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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.

25 minutes

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

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