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Beauty and the Beast S1E10 — A Children's Story
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Beauty and the Beast•Season 1•Episode 10

A Children's Story

8.5/10 · 119 votesDec 4, 198747 min

Ranked #4 of 22 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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Catherine learns that renowned orphanage Ridley Foster Home holds a dark secret: selling orphaned children to criminals who force them to steal. She saves one such orphan, Eric, and brings him to 'The World Below' where he's welcomed by Father—who promises his missing sister Ellie

Directed byGabrielle Beaumont
Written byB.F. Barnett
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Linda Hamilton

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Catherine Chandler

Ron Perlman

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Vincent

Roy Dotrice

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Jacob 'Father' Wells

Jay Acovone

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Joe Maxwell

Ren Woods

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Gabrielle Beaumont

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Episode Summary

"A Children's Story" is episode 10 of Beauty and the Beast season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 119 votes, ranking #4 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and written by B.F. Barnett, it aired on December 4, 1987.

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