Directed by:
Carol WisemanComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Maureen Lipman, Nigel Havers, Annie Lambert, Miriam Margolyes, David Yelland, Meera Syal, Annette Badland, Marianne Borgo, André Maranne, John Grillo (more)Plots(1)
Sara Crewe is the pampered darling of her father, an army colonel, and the Victorian London girls' school where he places her. But when her father dies, penniless, Sara becomes a skivvy in Miss Michin's school, befriended only by the scullery maid, Becky, her friends Ermengarde and Lottie, a little monkey, a lascar, and the mysterious man next door. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
Nigel Havers
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Penelope (2006)
Annie Lambert
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Inspector Morse (1987) (series)
Miriam Margolyes
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Mulan (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
David Yelland
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Othello (1981) (TV movie)
Meera Syal
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Desert Flower (2009)
Annette Badland
UK
Best movies:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Marianne Borgo
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Almost Strangers (2001) (series)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
André Maranne
France
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
John Grillo
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Brazil (1985)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Johanna Hargreaves
UK
Best movies:
A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV movie)
James Bree
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
Without a Clue (1988)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Jake Wood
UK
Best movies:
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV movie)
The Illusionist (2006)
Vera Drake (2004)