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Ballet Shoes

Name: Ballet Shoes
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2008-08-26
Cast: Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood, Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton

DramaFamily

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.

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Cast

Emilia FoxVictoria WoodEmma WatsonYasmin PaigeLucy BoyntonMarc WarrenRichard GriffithsLucy CohuGemma JonesHarriet WalterEileen AtkinsHeather Nicol

Director

Sandra Goldbacher

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