Ballet Shoes (2008)
Rating: 6.4/10
Duration: 85 min
Director(s): Sandra Goldbacher,
Description:
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
- Harriet Walter as Dr. Smith
- Marc Warren as Mr. Simpson
- Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil
- Richard Griffiths as Great Uncle Matthew
- Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil
- Mary Stockley as Miss Jay
- Gemma Jones as Dr. Jakes
- Eileen Atkins as Madame Fidolia
- Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown
- Teresa Churcher as Clara
- Lucy Cohu as Theo Dane
- Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil
- Skye Bennett as Young Sylvia
- Victoria Wood as Nana
- Heather Nicol as Winifred Bagnall