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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 3,223 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
276 audience votes
Key crew
- Sandra GoldbacherDirector
- Heidi ThomasScreenplay
- Kevin SargentOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emilia FoxSylvia Brown
- Victoria WoodNana
- Emma WatsonPauline Fossil
- Yasmin PaigePetrova Fossil
- Lucy BoyntonPosy Fossil
- Marc WarrenMr. Simpson
- Richard GriffithsGreat Uncle Matthew
- Lucy CohuTheo Dane
- Gemma JonesDr. Jakes
- Harriet WalterDr. Smith
- Eileen AtkinsMadame Fidolia
- Heather NicolWinifred Bagnall
Stills
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Themes
dancinglondon, englandballetorphanbased on children's bookwoman director
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