Ballet Shoes
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-08-26
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Family
Original title: Ballet Shoes
Production Companies: Granada Television, BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Emilia Fox
Victoria Wood
Emma Watson
Yasmin Paige
Lucy Boynton
Marc Warren
Richard Griffiths
Lucy Cohu
Gemma Jones
Harriet Walter
Eileen Atkins
Heather Nicol
Mary Stockley
Teresa Churcher
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