron (French) The Green Knight (Danish) Katie Woodencloak (Norwegian) Kongjwi and Patjwi (Korean) Maria (Philippines) Ochikubo Monogatari (Japanese) "Rhodopis" (Greek) Rushen Coatie (Scottish) The Sharp Grey Sheep (Scottish) The Story of Tấm and Cám (Vietnamese) Sumiyoshi Monogatari (Japanese) The True Bride (German) The Wonderful Birch (Russian) Ye Xian (Chinese)
Related	Jacinda Vidrio Catskin Into the Woods Into the Woods (2014 film) Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Disney's characters Stop! Look! and Laugh! Waltz Suite Black Cinderella Two Goes East Cinderella's Stepsister Cinderella (sports) Lying to Be Perfect Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha (2009) Cinderella's Eyes (2011) Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Male versions	Askeladden or Boots (Norwegian) Fire Boy (Japanese)

Media

Films

Cinderella (1899)
Cinderella or the Glass Slipper (1912)
Cinderella (1914)
A Lowland Cinderella (1921)
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)
Ella Cinders (1926)
The Magic Shoes (1935)
First Love (1939)
Princess Cinderella (1941)
Cinderella (1947)
The Glass Slipper (1955)
Cinderella (1955)
Cinderfella (1960)
Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
More Than a Miracle (1967)
Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973)
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Cinderella (1979)
Cinderella '80 (1984)
Maid to Order (1987)
Lua de Cristal (1990)
If the Shoe Fits (1990)
Ever After (1998)
Ella Enchanted (2004)
Cinderella (2006)
Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale (2010)
Rags (2012)
Cinderella (2021)
Sneakerella (2022)

A Cinderella Story series	A Cinderella Story (2004) Another Cinderella Story (2008) Once Upon a Song (2011) If the Shoe Fits (2016) Christmas Wish (2019) Starstruck (2021)
Disney's Cinderella	Cinderella (1950) Dreams Come True (2002) A Twist in Time (2007) Cinderella (2015)
Animation	Cinderella Blues (1931) Poor Cinderella (1934) Cinderella Meets Fella (1938) Swing Shift Cinderella (1945) Ancient Fistory (1953) Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964) Cinderella (1979) The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981) The Magic Riddle (1991) Happily N'Ever After (2007) Year of the Fish (2008) Cinderella the Cat (2017) Charming (2018) Cinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)