

26/08/2008
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.

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
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