
Released
IMDb
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
David Chalstrey
Second Assistant Director
Janice Schumm
Script Supervisor
Samuel Leek
Location Manager

Paul Heasman
Stunt Coordinator
Nanw Rowlands
Third Assistant Director
Kath Pollard
ADR Editor
Richard Cradick
Visual Effects
Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer
Katie Ralph
Standby Art Director
Matt Noble
Construction Manager
Anne Frederick
Unit Publicist
Paul Judges
First Assistant Director
David Roger
Production Design
Dan Turner
Assistant Production Coordinator
Matilda Wainwright
Standby Art Director
Scott Hinchcliffe
Online Editor
Chloe Strickland
Post Production Coordinator
Lucinda Wright
Costume Designer
Ian Pollington
Location Manager
Alistair Crocker
Production Sound Mixer
Kate Evenden
Art Direction
Nick Walker
Property Master
Howard Bargroff
Sound Mixer
Bob Morris
Casting Assistant
Rachel Clark
Clapper Loader
Joanne Hayes
Costume Supervisor
Monique Mussell
Production Manager
Richard Cox
Editor
Barbara Stoney
In Memory Of

Jill Trevellick
Casting Director
Lisa Cavalli-Green
Makeup Designer
Kath Pollard
Dialogue Editor
Nick Briggs
Still Photographer

Shelagh Stephenson
Associate Producer
Matt Gray
Director of Photography
Mirka McNeill Farmer
Graphic Designer
Ben Meechan
Sound Effects Editor
Kevin Horsewood
Colorist
Lisa Cavalli-Green
Hair Designer
Martin Payne
Focus Puller
James Harbour
Sound Engineer
Dolores McGinley
Visual Effects
George Batchelor
Floor Runner
Karen Vicary
Production Accountant
Sally Woodward Gentle
Executive Producer

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