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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 6

Dramatisation of E Nesbit's children's novel. Cyril wishes that the baby was grown up, and suddenly he is. The children try to stop him riding bicycles and romancing young ladies.

In 1902, four children and their baby brother are spending their summer in the countryside while their parents are away. While playing in a nearby sand pit, the children discover 'It', which turns out to be a Psammead, or sand fairy, thousands of years old and with the power to grant wishes.

Cyril wishes that the baby was grown up, and suddenly he is. The children spend an anxious afternoon trying to stop him riding bicycles and romancing young ladies.

25 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Jul 201619:30

Credits

RoleContributor
CyrilSimon Godwin
AntheaNicole Mowat
RobertCharles Richards
JaneTamzin Audas
MarthaLaura Brattan
Adult LambJonathan Donne
AndrewPaul Shearer
The LambLewis Wilson
The LambAlexander Wilson
The PsammeadFrancis Wright
Lady ChittendenPenny Morrell
DirectorMarilyn Fox
WriterHelen Cresswell

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