Ballet Shoes
6.357
85 minutes
8/26/2008
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.
Cast List
Emilia Fox
as Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood
as Nana
Emma Watson
as Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige
as Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton
as Posy Fossil
Marc Warren
as Mr. Simpson
Richard Griffiths
as Great Uncle Matthew
Lucy Cohu
as Theo Dane
Gemma Jones
as Dr. Jakes
Harriet Walter
as Dr. Smith
Eileen Atkins
as Madame Fidolia
Heather Nicol
as Winifred Bagnall
Mary Stockley
as Miss Jay
Teresa Churcher
as Clara
Skye Bennett
as Young Sylvia
Peter Bowles
as Sir Donald Houghton
Don Gallagher
as Mr. French
Emma Darwall Smith
as Titania
Isabella Parriss
as Cobweb
Adrian Lester
as Mr. Sholsky
Tim Wallers
as Mr. Montague
Gresby Nash
as Leopold Neville
Ebe Sievwright
as Valentin Manoff
Ruth Brill
as Featured Dancer
Natasha Mould
as Featured Dancer
Jack Thorpe-Baker
as Featured Dancer
Jade Longley
as Moth