I Was a Rat

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| alt_name = Cinderella and Me

| genre = Children's
Drama
Fantasy

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| writer = Richard Carpenter
Philip Pullman

| based_on = {{Plainlist|

• {{based on|I Was a Rat!: or, The Scarlet Slippers|Philip Pullman}}
• {{based on|Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper|Charles Perrault|{{quad}}the Brothers Grimm}}

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| director = Laurie Lynd

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| starring = Calum Worthy
Brenda Fricker
Tom Conti
Ned Beatty
Stephen Ouimette

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| country = United Kingdom
Canada

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 3

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| producer = Andy Rowley

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| runtime = 55 minutes

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| channel = BBC One

| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|12|09|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2001|12|23|df=yes}}

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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.{{cite web|last=Anne |first=Heidi |url=http://surlalunefairytales.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-was-rat.html |title=SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: I Was a Rat |publisher=Surlalunefairytales.blogspot.com |date=28 March 2011 |accessdate=30 June 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Richard+Carpenter |title=Explore the Awards |publisher=Bafta.org |accessdate=30 June 2013}}