Kizzy (TV series)
Appearance
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Kizzy | |
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![]() Opening title | |
Based on | The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden |
Written by | John Tully |
Directed by | David Tilley |
Starring | Vanessa Furst Anne Ridler |
Composer | Peter Gosling |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Dorothea Brooking |
Cinematography | John Turner |
Editor | Bill Wright |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC Birmingham |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 21 January 25 February 1976 | –
Kizzy is the name given to the 1976 BBC adaptation of Rumer Godden's 1972 novel The Diddakoi (a.k.a. The Gypsy Girl).[1] It starred Vanessa Furst as the title character and was produced by Dorothea Brooking.[2]
It is the story of an orphan traveller or Romani girl called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community. This is a moving tale of human fallibility and sorrow, but also of strength, courage and redemption.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Vanessa Furst as Kizzy
- Anne Ridler as Olivia Brooke
- Melissa Docker as Prue Cuthbert
- John Welsh as Admiral Twiss
- Patrick McAlinney as Peters
- Lisa Welsford as Elizabeth Oliver
- Toby Bridge as Clem Oliver
- Isobel Gordon as Mary Jo
- Angela Browne as Mrs. Cuthbert
- Meg Ritchie as Mildred Blount
- Paddy Ward as Nat
- Ben Howard as Lumas Doe
- Michael Wardle as Mr. Blount
- Betty Hardy as Gran
- Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Doe
- Ernest C. Jennings as Uncle Jess
- John Udall as BoyO
- Norah Blaney as Emma Smith
- Francis Sargent as Albert
- Seymour Green as Chairman
- Stella Kemball as Magistrate
- Mary Sheen as Shop Assistant
- Gail MacFarlane as Shop Assistant
Adaptations
[edit]The story has also been adapted as a BBC radio drama The Diddakoi.[4] This adaptation features Nisa Cole.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Part One The Wagon (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Part Six The Bonfire (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Kizzy (1976)". screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The Diddakoi". BBC.
- ^ "Rumer Godden – The Diddakoi". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Kizzy at IMDb
- Kizzy at the BFI's Screenonline