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A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much.
Keywords
biography
author
children's book
1920s
1930s
female writer
children's author
Casts

Helena Bonham Carter
Enid Blyton

Matthew Macfadyen
Hugh Pollock

Denis Lawson
Kenneth Waters

Claire Rushbrook
Dorothy Richards

Joseph Millson
Hanly Blyton

Ramona Marquez
Imogen

Lisa Diveney
Enid (aged 19)

Pooky Quesnel
Theresa Blyton

Eileen O'Higgins
Maid Maggie

Douglas Reith
BBC Interviewer

Nicholas Lumley
Dr. Beresford

Sinead Michael
Gillian

Philip Wright
Thomas Blyton
Alexandra Brain
Enid (aged 12)
Samuel Hilton
Hanly Blyton (aged 8)
James Warner
Carey Blyton (aged 4)

Gabrielle Reidy
Mrs Waters

Nicholas Lumley
Dr Beresford
Claire Carrie
Betty
Travis Oliver
Army Officer
Toby Manley
Librarian

Harry Taylor
Chauffeur
Sion Davies
Child at Party

Isabella Blake-Thomas
Child at Party
Crews

James Hawes
Director

James Hawes
Producer
Lee Morris
Producer
Scott Hinchcliffe
Online Editor
Anne Frederick
Unit Publicist
David Chalstrey
Second Assistant Director

Jill Trevellick
Casting Director
Dan Turner
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kath Pollard
Dialogue Editor
Bob Morris
Casting Assistant
Nanw Rowlands
Third Assistant Director
Lucinda Wright
Costume Designer
Rachel Clark
Clapper Loader
Joanne Hayes
Costume Supervisor
James Harbour
Sound Engineer
Dolores McGinley
Visual Effects
David Roger
Production Design
Kate Evenden
Art Direction
Howard Bargroff
Sound Mixer
Lisa Cavalli-Green
Makeup Designer

Paul Heasman
Stunt Coordinator
Karen Vicary
Production Accountant

Shelagh Stephenson
Associate Producer
Monique Mussell
Production Manager
Ben Meechan
Sound Effects Editor
Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer
George Batchelor
Floor Runner
Janice Schumm
Script Supervisor
Ian Pollington
Location Manager
Richard Cox
Editor
Sally Woodward Gentle
Executive Producer
Nick Walker
Property Master
Kevin Horsewood
Colorist
Richard Cradick
Visual Effects
Samuel Leek
Location Manager
Mirka McNeill Farmer
Graphic Designer
Paul Judges
First Assistant Director
Barbara Stoney
In Memory Of
Chloe Strickland
Post Production Coordinator
Nick Briggs
Still Photographer
Matt Gray
Director of Photography
Martin Payne
Focus Puller
Alistair Crocker
Production Sound Mixer
Matilda Wainwright
Standby Art Director
Katie Ralph
Standby Art Director
Matt Noble
Construction Manager
Kath Pollard
ADR Editor
Lisa Cavalli-Green
Hair Designer

Nicholas Hooper
Original Music Composer
Lindsay Shapero
Writer
Ben Meechan
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Backdrops & Posters

