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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.
Last on
Tue 5 Jul 2016
19:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Cyril | Simon Godwin |
| Anthea | Nicole Mowat |
| Robert | Charles Richards |
| Jane | Tamzin Audas |
| Martha | Laura Brattan |
| Adult Lamb | Jonathan Donne |
| Andrew | Paul Shearer |
| The Lamb | Lewis Wilson |
| The Lamb | Alexander Wilson |
| The Psammead | Francis Wright |
| Lady Chittenden | Penny Morrell |
| Director | Marilyn Fox |
| Writer | Helen Cresswell |
