Movie
Ballet Shoes
Overview
An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-08-26
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Granada Television, BBC
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown
- Victoria Wood as Nana
- Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil
- Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil
- Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil
- Marc Warren as Mr. Simpson
- Richard Griffiths as Great Uncle Matthew
- Lucy Cohu as Theo Dane
- Gemma Jones as Dr. Jakes
- Harriet Walter as Dr. Smith
- Eileen Atkins as Madame Fidolia
- Heather Nicol as Winifred Bagnall
Crew
- Sandra Goldbacher - Director
- Heidi Thomas - Screenplay
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