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Summer Magic

A recently widowed mother is forced to leave the expensive house she can no longer afford, and take her children to live in a ramshackle country home. The local postmaster, who is supposed to collect the rent for the absent landlord, doesn't have the heart to take money from them.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 Feb 201507:25
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Flitterin'

    Performer: Hayley Mills. Performer: Eddie Hodges. Performer: Marilyn Hooven.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Beautiful Beulah

    Performer: Hayley Mills. Performer: Eddie Hodges.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Summer Magic

    Performer: Marilyn Hooven.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Pink of Perfection

    Performer: Hayley Mills. Performer: Eddie Hodges.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Ugly Bug Ball

    Performer: Burl Ives.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    On the Front Porch

    Performer: Burl Ives.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Femininity

    Performer: Hayley Mills. Performer: Deborah Walley. Performer: Wendy Turner.

  • Sir Henry Rowley Bishop

    Home! Sweet Home!

    Lyricist: John Howard Payne. Singer: Robert Tear. Performer: André Previn.

Credits

Nancy CareyHayley Mills
Osh PophamBurl Ives
Margaret CareyDorothy McGuire
Cousin JuliaDeborah Walley
Mrs PophamUna Merkel
Gilly CareyEddie Hodges
Peter CareyJimmy Mathers
Digby PophamMichael J Pollard
Thomas HamiltonPeter Brown
Lallie Joy PophamWendy Turner
DirectorJames Neilson
ProducerWalt Disney
WriterSally Benson

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Apr 201012:40
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 4 Apr 201012:55
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 5 Dec 201012:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 12 Feb 201214:55
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 12 Feb 201215:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 11 Jan 201412:50
    BBC Two
  • Sat 21 Feb 201507:25
    BBC Two

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