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Ballet Shoes (TV serial)
Encyclopedia
Ballet Shoes is an adaptation of Noel Streatfeild
's novel Ballet Shoes
. A second adaptation of Ballet Shoes, also made by the BBC (Ballet Shoes
), was released in December 2007.
for Light Entertainment for producer John McRae in 1976. In 1977 Ballet Shoes was awarded an Emmy
for Outstanding Children's Special.
Noel Streatfeild
Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE , known as Noel Streatfeild, was an author, most famous for her children's books including Ballet Shoes . Several of her novels have been adapted for film or television.-Biography:...
's novel Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes (novel)
Ballet Shoes is a classic 1936 children's novel by Noel Streatfeild.Ballet Shoes and the other "Shoes books" have been popular worldwide, since their initial publications from 1936 to 1962.-Plot summary:...
. A second adaptation of Ballet Shoes, also made by the BBC (Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes (film)
Ballet Shoes is a 2007 British television film, adapted by Heidi Thomas from Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel Ballet Shoes. It was produced by Granada Productions and premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2007...
), was released in December 2007.
Awards
Ballet Shoes was awarded a BAFTABritish Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
for Light Entertainment for producer John McRae in 1976. In 1977 Ballet Shoes was awarded an Emmy
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
for Outstanding Children's Special.
Cast
- Elizabeth MorganElizabeth Morgan (actor)Elizabeth Morgan is a British actress, primarily in supporting roles, in films, television, and onstage. She was often credited as "Liz Morgan".-External links:...
as Pauline FossilPauline FossilPauline Fossil is a fictional character in the 1936 children's book Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild. In the 2007 film adaption she is played by Emma Watson.- Pauline's story :... - Sarah Prince as Posy FossilPosy FossilPosy Fossil is a character in the book Ballet Shoes and its two television adaptations. She was adopted by Professor Matthew Brown, called Gum, who took her from her mother, the dancer. She is portrayed by Sarah Prince and by Lucy Boynton...
- Jane SlaughterJane Slaughter (actress)Jane Slaughter is a British actress who is best known for playing the recurring background role of Tracey in EastEnders since its first episode on 19 February 1985...
as Petrova FossilPetrova FossilPetrova Fossil is a character in the book Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, and two films which have been based on that book.-Petrova's story:... - Barbara LottBarbara LottBarbara Dulcie Lott was a British actress probably best remembered as Ronnie Corbett's character's mother, Phyllis Lumsden in the comedy series Sorry!...
as Nana - Angela ThorneAngela ThorneAngela Thorne is an English actress who is best known for her roles in To the Manor Born and Anyone for Denis?-Early life:Angela Thorne was born in Karachi, British India, , in 1939...
as Sylvia Brown - Mary MorrisMary MorrisMary Morris was a British actress.-Life and career:She was the daughter of Herbert Stanley Morris, the botanist, and his wife Sylvia Ena de Creft-Harford. She was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.She made her stage debut in Lysistrata at the Gate Theatre, London, in 1935...
as Madame Fidolia - Patrick GodfreyPatrick GodfreyPatrick Godfrey is a British actor of film, television and stage.Godfrey was born in the United Kingdom, the son of Lois Mary Gladys and Frederick Godfrey, who was a reverend...
as Sir Donald Houghton - Terence Skelton as Mr Simpson
- Sheila KeithSheila KeithSheila Keith was a British actress, active in films and TV, born to Scottish parents in London while they were visiting the city and brought up in Aberdeen, Scotland....
as Dr Jakes - Joanna DavidJoanna DavidJoanna David is a British actress, best known for her television work.She was born in Lancaster, England. Her first major television role was as Elinor Dashwood in the BBC's 1971 dramatisation of Sense and Sensibility followed a year later in War and Peace, in which she played Sonya...
as Theo Danes - Samantha Clogg as Winifred Bagnall