Miniseries · NBC
Gulliver's Travels
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Peter O'Toole
King of Lilliput
2 eps
Ted Danson
Lemuel Gulliver
2 eps
James Fox
Dr. Bates
2 eps
John Gielgud
Professor of Light
2 eps
Omar Sharif
Sorcerer
2 eps
Kristin Scott Thomas
Immortal Gatekeeper
2 eps
Alfre Woodard
Queen of Brobdingnag
2 eps
Robert Hardy
Dr. Parnell
2 eps
Geraldine Chaplin
Empress Munodi
2 eps
Edward Fox
General Limtoc
2 eps
Ned Beatty
Farmer Grultrad
2 eps
Edward Woodward
Drunlo
2 eps
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Gulliver
2 eps
Jonny Coyne
Yahoo
2 eps
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Clustril
2 eps
John Standing
Admiral Bolgolam
2 eps
Warwick Davis
Grildrig
2 eps
Tom Sturridge
Tom Gulliver
2 eps
Annette Badland
Farmer Grultrud's Wife
2 eps
Richard Wilson
Professor of Language
2 eps
Navin Chowdhry
Prince Munodi
2 eps
George Harris
Brobdingnag Scientist
2 eps
Abdul Razac Seco
Uncredited
2 eps
Karyn Parsons
Lady-in-Waiting
2 eps
Kate Maberly
Glumdalclitch
2 eps
Shashi Kapoor
Rajah of Laputa
2 eps
Isabelle Huppert
Houyhnhnm Mistress (voice)
2 eps
John Wells
Flimnap The Treasurer
2 eps
Sandeep Sharma
Laputa Intellectual
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Gulliver's Travels actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Gulliver's Travels reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story of his travels.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Robert Halmi Sr.Executive Producer
- Duncan KenworthyProducer
- Brian HensonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Simon MooreWriter
Direction
- Charles SturridgeDirector
Cinematography
- Howard AthertonDirector of Photography
Music
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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