Ballet Shoes

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.

6.356

85 min

Cast

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

Director

Sandra Goldbacher