2008
6.4 (262 votes)
1h 25m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Family
Production Companies
Granada Television
BBC
BBC
Ballet Shoes
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.
Key Crew
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Screenplay: Heidi Thomas
Producer: Piers Wenger
Director of Photography: Peter Greenhalgh
Top Cast
Emilia Fox
Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood
Nana
Emma Watson
Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige
Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton
Posy Fossil
Marc Warren
Mr. Simpson
Richard Griffiths
Great Uncle Matthew
Lucy Cohu
Theo Dane
Videos
Ballet Shoes (2007) Official Trailer
