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Everything you need to know about Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter’s life is really boring. Raised by his cold-hearted Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, he sleeps in a cupboard under the stairs and is pushed to the background while they smother their bully son, Dudley, with nothing but love and affection.

But that changes forever when, on his 11th birthday, he discovers he’s a wizard.

Not just any wizard either, he is The Boy Who Lived – to date the only person to survive a confrontation with the notoriously evil Lord Voldemort.

Sent to live with his ‘muggle’ aunt and uncle after his mother and father died at the hands of Voldemort as child, Harry has the truth hidden from him until now.

After receiving a letter from Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry is introduced to a magical world unlike anything he could ever imagine.

But figures from his unknown past have been stirring at the news of his return, and soon he finds himself in mortal danger in order to save Hogwarts and the entire Wizarding World.

Who is in the cast of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

The key cast members of Philosopher’s Stone are:

  • Daniel Radcliffe (Weird! The Al Yankovic Story, Miracle Workers) as Harry Potter

  • Emma Watson (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Beauty and the Beast) as Hermione Granger

  • Rupert Grint (Snatch, Servant) as Ron Weasley

  • Sir Richard Harris (Gladiator, The Count of Monte Cristo) as Professor Albus Dumbledore

  • Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Love Actually) as Professor Severus Snape

  • Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) as Professor Minerva McGonagall

  • Ian Hart (Enemy of the State, The Last Kingdom) as Professor Quirrell

  • Robbie Coltrane (Cracker, National Treasure) as Groundskeeper Hagrid

  • Tom Felton (The Flash, Rise of the Planet of The Apes) as Draco Malfoy

  • Matthew Lewis (Me Before You, Avoidance) as Neville Longbottom

  • Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve, True Blood) as Aunt Petunia Dursley

  • Richard Griffiths (The History Boys, Withnail & I) as Uncle Vernon Dursley

  • Harry Melling (The Pale Blue Eye, The Queen’s Gambit) as Dudley Dursley

However, there are over 130 supporting characters in this film, with other notable cast members including Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder), John Cleese (Fawlty Towers, Monty Python) as Nearly Headless Nick, Julie Walters (Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia) as Molly Weasley and Mark Williams (Shakespeare In Love, 101 Dalmatians) as Arthur Weasley.

What is the age rating of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

The official rating of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is PG.

This means the show has been deemed suitable for children with parental guidance.

Reasons for this classification is due to the film including:

  • Complete absence of sex and nudity

  • Complete absence of alcohol and drug use

  • Minor use of profanity (mainly ‘bloody’)

  • Scenes of verbal abuse and bullying

  • Some scenes of violence including a dog attack and a troll attack

  • Some mild scenes of gore including bone breaking and a beheaded ghost

  • Intense scenes of peril and life-threatening situations

  • Some scenes some children may find scary

  • Prominent discussions of a killer and murder

How to watch the Harry Potter series on Sky

Sky Cinema is your go-to place for the Harry Potter franchise – delivering more content than you can summon by declaring ‘accio’.

On top of all eight movies to the central series, there are also documentaries and quizzes to test every Potterhead out there.

We even have the 20th anniversary reunion which sees Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reunite with their Hogwarts classmates.

You can upgrade your current Sky package to include Sky Cinema for just £10 a month, or if you’re new, you can get a Sky Cinema, Sky TV and Netflix in a package from £36 a month.

Signing up to Sky Cinema also comes with two FREE tickets a month to see the latest releases at a Vue cinema, with Paramount+ thrown in for free as well.

So what are you waiting for? Find out more here.

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