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David Walliams and Sheridan Smith both return to After Ever After for another fairytale, with Smith starring as The Witch and Walliams playing a troll.<\/p>\n
As for the titular characters, they\u2019re played by newcomers Bill Bekele (Hansel) and Lily Aspell (Gretel), while their father Englebert is played by Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, The Salisbury Poisonings).<\/p>\n
Feel Good\u2019s Sophie Thompson stars as the children\u2019s stepmother Frieda, while EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison plays the town executor.<\/p>\n
What is Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After about?<\/h2>\n
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Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After picks up where the titular fairytale left off \u2013 with the two children heading home after escaping the Witch\u2019s gingerbread house and shutting her in her massive oven.<\/p>\n
While Hansel and Gretel are under the impression that they\u2019ve killed the Witch, it transpires that she\u2019d managed to escape before being baked to death and decides to take her revenge \u2013 by plying the villagers with sweets before enacting her wicked plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cDetermined to set things right, it\u2019s up to Hansel and Gretel to face their worst fears and return to the witch\u2019s house for a final showdown,\u201d Sky teases.<\/p>\n
Speaking to\u00a0 RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press at a roundtable for the special, Walliams said that he picked Hansel and Gretel for After Ever After as it was his favourite fairytale growing up, and he wanted to tell the story from a different perspective.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re going to do a sequel, it\u2019s got to tell a different type of story. It can\u2019t be just like, \u2018Oh, the witch is bad again and then she\u2019s trapped in the oven again.\u2019 It\u2019s interesting with fairy stories isn\u2019t it because they mean different things in different periods of time<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there\u2019s obviously something central about them that we all return to that we love, and then people question certain elements of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After trailer<\/h2>\n
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Sky has released a full-length trailer for the upcoming special, teasing Sheridan Smith as the scary Witch.<\/p>\n
Hansel and Gretel: After Ever Afters airs on Sky MAX and NOW at 8pm on December 23rd. Looking for something to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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