Movie · 2008
Ballet Shoes
Released 26 August 2008 More from 2008 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Eileen Atkins
as Madame Fidolia
Peter Bowles
as Sir Donald Houghton
Richard Griffiths
as Great Uncle Matthew
Harriet Walter
as Dr. Smith
Marc Warren
as Mr. Simpson
Adrian Lester
as Mr. Sholsky
Emilia Fox
as Sylvia Brown
Emma Watson
as Pauline Fossil
Lucy Boynton
as Posy Fossil
Skye Bennett
as Young Sylvia
Mary Stockley
as Miss Jay
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The numbers
61years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Eileen Atkins — oldest on the call sheet
13Skye Bennett — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast