Ballet Shoes poster
Screenplay Heidi Thomas
Director Sandra Goldbacher

Ballet Shoes

Tagline: Dreams do come true.

Release Date: 2008-08-26

Duration: 85 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Emma Watson
    Pauline Fossil
  • Marc Warren
    Mr. Simpson
  • Emilia Fox
    Sylvia Brown
  • Lucy Boynton
    Posy Fossil
  • Gemma Jones
    Dr. Jakes
  • Eileen Atkins
    Madame Fidolia
  • Richard Griffiths
    Great Uncle Matthew
  • Lucy Cohu
    Theo Dane
  • Mary Stockley
    Miss Jay
  • Adrian Lester
    Mr. Sholsky