Ballet Shoes

Aug 26, 2008

1h 25m

★ 6.3

Dreams do come true.

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.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Granada Television

BBC

Ballet Shoes Trailers

Cast

Sylvia Brown

Emilia Fox

Nana

Victoria Wood

Pauline Fossil

Emma Watson

Petrova Fossil

Yasmin Paige

Posy Fossil

Lucy Boynton

Mr. Simpson

Marc Warren

Great Uncle Matthew

Richard Griffiths

Theo Dane

Lucy Cohu

Dr. Jakes

Gemma Jones

Dr. Smith

Harriet Walter

Madame Fidolia

Eileen Atkins

Winifred Bagnall

Heather Nicol

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