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ExcellentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment to her however causes greater problems than his original detachment to his family. Part of the 1980 season of BBC Play for Today.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 76GoodWatch 88
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1980
December 23, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Bryan Forbes Director, Writer
Production · 2
- Neil Zeiger Producer
- Alan Charlesworth Production Manager
Editing · 1
- Ken Pearce Editor
Sound · 1
- Michael J. Lewis Music
Art · 1
- Don Taylor Production Design
Other crew · 1
- John Hooper Cinematography
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