Ballet Shoes

Dreams do come true.

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.

2008

1h 25min

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Top Billed Cast

Emilia Fox
Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood
Nana
Emma Watson
Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige
Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton
Posy Fossil
Marc Warren
Mr. Simpson
Richard Griffiths
Great Uncle Matthew
Lucy Cohu
Theo Dane
Gemma Jones
Dr. Jakes
Harriet Walter
Dr. Smith
Eileen Atkins
Madame Fidolia
Heather Nicol
Winifred Bagnall
Mary Stockley
Miss Jay
Teresa Churcher
Clara
Skye Bennett
Young Sylvia
Peter Bowles
Sir Donald Houghton
Don Gallagher
Mr. French
Emma Darwall Smith
Titania
Isabella Parriss
Cobweb
Adrian Lester
Mr. Sholsky

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