

Ballet Shoes
2008-08-26 · 85 min · ★ 6.3
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.
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- Directors
- Sandra Goldbacher
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- Granada Television, BBC
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- United Kingdom
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- Released
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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
Mary StockleyMiss Jay
Skye BennettYoung Sylvia
Peter BowlesSir Donald Houghton
Don GallagherMr. French
Isabella ParrissCobweb
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